Jellyfish Tag

Objective:

• Jellyfish try to tag and “sting” other players until no free swimmers are left.

Set-up:

• Mark a playing area with cones/domes.

• Choose 3 players to be the jellyfish, each holding a hula hoop.

• Decide on a time limit or play until all swimmers have been tagged.

How to Play:

• Jellyfish chase swimmers and tag them with their hands while holding onto the hula hoop.

• When tagged, the jellyfish place the hula hoop over the player’s head down to the ground—this means the player is “stung.”

• The stung players stand outside the play area.

• Once 3 players are waiting outside, they become jellyfish and each receives a hoop to join the game.

Progressions / Variations

• Edge Taggers: Stung players standing outside can tag anyone who comes too close. If they tag a swimmer, they switch places.

• The Crab & Oyster: Add 1 crab with a foam ball (the “oyster”). If the crab successfully throws the oyster through a jellyfish’s hoop, all stung players are freed and return to the game.

• Time Chase: Play in short rounds (e.g., 3–4 minutes) and reset with new jellyfish each round.

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The Game Encourages

• Teamwork & cooperation

• Awareness of space and movement

• Strategy and quick decision-making

• Inclusion and role rotation

Equipment

• Foam ball (oyster)

• Hula hoops (jellyfish stingers)

• Cones/domes to mark the area