If you don’t have a regular timer, you can use your cell phone or a conventional stopwatch. In other variations, you can have the whole group searching together for the crocodile. Place these fins throughout your makeshift sea.Īllow everyone to get a turn playing the role of Captain Hook.
One clever idea I’ve seen used black paper cutouts to look like the dorsal fins of sharks. For a fun effect, scatter plastic sharks and sea creatures in “the water” for added realism. The plank should only be a few inches off the ground. Your plank can be placed over a soft green or blue tarp, blanket, or bathing pool (small rubber pool) to look like the sea. You can make your own plank at home, by adding four small cinder blocks of wood under the board to act as legs. After all, you can’t walk the plank without a plank. But in all versions, you will need a long wooden board to act as your plank. Who would have ever thought that walking the plank could be so much fun? There are many variations of this fun game. Those who get caught either moving when they shouldn’t or if they are unable to remain still while the music is off, are out for the remainder of the round. When you stop the music, players have to immediately freeze and remain frozen in place until the music restarts. Players dance, move, shimmy, or jump around as the music plays. This is a pirate version of the classic “musical statues” game.