Waspital

An engaging, creative tag game to get children moving. No equipment is needed. Waspital has quickly become a KIDDO favourite! We recommend watching the video to assist in quickly understanding how to deliver this fun activity.

Set up

Designate an appropriate playing space for your group size. Nominate a tree, wall, or piece of equipment outside of the playing space as the 'Waspital'.

How to play
Step 1:
  • Nominate several children as wasps (taggers)
  • The wasps have to run around with their hands in front of them, pointing their index fingers, like stingers on a wasp
Step 2:
  • All other children run around with their hands up as 'band-aids' (see video for reference)
  • When you are stung by a wasp you place a band-aid on your arm e.g., place the opposite hand on the upper arm. 
  • Continue running around with one band-aid on and the other hand up
Step 3:
  • When a child has been stung twice and used both their band-aids, they need to go to Waspital
  • In Waspital, the child can do 5-star jumps (or other nominated activity) to be healed and continue in the game with two new band-aids
Variations
Make it easier
  • Introduce the Waspital later on in the activity - start with just wasps, band-aids and stings
  • The educator is the only wasp
Make it harder
  • Change the type of locomotion around the playing area; skipping, galloping, jumping
  • Add more taggers (wasps)
Activity information
Age: Kindergarten, Pre-Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5
Participants: 5 +
Equipment: Cones (optional)
Duration: 5 minutes
Skill focus
Explore these skills for teaching tips
Skill teaching

As a tag game, children must try to avoid the wasps. Try and practice dodging using the teaching cues below before you start the game;

  1. Bend, push & turn
  2. Look straight ahead
  3. Use only one step to change direction
Activity summary
Physical literacy tips
  • Let the children choose what activity they have to do to get healed in the Waspital
  • Join in alongside the children
  • Give the taggers a half pool noodle to tag with
  • Play up the story about healing your stings with band-aids and getting fixed in Waspital