Warm Up Invasion Games Activities for EYFS

Partner activity where mice lead cats through direction changes, developing following skills and spatial awareness

Dynamic warm-up where catchers form chains to tag runners who must use direction changes to escape

Students practice spatial awareness by crossing a marked area while avoiding collisions with others

Dynamic warm-up where pairs protect a bib from a catcher in small groups

Two teams race to turn cones either upright (dishes) or inverted (domes) in a dynamic warm-up game

Children move like fish while practicing spatial awareness, direction changes, and response to signals

Partners practice safe tagging technique and tail return etiquette in controlled environment

Teams take turns placing coloured bean bags on a large grid to get three in a row

Dynamic warm-up game where students hop around trying to collect tails from other players

Children move like different sea creatures and freeze on signal to develop listening skills and body control

Students explore different movement patterns by switching between fish and shark movements on command

High-energy team chasing game where one group tries to tag all members of the opposing team within a time limit

A spatial awareness warm-up where students explore different movement qualities while avoiding collisions