Number of Players: Two or more
Materials Needed: None
Rules:
- One player is chosen to be “Mr. Wolf”.
- Mr. Wolf then turns his back to the rest of the players who line up behind a
line at least 15-20 feet away from
“Mr. Wolf”.
- The game is started with the players reciting together, “What time is it Mr. Wolf?” At which point Mr. Wolf replies with a time of his/her choosing (for example, “Four o’ clock”).
- Upon hearing Mr. Wolf’s reply, the players take the number of stated steps towards Mr. Wolf (in our
example, this would be 4 steps). Players can take large or small steps depending on their strategy.
- Step #3 is continually repeated until Mr. Wolf thinks that he can catch one of
the advancing players before they can cross back across the safety line. At this point instead of calling out a time, Mr. Wolf will yell “Dinnertime!”
Example:
“What time is it Mr. Wolf?”
“Dinnertime!”
As soon as Mr. Wolf’s reply is “Dinnertime” Mr. Wolf turns around and begins to chase the players. The players run as fast as they can back to point of which they started hoping
not to be tagged by Mr. Wolf before they reach the starting point.
Whichever player is tagged by Mr. Wolf before reaching the starting point then
becomes Mr. Wolf for the next round. If no one is tagged, then the same Mr. Wolf continues on for another round.
