👂 Who Made That Sound?

What you need

Equipment: Nothing (a blindfold, optional). Sit in a tight circle with one player in the middle. Complete silence is needed during each guess.

How to play Who Made That Sound?

1. The player in the middle closes their eyes or wears a blindfold.
2. The host walks quietly around the circle and points at one player.
3. That player makes a sound: a word, a laugh, a whistle or an animal noise.
4. The player in the middle has two guesses to say who it was.
5. Right? They score and swap places with the sound-maker.
6. Wrong? The sound-maker scores and the middle player gets another turn.
7. Every three rounds, everyone swaps seats so nobody can guess by direction alone.

Scoring and wrapping up

Scoring: Guessed first time: 2 points. Second time: 1 point. Successfully disguised voice: 1 point to the sound-maker.

To finish: Play until everyone has had a turn in the middle. The best guesser earns the title Capy's Golden Ears.

By age

• Ages 5-6: Let the sound-maker say a simple phrase like "Hello, friend" in their normal voice.
• Ages 8+: Insist on a disguised voice every time.

Variations

• Big group: Choose two sound-makers at once. The guesser must name both.
• Capy twist: Twisted voice! The sound-maker must speak very high, very low or very slowly.

Tips for the adult in charge

• The bigger the group, the harder it gets. That is a good thing!
• Remind the circle to stay perfectly silent so the sound is the only clue.

Safety

If you use a blindfold, make sure the child is comfortable with it and can remove it at any time.

🖨️ Printable sound ideas

Hand a card to the chosen player to tell them which sound to make.

• Say "Hello!"
• Meow like a cat
• Bark like a dog
• Laugh
• Whistle
• Moo like a cow
• Say "Good morning" in a deep voice
• Squeak like a mouse
• Hoot like an owl
• Say your favorite food
• Sneeze
• Say "Capy!" very slowly
• Quack like a duck
• Sing "la la la"
• Roar like a lion
• Say "Peekaboo" very high
• Baa like a sheep
• Say "Happy birthday" in a whisper