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Want your children to be a little more active after that big meal? This game is better played outside but if the weather is bad and you have the room it can be played inside with a little bit of guidance.

How to Play

Pick one person to be the shepherd and one person to be the wolf. All the rest of the players will be the sheep. Line all the sheep on one end of the playing area. The shepherd must be placed at the other end of the playing and area and the wolf is put in the middle.

The shepherd calls out two or three of the sheep names. The sheep must then get to the shepherd without being tagged by the wolf. If the wolf tags them the sheep must go to the wolf’s den also known as one side of the play area. If the wolf does not tag them and they make it to the shepherd then the sheep go to the shepherd’s barn also known as the other side of the play area. Play continues on with two or three more sheep being called at a time.

The shepherd can steel the sheep from the wolf’s den if he can do it without being caught by the wolf. If he is caught then all of the shepherd’s sheep must move to the wolf’s den. The same works for the wolf. If he can steel the sheep from the shepherd without getting caught they must move to the wolf den but if he gets caught he loses all the sheep has.

Play continues until all the sheep have been called. The player (either the shepherd or the wolf) with the most sheep on their side wins the game.

Submitted by Christmas Fun

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