📐 Four Corners
Four corners, four choices: pizza, burgers, pasta or tacos? Kids run to their favorite corner, then one corner is picked and those players sit out. It is a lively classic for parties and classrooms that also shows what everyone likes.
What you need
Equipment: Four signs or numbers for the corners. Mark the four corners of the room with numbers or signs. Prepare 12-15 questions with four options each (pizza, burgers, pasta, tacos). Clear a safe path to every corner.
How to play Four Corners
- Read the question and assign an option to each corner: "Corner 1, pizza. Corner 2, burgers..."
- Count out loud to 5 while everyone moves to the corner they choose.
- After the count, nobody moves. The corner you are in is your choice.
- The adult closes their eyes (or rolls a die) and picks one corner.
- Everyone in that corner is out for now and joins the side as a cheerleader.
- New round, new question, and the options change.
- Secret corner twist: before the round, the adult writes one corner on a slip, and anyone standing there scores big.
- Down to four players? Each must choose a different corner.
Scoring and wrapping up
Scoring: Survived a round: 1 point. In the secret corner: 5 points. Last player standing: 5 points.
To finish: When one player is left, they are the Four Corners Champion. Finish with a question the birthday child chooses, and their corner wins.
By age
- Ages 5-7: walk, do not run, and use picture signs in the corners.
- Ages 8 and up: use the secret corner and faster counts.
Variations
- Big group: players picked out stay in the game but lose a point instead of sitting out.
- Capy twist: the secret corner. Capy chooses a corner in advance, and whoever ends up there wins the round instantly.
Tips for the adult in charge
- 4-5 rounds usually give you a winner.
- Bring everyone back in for each new game so nobody sits out for long.
Safety
Make sure there is plenty of room, and no pushing on the way to the corners.
🖨️ Printable Four Corners questions
Read a question and give one option to each corner.
- ☐ Best food: pizza, burgers, pasta or tacos?
- ☐ Best pet: dog, cat, fish or rabbit?
- ☐ Best season: spring, summer, fall or winter?
- ☐ Best superpower: flying, invisibility, super speed or super strength?
- ☐ Best ice cream: chocolate, vanilla, strawberry or mint?
- ☐ Best place: beach, mountains, city or forest?
- ☐ Best sport: soccer, basketball, swimming or tennis?
- ☐ Best breakfast: pancakes, cereal, eggs or toast?
- ☐ Best color: red, blue, green or yellow?
- ☐ Best wild animal: lion, elephant, dolphin or penguin?
- ☐ Best way to travel: plane, train, boat or bike?
- ☐ Best snack: popcorn, fruit, cookies or chips?
- ☐ Best day of the week: Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Wednesday?
- ☐ Best weather: sunny, rainy, snowy or windy?
- ☐ Best party game: hide and seek, musical chairs, tag or charades?
- ☐ Best fairy tale creature: dragon, unicorn, mermaid or giant?
Questions and answers
How do you play Four Corners?
Players move to one of four corners, the leader picks a corner without looking, and everyone in it is out. Repeat until one player is left.
Can Four Corners be educational?
Yes. Teachers use it for quiz questions with four answer choices, where each corner is an answer and the wrong corners sit out.