USA (classroom classic)
Heads Up, Seven Up
Also known as Heads Down Thumbs Up, Seven Up
Heads down, thumbs up, guess which sneaky classmate pressed your thumb.
8+ playersAges 5-11IndoorsCalmSmall spaceNo kit
The rules
How to play
1
Seven players stand at the front; everyone else puts their head down with a thumb up.
2
The seven creep around and each gently presses one person's thumb, then return to the front and the caller says 'Heads up, seven up!' Pressed players stand and each gets one guess at who picked them; guess right and you take their spot.
3
With a small group, play three up instead of seven.
Keep it fair
No peeking is the whole game, agree that pickers walk quietly, press gently, and anyone caught peeking sits the next round out.
Good for building
observationmemory
What you need
Nothing at all, just the kids.
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