Objective: To avoid becoming a “dead ant” (being tagged)
Materials: None
How to Play: Choose one player to be “it” and try to tag other players. When “it” tags someone, the tagged player becomes a “dead ant” and they must lay down on their back with both arms and legs sticking up in the air. Other untagged players may choose to help bring the dead ant back to life. To do so, four people must tag one limb simultaneously. Optional rule: Once someone has become a “dead ant” three times, they become “it.” In this version you might allow multiple people to be “it” at the same time. Play for a set amount of time and then choose a new player to be “it.”
Alternate Version: Paramedic Rescue
Play an alternate version of “Dead Ant” where the players who get tagged and lay on their back are the patients, and four players must form a “paramedic team” to rescue them.)
Lesson Connection: Doctors and medical personnel can save us when we are sick or injured. We have to listen to their instructions. Jesus heals our hearts and saves our souls, and we should follow his commands.
