Games for 2 kids at recess?

Question

My 9 y.o. daughter avoids groups at recess. But she does well playing with one other child at a time. She needs ideas about what to play. A lot of recess games are geared towards groups of 4 or more. Other than "pretend" games, can you suggest games that are fun for 2 kids to play outdoors? Thanks!

Answer 1

I used 2 have the same problem.I would recommend tree-climbing, 2 square, scavenger hunts (my all-time favorite), swings, baseball (catching + swinging), and, well, any game using a ball! (I was never the popular one, so I usually only could play with 1 or 2 people!) Hope I helped!

Answer 2

my daughter plays "shops" and they make a shop collect things for it. It seems to keep them busy for a week. When It is cicada season she and her friends collect them for weeks, they look for all the shells they have grown out of and pile them up. take a ball and play downball against a wall. Play in the playground, sandpit or take a football to kick on the oval.

I would also be looking at why she avoids groups and help her overcome it. Social interaction in groups is very important.

Answer 3

they can jump rope, do those lil hand shakes girls do(sorry totally lost for what they are called lol), bring a card game or board game, take walks, or toss a ball back and forth.

Answer 4

I was always a fan of "Tea Cup" - which is really only two square.  Its played in regular four sqare boxes, but each person gets two sqares

We used to have races on the swings to see who could get from perfectly still to really high the fastest

And we would do races across the monkey bars where we would start at opposite ends and have to pass each other and whoever got to the other end first won - This worked best on regular, straight, free standing monkey bars (no the kind attached to playground equipment)

She could also get a teacher/aide to call Mother May I?/Red Light, Green Light/or a similar game for her and another child

Good Luck!