Area
Hall, grass, hard surface.
Equipment
Band for the tagger
Instructions
Children spread out within playing area. One child is “it”. Children are safe from being tagged if they are “hugging” another player. The child who is “it” tries to tag another player who is not “hugging”. When tagged, that person becomes “it” and wears the band. Huggers may change partners at any time although they risk being tagged. Teacher calls “Change” at regular intervals (every 10-20 seconds) where all huggers must then release their hug and move to a new person.
Variation
Change the “safe” rule – only groups of three huggers are safe.