Flaslight Tag is Fun!
Flashlight Tag is a popular and inexpensive game for kids of all ages to play in the summertime.
Mixing together Hide and Seek with Tag, all you need is a fun group of people, some flashlights, and a safe environment where players can run and hide. Get together with friends and you have the makings of a high-energy party. Best of all, it is a great game where family can spend quality time together. So light up your summer with some Flashlight Tag fun!
Goal: Don’t get tagged by someone who is “IT”.          Rayovac Batteries & Flashlights
All you need to play:
   RAYOVAC® Flashlights
   RAYOVAC® Batteries


How to Play:

  1. Play this game in a dark house at night or in a safe place outdoors when it’s dark.
  2. Find a place to be base.
  3. Choose one player to be “IT”.
  4. The person who is “IT” waits at the base and counts while everyone else hides. Hiders can move around during the game.
  5. “IT” searches for the hidden players with the flashlight. The flashlight must stay on at all time and cannot be covered.
  6. Meanwhile, players try to run to the base without getting caught.
  7. Players are tagged if “IT” spots them with the flashlight and calls out a player’s name.
  8. Each tagged player is sent to the base to wait until the very last player is caught.
  9. The last person tagged is “IT” for the next game.
  10. Set a time limit for the game, if no one is tagged during that time frame, switch the person who is “IT”.

  Safety Tips:

  • Have an adult mark-off the game area.
  • Play in the safe area. Canvass the play area in the daylight. Mark off dangerous holes and low hanging branches, and remove all potential hazards such as yard tools, toys, clotheslines, etc.
  • Provide everyone with a flashlight for safety purposes, but only the person who is “IT” keeps theirs turned on.
  • Players should not leave the game area without telling an adult.
  • Do not throw anything at other players.
  • Watch for cars. Never play near a busy street or intersection.
  • Apply Cutter® insect repellent, especially in wooded areas.

Fun Variations:
You can create different games by making small changes when a person is caught. You can try one of the suggestions below or make up your own rules.

  1. One way to play is to pass the flashlight to the caught person, so s/he becomes “IT”.
  2. Another way is to send each caught person to “jail” to wait until everyone is caught. The first person caught then becomes “IT” once everyone has been caught.
  3. If you have more than 8 people playing the game, you can have more than one person be “IT”. People who are not “IT” can tag other people free from “jail”. One of the “ITs” may stay near to guard the “jail”.