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Play it indoors in a large space, or outside. One child stands apart with his back to the other children, who should be a good distance away. He or she is Mr Wolf. This time he might say "It's 10 o'clock", in which case the group would take 10 steps forward. The group is attempting to reach Mr Wolf without him first catching them. When Mr Wolf senses that somebody is close, he can call out, instead of a time like before, "It's Dinner Time!

There is usually much screaming and excitement at this point! Children will tend to vary between those who take great big steps to try to reach Mr Wolf first, and those that take very small steps so that they can run back to safety when he calls Dinner Time! Not for the faint-hearted, this game is best played out of doors when clothes don't really matter! It works with mixed family age-groups if everyone who takes part is a good sport, and will cause much hilarity..

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This is a very old favourite, thought to date back to Tudor times at least! It was originally known as Blind Man's Buff. Another variant of this game which has become popular is "Mr Shark, Mr Shark, what time is it? When Lunch Time is called the player may try running through the water or swimming to get away from the shark. A variant also exists in which the tagged players become wolves themselves, helping to tag the other players.

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The original wolf, however, still calls the numbers. The variant played in the Low Countries , consists of one player at one end of the playfield with his back to the other players. He then calls out "1 2 3 piano! As he calls out, the other players are allowed to move towards him. Once the call is finished, the player quickly turns around.

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The other players then need to stand as still as possible. If the caller can spot someone moving, he can send that player back to the start.

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This is repeated until someone is able to tap the caller without being spotted. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For the children's book, see Debi Gliori. For a similar playground game known as Grandmother's Footsteps, see Statues game.

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