What Time Is It, Mr. Wolf?
- Players: 5 – 20
- Duration: 10 - 20 min
- Free to play
How to play
One player is Mr. Wolf and stands with their back to the group, who wait on a start line. The group chants "What time is it, Mr. Wolf?" and the wolf answers a time — "Three o'clock!" — so everyone takes three steps forward. When the group gets close, the wolf may answer "Dinner time!" and spin around to chase them back to the start line. Anyone caught becomes the new wolf. Sneaky wolves keep the group guessing about when dinner time will come.
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