🤸 Add-a-Move

What you need

Equipment: Nothing. Players stand in a wide circle with room to move. Explain that every move must be simple and easy to repeat.

How to play Add-a-Move

1. The first player makes one move, such as a clap, a jump or a spin.
2. The second player repeats the first move, then adds a second move of their own.
3. The third player repeats both moves in the right order and adds a third.
4. The order must be exact. A move in the wrong place counts as a mistake.
5. No helping, hinting or silently demonstrating. A player who hints is out too.
6. If you forget, you are out of the round but stay in the circle to watch and count.
7. Keep going around the circle until one player is left.

Scoring and wrapping up

Scoring: Each move you remember: 1 point. Last player standing: 5 bonus points.

To finish: When one player is left, the whole group tries to perform the full chain together from the start. That is the grand finale.

By age

• Ages 5-7: up to 5 moves and no one goes out. Start a new chain when it gets too long.
• Ages 8+: play with elimination as normal.

Variations

• Big group: split into circles of 6 to 8 and see which circle builds the longest chain.
• Capy twist: move plus sound. Every player adds a move and a sound together, which is much harder.
• Dance routine: put the final chain to music and you have a group dance.

Tips for the adult in charge

• Eight to ten moves is usually the limit. When the group gets there, cheer.
• Ask players to say the name of their move as they do it the first time. It helps everyone remember.