IN A BIT OF A HURRY - games for kids, anyone? (chess players, also...)

oh – non-computer related I must add :)

Physical games like kickball, red rover or even follow the leader would do a good job working off some of that restless energy.

That peg game where the pegs are shaped like the red cross. you could make that in the ground or in a piece of wood. It really teaches thinking moves ahead

They have two hours of activity time. I am talking in a classroom where they play chess…but when they get restless, they need to be doing something else. I am just looking to fill time and have some fun.

@Bri L – I’m not sure I completely understand your response. You mean shape the pieces in a cross, and have then move it or rotate it?

Hmmm, in a classroom. How about an art activity, or card games. You could do Simon Says…you don’t need much room for that, but it’s still a physical activity.

Interactive games. Like Telephone and memory games. I seem to remember one where if someone shook your hand and scratched your palm, you’d have to wander around for 10 seconds then “die”. Murderer, I think it was called.

Google it. I found some game sites. This one looks good:
http://www.ultimatecampresource.com/site/camp-activities/camp-games.html

@ jonnyCeltics – sorry about that. the shape the pegs are arranged in is like the red cross with a hole in the middle. I believe each bar is 4 pegs accross. then each time you jump one you remove it. the goal is to have one peg left.

Dominoes or Mahjong-seriously! Get them a set of double-nines and teach them how to keep score-great for passing the time and team play (2 on 2) without a steep learning curve-low tech!

capture the flag? still strategy involved but more physically active.

Snap, simple card game. Ease their minds from concentrating on chess.

snap?

Othello
I second “Capture the flag”

Snap
That one’s fun and quick.

Capture the flag, Hide and Seek, Swimming, Pretty much anything that strategizes.