playground game
Schoolyard children's pastime
A playground game is any game children play on school grounds or in parks during recess or free time—tag, hopscotch, four square, jump rope, and the like.
These games typically require minimal equipment, simple rules, and work with varying numbers of players.
We spent recess playing playground games until the bell rang.
- Simon saysGame requiring selective obedience
- capture the flagTeam infiltration contest
- freeze tagPursuit game requiring motionlessness
- duck duck gooseChildren's pursuit game
- four squareHonest and unwavering
dodgeball · kickball · jump rope · double dutch · charades · tag · hopscotch · conkers · musical chairs · pogs · hide-and-seek · tetherball · marbles · hot potato · jacks · wink murder · follow the leader · sharks and minnows
- pickup gamespickup soccer, streetball, street hockey, street soccer, shinny
- sandlot gameskickball, stickball, wiffle ball, four square, dodgeball
playground gameprofessional sport
Paid athletic competition
league game · tournament match · championship game · Olympic event
playground gameclassroom learning
Instruction in a school setting
schoolwork · desk work · lecture · formal education · study session