Activity:         Rainbow Goblin:   children team with a partner to play an outdoor run and chase game. (Colored Eggs game).

Skills:              cooperation, playing by rules

Materials:       Read: The Rainbow Goblin by Ulde Rico (game is based on this story)

Procedure:

1. Children meet in a designated area.
2. Children team up with a partner.
3. Pairs of children decide to be a color.
4. Pick a team to be the Rainbow Goblin.
5. The Rainbow Goblin stands down the field and decides what color they will try to chase.
6. They approach the waiting teams of partners and call out: "Knock Knock."
       Colors ask: "Who's there?"
       Rainbow Goblin says: "The Rainbow Goblin."
       Colors ask: "What do you want?"
       Rainbow Goblin says: "Rainbow Colors."
       Colors ask: "What color?"
   
7. The Rainbow Goblin guesses colors until he picks a match with a team.
8. The team then runs in a large circle and the Rainbow Goblin chases them back to their home base and tries to catch them. This team, caught or not, will be the next Rainbow Goblin.

Notes:

1. Do not use any area for running where the children can trip into something while running.
2. Teach children how to tag gently.

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