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Musical Chairs
Line up a number of chairs in two rows, back to back, down the centre of the room. Count one fewer chairs than people playing the game. Appoint one person to play the music. The other players walk or dance in a circle around the chairs while the music plays. When the music stops, each player has to find a chair and sit on it. The person who is left standing drops out of the game. Take away one chair and repeat the “dance.” The last person in the game is the winner.
Ownership Musical Chairs
This is a variation of Musical Chairs. Each player marks a chair as his or her own before the music starts. When the music stops, each player has to find his or her own chair and sit on it. The last person to do so must drop out, and his or her chair is removed. The leader may make the game more lively by giving different instructions as to how the players should move around the chairs. For example, they could be asked to walk backward or move quickly or slowly.
Musical Statues
This is a quiet variation of Musical Chairs. The players dance or skip around the room to music. When the music stops, all players instantly pose like a statue. Any player who moves before the music starts again must drop out. It is a good idea to get the players who have dropped out to help judge who is moving. The player who moves the least will be the winner at the end.
Musical Magic Patch
The more people who get involved in this game, the more fun it becomes. The players space themselves around the room and begin to move around or dance in pairs when the music starts. The leader of the game selects an area of the room as the “Magic Patch,” without telling anyone where it is. When the music stops, the pair nearest that spot wins a small prize. The area chosen is changed every time the music restarts. The game is played until all the prizes are won.
Kings and Queens
Slow and gentle music is required for this game. Each player is given a book (to ensure all is fair they should be the same size and weight) and balances it on his or her head. When the music starts, the players slowly walk around the room, trying to keep the books in place. When the music stops, each player goes down on one knee, and if the book falls off, then that player must drop out. The game continues until there is only one player left with a book on his or her head.
Musical Hopscotch
Objects are used instead of chairs in this game. Beanbags, hats or shoes are piled in the centre of the room, and the players dance around them in a circle until the music stops. There will always be one fewer objects than there are players. The one person who is unable to pick anything up from the pile must drop out. The winner is the last person remaining.
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