Grab the tail is a fun game that can be enjoyed by children as well as adults. If you are planning a party and would like your guests to move around, this is a great and entertaining game.
Grab the tail is very similar to tag football. The only equipment you need is bands that are big enough to stick the head and one arm through. To start off, each person makes itself a tail by putting half of the band in the lining of its pants. The band needs to stick out at least 6 inches. Then the game can begin! Everybody is chasing everybody's tails with the goal to grab them and collect as many tails as possible. When a person grabs someone else's tail he/she puts the head and one arm through the band wearing it diagonally over the chest. This needs to be done before he/she can chase after another tail. If a person loses its tail it is out of the game and has to leave the floor.
You can either time the event, or run until only one person has its tail left. When the game is over everybody counts how many tails they have collected and the person with the most tails wins.
Some precautions to consider include, wearing the collected tails diagonally to prevent choking on the band, not getting the band at the cost of the other person's health, and disabled or older persons should be excused from participating in the game.
The game is great to keep people active and if you are participating actively you may burn anywhere from 100 to 300 calories.
Enjoy the game!