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Sleeping Lions

Try this great party game for young children. How quiet can your little reporter be, as she tries to photograph the lions?

Sleeping Lions

Activity for a group

Age group: 18-40 months

Duration of activity: 15 minutes

You can adapt this game to meet the theme of your party.

  1. Divide the guests into two groups. One group is the lions; the other group is the safari photographers.
  2. Instruct the lions to lie down and pretend to be sleeping.
  3. The photographers are to sneak up as close as they can to take a picture without waking the lions.
  4. When the lions awaken, they are to roar and scare away the other group.
  5. Make sure that all children get a turn to be in both groups.

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