Well, I don’t want to suggest any wrestling matches that’ll get children hurt… just to illustrate that the stronger kid will win…

But there is a well-know game called “Steal the Bacon”. Basically, you have two teams…. on team lined up against the wall of one side of the room with the backs of the kids towards the wall…. And the on the OPPOSITE side of the room, you have another team lined up (with their backs towards the wall). Then you put a bowling pin in the center of the room… Each kid has a number…. so let’s say you have 10 kids…. they will be lined up this way…

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

…………… 8……………

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Now the object of the game is a kid from each team (let’s say you called “NUMBER 10!!!”) to run and get the pin and run back to his/her spot. Whoever gets to the pin first and brings it back first scores a point. At the end of the game, whichever team has the most points wins…. This illustrates that those who are smart and/or strong win over the slower and not so quick. Now… just like in basketball, you can block the person from from getting closer to his return spot… you can also steal the bowling pin from the other person by knocking it out of his/her hand (just like in basketball you can try to steal the ball back…)

So that’s the game!

This game works just as well with 3 kids… just have the each stand a good distance from the bowling pin… which is in the middle of the room… and whoever can run to the bowling pin, get it, and run back to their spot the quickest…. wins!