How to Play Stretcho
SETUP
Lay the Stretcho mat on a carpet and shuffle the flashcards. Choose 1 player (or a parent/teacher) to be the flash card reader and up to 3 players who will stretch to correct squares on the mat. (Take shoes off!)
START PLAYING
After determining player turn order, the flashcard reader draws a card and reads aloud the hand/foot and value/icon that corresponds to squares on the mat. The player stretches for the correct square and holds this position until his or her next turn.
ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO PLAY
Instead of taking turns, all players respond to all called-out flash cards and stretch to the correct squares simultaneously.
RULES
- No more than 2 players on each answer square. (Alternatively, you can change this to only 1 player per square.)
- (Suggestion) If a player stretches to an incorrect square, he or she is told it's an incorrect answer and they return to their previous position. If this occurs more than three times, the player is out.
- If 2 players already occupy a square the flashcard reader will draw another card.
- Only hands and feet can touch the mat. If a player loses balance and touches the mat with any other part of their body, they're out.
- Whoever is the last one holding her or his position on squares with their hands and feet wins the game!