Fruit Basket Upset

Have the group sit in a circle. You should have one less chair than you do people so that one student is left standing up. Make sure each seat is clearly marked – use chairs or mark places with tape. Number people off, but instead of saying, “one, two, three, four, five” say “apple, banana, orange, kiwi, peach” or whatever fruit you like. The more people you have, the more groups you may want. The last person is “It” and stands in the center of the circle.

“It” yells out a fruit name. Everyone with that name must exchange seats with someone else with that name. “It” tries to take one of the empty chairs before they are all taken. Whoever is left without a chair is “It”.

Rather than yelling a fruit name, “It” may yell “Fruit Basket Upset.” Everyone must change seats.

Variation: “It” may yell more than one fruit at a time. This gets more people up and moving.