Play People to People

This is a great game for any group of more than about a dozen people. I’ve played it outdoors, in classrooms and auditoriums. If you have an even number of people, just add yourself into the mix.

Pair up participants. Start out being the “caller” unless you have someone with experience who is dying to do it. The caller yells out different body parts, such as hand to hand, knee to knee, foot to foot, head to head.  Or they can holler, “hand to knee” or “elbow to hip”. Participants follow these directions with their partners and touch an elbow to their partner’s hip.

The caller calls out several different arrangements. You can have participants hold each pose throughout or just one at a time. When the caller is ready to mix into the game again, she calls, “people to people” and all participants find a new partner while the caller does her best to grab someone who is now solo.

Whoever doesn’t have a partner becomes the new caller and repeats the process. This is a great game to lead into Elbow Tag.

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9 Replies to “Play People to People”

  1. Faith Lightfoot October 12, 2009 at 2:50 pm

    I love your ideas they look so much fun! I hope I could work for Chryslis sometime!

  2. Faith Lightfoot October 12, 2009 at 2:52 pm

    sup hi hey

  3. I think this sounds fun because i have never done it before and it would be diffrent.

  4. I think this sounds fun because i have never done it before and it would be different.

  5. CourtneyLightfoot October 12, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    I love your ideas they look so much fun! I hope I could work for Chryslis sometime! I love Texas I’m moving there in December!

  6. Human Konts don’t cross hands try to get in a circle with out letting go

  7. Elbow Tag is Cool(:

  8. I’ve played alot of the games you talk about. That must mean that you are awesome!

  9. […] Tag to divide large crowds groups and make them more manageable. It’s a good mixer if you play People to People first. By the end of People to People, partners usually don’t know each other very well and […]

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