Youth Ministry Games : Messy 4-Square

1. Messy 4-Square Submitted by: on November 9, 2000
Materials: playground ball, bucket, rags
Messy Rating: Need a towel or two Duration: 5-20 minutes Cost: $3.00

4-square is the elementary school game that divides the playing area (8'x8') into 4 quadrants. a playground ball is passed underhand to other quadrants and the ball must first bounce once and then be returned underhand to one of the other 3 squares w/o touching a line. the object is to keep the ball out of your square. an infraction results in a non-participant (waiting in line) taking the space and the participant returning to the line waiting to play. we make it more competitive by moving up into the quadrant of the infraction, with the goal of getting into square #1 (the server). the new player begins in square #4.

Messy 4-Square uses a bucket of rags that's filled with ice water, Yuck, pudding, etc. put the bucket in the center of the 4 quadrants - the ball can never touch the bucket. when a player is not busy returning the ball they can choose to reach into the bucket and soak another player for the pure enjoyment of it. the rules don't change for Messy 4-Square, it just gets a little more interesting while you're waiting for the ball to come to you.

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