Hurry Up Chicken Butt
Hurry Up Chicken Butt Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Goal
Perform silly activities as fast as you can and don't get caught holding the Chicken when the timer goes off!
Setup
Contents: 1 Chicken, 6 Nests, 1 Chicken Butt Challenge, 45 Cards. Ages 4+, 2-6 players, 2 minutes.
- All players sit in a circle on the floor.
- Put 1 Nest in front of each player. You can write your name and decorate your Nest any way you'd like so you know which Nest is yours anytime you play.
- Shuffle the 3 colored Card Decks separately, then flip the top card from each deck into the middle of the playspace.
- These are the only 3 cards you'll need for the game. Put all the other cards back in the box. Explain and practice the activities on the cards so that everyone understands them, and replace any cards that are not appropriate for your players.
The Chicken Butt Challenge
The Chicken Butt Challenge is a special activity that you get to invent every time you play. When you have to do the Chicken Butt Challenge, you'll first say "Hurry Up Chicken Butt!" and then quickly leave the circle, touch the Chicken Butt, and then return to the circle.
Before you start the game, pick a player to place the Chicken Butt Challenge somewhere outside the circle. (For the first game, we recommend the Grown-ups place it.) You might place it a few feet away, or under a table, or even in another room! Just make sure that all players know where it is and can reach it.
Your Turn
The youngest player goes first. Put the Chicken on the Nest in front of them.
When you're ready to start the game (not yet!) you will push the button on the bottom of the Chicken to start the timer.
The player with the Chicken in front of them must quickly give the Chicken a shake and then put it back down on their Nest.
When you shake the Chicken, the cube inside will land with one of these colors face up:
| Color | Activity |
|---|---|
| Purple | Purple Card Activity |
| Green | Green Card Activity |
| Blue | Blue Card Activity |
| Yellow | Quickly roll again! |
| Pink | Leave the circle, touch the Chicken Butt Challenge, & then come back! |
| Rainbow | Pick any activity you'd like! |
After you've done your activity, quickly put the Chicken on the Nest of the player on your left.
Your turn is over and now it's their turn!
What Happens When the Timer Goes Off?
When the timer stops and you hear the Chicken yell, the game is over.
If you have the Chicken (on your Nest or in your hand), the player right before you (the last player to do an activity) wins the game!
Now you're ready to start playing!
Component Notes
Inserting the Batteries
The Chicken takes 2 AAA batteries (not included).
- Remove the screw and the cover with a screwdriver.
- Insert 2 AAA batteries, observing the correct polarity.
- Close the cover and tighten the screw with a screwdriver.
Kids Instructions
Read this out loud to the kids!
We're all going to sit in a circle with a Nest in front of us. Then we're going to pass this Chicken around from Nest to Nest.
The Chicken is going to be making clucking noises the whole time, and when it's done it will yell loudly. You don't want the Chicken to be on your Nest when it yells!
So that means every time someone passes the Chicken to your Nest, you want to pass it to the next player's Nest as fast as you can!
The problem is that you are not allowed to just pass it. First, you have to shake the Chicken and then do the special color activity.
Once you've done the special activity, you get to pass the Chicken to the next player.
Ok, let's all practice the purple, green, and blue activities, and then the special pink Chicken Butt Challenge. After that, we'll start the game!