Play Foxes and Rabbits

You’ll need

Soft balls
Anything to mark a large square on the floor

Before you begin

Use the safety checklist to help you plan and risk assess your activity. There's also more guidance to help you carry out your risk assessment, including examples. Don’t forget to make sure all young people and adults involved in the activity know how to take part safely.
Make sure you’ll have enough helpers. You may need some parents and carers to help if you’re short on helpers.

Setting up the game

Mark out a large square in the middle of your space to represent your rabbit warren. You could choose to use masking tape, cones or chalk.

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Go hunting

Choose two players to start as foxes. Everyone else will be starting as a rabbit.
All of the rabbits should spread out in the rabbit warren.
The foxes should get a soft ball each.
The foxes should roll their ball at the feet of a rabbit to catch them. The rabbits should try to dodge the balls.
If a rabbit is hit with a ball below the knee, they should become a fox. They should get their own ball to start catching rabbits with.
The game ends when there are no rabbits left in the warren.

Reflection

Take the time to think about what you did and why – you’ll be amazed at what you learn. Try out a quick, active reflection from our reflective toolkit to lock in the great things you tried and learned in this activity.

Safety

All activities must be safely managed. You must complete a thorough risk assessment and take appropriate steps to reduce risk. Use the safety checklist to help you plan and risk assess your activity. Always get approval for the activity, and have suitable supervision and an InTouch process.

Active games: The game area should be free of hazards. Explain the rules of the game clearly and have a clear way to communicate that the game must stop when needed. Take a look at our guidance on running active games safely.