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Red Light, Green Light Cars

Green means drive (run) with engine noises. Red means freeze. Park on a marker at the end.

At home 5 min 2 to 4 players Indoors Garden Park With a grown-up With brothers, sisters or friends Under 5s

Moving Well Me and My Ball Work hard

At a glance

  • Stand at the far end holding something green or red, with a marker in front of you as the parking space. Your child starts opposite.
  • Green: drive (run) with engine noises, with no ball to start. Red: freeze.
  • At the end, everyone parks on the marker. Then walk back and go again.
  • Progress 1: Stage 2: each child carries a ball as the shopping in the boot.
  • Progress 2: Stage 3: the ball is the car. On red, stop it with a foot on top and freeze with arms up.

If it's not working: Hold each colour up for longer, and drive at a walk.

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The two calls, one panel each. The grown-up at the far end holds up something green and the cars drive, running with engine noises, towards the parking space marker at the end. Something red goes up and everyone freezes on the spot. Stage 1 has no ball; later your child carries the ball as the shopping in the boot, then dribbles it as the car. Once they have got red and green, something orange for amber means slow down to a tiptoe.

Full details: set up, how to play, tips

Set up

  • The grown-up holds up something green or red.
  • Put a marker at the end as the parking space.

Indoors, garden or park.

How to play

  • Green: drive (run) and make engine noises. Red: freeze.
  • Park on the marker at the end.
  • Stage 1: no ball.
  • Stage 2: carry the ball. It is the shopping in the boot.
  • Stage 3: the ball is the car. On red, stop it with a foot on top and freeze with arms up.

Stages

Stage 1No ball.Stage 2Carry the ball. It is the shopping in the boot.Stage 3The ball is the car. On red, stop it with a foot on top and freeze with arms up.

Make it easier

  • Hold each colour up for longer, and drive at a walk.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. Add amber: something orange means slow down to a tiptoe drive.
  2. Change colours a little sooner, so they have to listen and look.

Three things to say

  • Body first, then the ball in the hands, then the ball at the feet.
  • One instruction at a time.
  • Every stop gets a cheer.

Words that work: "Brrrm!"

Colts habit

Work hard: drive all the way to the parking space.

Both feet

Stop the car with either foot.

Heads up

Watch for the colour.

Safety: Clear the floor. Keep well away from roads. The grown-up stays close.

Keeping score: Not counted. Cheers only.