Pin the Tail on the Donkey

Pin the tail on the donkey

You can print a coloured pattern to play with your pupils on this website:

http://www.family-games-treasurehouse.com/support-files/pin_the_tail_colour.pdf

From Wikipedia

An example of the game after it was played.

Pin the Tail on the Donkey is a game played by groups of children. It is common at birthday parties and other gatherings. A picture of a donkey with a missing tail is tacked to a wall within easy reach of children.

One at a time, each child is blindfolded and handed a paper "tail" with a push pin or thumbtack poked through it. The blindfolded child is then spun around until he or she is disoriented. The child gropes around and gives him or her pieces of information so that he or she can pin the tail on the donkey (“go straight …on your left…”). The player who pins the tail closest to the target, the donkey's rear, wins. The game, a group activity, is generally not competitive; "winning" is only of marginal importance.