Germ Square (Four Square)

Potential Supplies: A pre-painted four square area is best, but a four square area can be created with masking tape. A rubber bouncing ball works best. It is recommended to have prizes for the player that stays in the lead (number the squares) square. 

Germ Square is played exactly like four square other than it has a “germ” theme. The squares are numbered in order from 1 to 4. The leading square is square #1 and is in charge of serving the germ ball. Each player tries to get the germ ball into other players’ squares without that player being able to return it. The germ ball can only bounce once in a square. Losing players become “infected” and must rotate to the end of the line. Vacated squares are filled with the player from the next highest square.

Germ Destroyer (Small Game or Group Battleship)

Potential Supplies: (2) White or blackboards that can be isolated (either back to back or sectioned off so each team cannot see the other team’s board), markers or chalk, yard ruler, constructive supplies (i.e. construction paper, markers, crayons, tape, scissors, etc.) to make germs to put on the grid, prizes, etc. 

This game can be played in groups of two with the designated Battleship Game or in a large group with grids on a black or whiteboard and printed game pieces. Instead of battleships, the teams are trying to kill germs. Each team attempts to kill the other team’s hidden bacteria by calling out grid letter and numbers. The battleship/bacteria pieces can be named after different kinds of viruses or illnesses. The team to kill all of the bacteria, illnesses, viruses, etc. first- wins!