Have the children stand with space between them. The leader tells the children that they are now in the army and should follow the orders of the commander. If they fail to follow instructions, they will be out of the army. Give orders to do push-ups, jumping jacks, run in place, march in place, hit the deck, and the like. Any child that does not quickly do the instructed exercise is out. Continue until only one child remains standing.

Instruct the children that they should march around the room, but keep an eye on the leader because when the leader holds up the paper torch, they should immediately freeze. If a child moves when the torch is up in the air, he is out. Play continues until only one child remains.

Divide the children into equal teams of four to six people. When the leader says “Go!” the first child from each team will run with the torch to the opposite side of the room and back, and then he or she will pass the torch to the next player on their team. After each player has run with the torch, play again challenging them to crawl (while keeping the torch up) to the opposite side of the room. The race continues until every player has raced. The first team to complete the race wins!

Instruct the children that they should march around the room, but keep an eye on the leader because when the leader holds up the paper torch, they should immediately freeze. If a child moves when the torch is up in the air, he is out. Play continues until only one child remains.