Chase the Squirrel

Name: Chase the Squirrel

Ages: 4-10

Players: 8+

Description: Two children form an arch (like london bridge)to be the "tree." The
rest hold hands in a circle and walk through the arch, singing or chanting, "Let us chase the squirrel, Up the hickory, down the hickory, Let us chase the squirrel, Up the hickory TREE." On "TREE," the two children forming the arch bring their hands down and "capture" any "sqirrels" inside the arch. Captured children become part of the tree and the game is repeated. Game ends when all the squirrels have been captured or there are so few left that they are impossible to catch. If played with a very large group you could start with two trees.