Kick the Can - GAME

You can learn how to play this game by watching this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TdcrkirZMM (Playing for fun with your friends and family) 

YOU NEED:

Equipment:

-       Anything that can be kicked- a can or bucket are ideal

-       Also you need a home base- this will be where everyone gathers. It can be anywhere or any item. 

-       A playing surface with hiding areas- a backyard or playground are perfect

-       A place for jail- this is where players will wait if and when they are captured

Players:

            As many as you want. You need a minimum of 3

Game:  

-       Choose a person to be IT 

-       Choose a home base

Starting:

-       The person who is IT kicks the can/bucket as far as he/she wants

-       As the can/bucket rolls ( after the kick), payers scatter around the playing surface to find hiding places 

-       The IT player chases after the can/bucket and brings the can/bucket back to home base (which was designated before playing began)

-       Once the can/bucket is are home base, the IT player counts to a certain number with his/her eyes closed. This number can be anything but it is best if it is from 10-100

-       When IT opens his/her eyes, he/she starts searching for the other players around the playing surface

-       IT calls out the player’s name when he/she finds a player

-       If the player who was hiding can kick over the can/bucket before the IT player does, he/she is safe

-       If the IT player makes it to the can/bucket first, the player who was hiding must wait in “jail” 

JAIL

-       Jailed player/s can get out of jail if another player risks his/her capture to save them

-       The jailed players are free and able to play in the game again if a player can kick over the can/bucket and then call out "HOME FREE" without the IT player getting him/her

-       The game is played until all the players are in jail

-       The player who was first caught will be IT for the next game

-       If the game is too long and you want to change up the IT player, the first person who was caught twice will become IT for a new game