Freeze Dance
Music on, dance. Music off, freeze. That is the whole game.
A potato on a spoon and a very slow, very serious walk down the hall.
Deceptively difficult, and it turns concentration into a game.
Moving deliberately slowly is genuinely hard for an excited child, and this is one of the few games that rewards it. It requires continuous small balance corrections, which is exactly the kind of motor control that develops through practice rather than instruction.
Use a potato or a ball rather than a real egg indoors.
Spoon in the sink, potato back in the cupboard.
Music on, dance. Music off, freeze. That is the whole game.
A pillowcase each and a finish line down the hallway.
You blow. They chase. That is the whole thing and it works every time.
Throw a soft ball around the room. Anyone who makes a sound is out.
Grass, then paving, then a towel. Shoes off, eyes closed.
Lights off, one torch, and a spot of light to chase around the room.