Pass the Patty Party Game
by Tracy A.
(Putnam, CT)
Play like "Hot Potato", only use something resembling a crabby patty (we used a fake food hamburger). Have the kids sit in a circle and start passing the "patty" once the music starts. An outside person stops the music randomly and whoever has the "patty" is out. Play until there's only one kid left.
Variations: for younger kids, have the kids pass the "patty" while an adult points at each child in turn and calls out the rhyme "Eenie-meanie-miney-mo, catch a tiger by the toe, if he hollars let him go, my mother told me to pick the hottest one and you are it!" with "It" being the out who leaves the circle. This way, there are no fighting kids trying to pass a "patty" w/o being caught - the end of the song decides the one who's out.
Another way to play for younger/disabled kids is to cut a hole/slice in the "patty" and slip it onto a Hula hoop. The kids just have to slide the "patty" along the Hula hoop in front of the person next to them. You could use music or the "Eenie-meanie-miney-mo" method.
For older kids, have them pass the "patty" with their hands behind their backs, keeping wrists together so they have to line up, back to back, to hand the "patty" off. This makes the game a bit more challenging since they can't see the "patty" and have a much higher chance at being caught w/it.
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