Then give a command without saying, “Santa says . . .” If one player follows the command, they are the next to be Santa. Continue until all the kids have had a turn.

Some examples to work on body parts:

• Simon says point to your toes
• Simon says touch your eyebrows
• Simon says touch your elbows
• Simon says touch your ankle
• Simon says touch your tongue
• Simon says touch your left shoulder
• Simon says touch your back
• Simon says tickle your armpit
• Simon says touch your right knee
• Simon says touch your fingernail

Some examples for movement:

• Simon says run around in a circle really fast
• Simon says climb up the stairs (or on the couch or something nearby if you don’t have stairs)
• Simon says roll over twice on the ground
• Simon says walk backwards in a straight line
• Simon says pretend to be a fish and swim around the room
• Simon says do a crazy dance for 15 seconds
• Simon says act like an elephant and swing your trunk around
• Simon says move like your favourite animal
• Simon says spin in a circle with your arms out
• Simon says jump up and down ten times

But, really, you can do what you want!