- Start with the entire group in a circle, facing the center.
- The leader points to any member of the group and says “Bippity Bippity Bop”.
- The person pointed to must say “Bop!” before the leader finishes the phrase.
- Alternatively, the leader can point to any member of the group and say only “Bop!” In this case the person pointed to must say nothing.
- In the first example the leader is trying to finish the phrase before their opponent. In the second example the leader is trying to trick the opponent into speaking.
- Continue this until everyone has the hang of it.
- When appropriate, add the following extra rules to the game.
- Haunted House. When the leader points to a person and says “Haunted House” the person must crouch like a ghoul and sneer, “Come inside! Come Inside!” while the people on their left and right use their arms to mime a pointed roof.
- Hawaii. When the leader points to a person and says “Hawaii” the person must do a hula dance while the people on the left and right become swaying palm trees.
- Godzilla. When the leader points to a person and says “Godzilla” that person stomps in place and roars while the people on their left and right cower and scream.
- Add new rules of your own or replace these with yours. Once everyone has practiced all the rules you can introduce elimination. If a person is late or messes up, they become the leader. If a person messes up a second time (after being the leader once), they are eliminated.
- Continue until you have a winning group of four.
VARIATIONS Very young groups can do the basic version only, with steps 1-5. Older groups can set their own house rules for that particular warm up.