Ghostbuster Tag

Setup and Equipment:

• Music: Ghostbusters Theme with the Simpson's Halloween Special as transition music to pick new taggers.
• Stuffed Halloween Characters to use as taggers.
• One mat is set up in front of each wall - these are safe bases
• 4 people are designated as "its" - they may throw (shoulders or below) or tag players.

Rules:

• The four "its" start the game in the center circle of the gym
• The rest of the players stand on one of the mats to start the game
• Players run from one mat to another and try not to get tagged
• Players may rest on a mat for five seconds and then they must go to a new mat.
• If they are tagged, they are turned into a ghost and go to the "ghost jar" (center circle).
• Players get out of the ghost jar when another player enters the middle circle and says to them, "Who you gonna call?" In response the player must say,"Ghostbusters".
• There are "free walkbacks" when a player is freed from the ghost jar if both players raise their hands and return together to a mat.
• Play continues for about two minutes while the Ghostbusters theme is played.
• Play the Simpson Halloween Special music to transition to new taggers for the next game.
• When this song is played the students who want to be "it" come up to the black line in front of the front wall , then sit cross-legged and raise their hand.
• The players that have just completed their turn as "taggers" will now hand the Halloween tagger to another player.
• The "new its" go to the center circle to begin a new game.
• The "old its" go to the opposite wall to begin the next game.
• This sequence for picking "new its" continues until all students complete turns.