Stuck in the Mud
Freeze-Tag variant — tagged players stand with arms and legs out until a teammate crawls under to free them.
🌤outdoor
What is Stuck in the Mud?
Stuck in the Mud is a British schoolyard variant of Freeze Tag. One or more players are 'it'; when tagged, a player must stand with legs apart and arms outstretched — 'stuck in the mud'. Free teammates unstick them by crawling under their legs. Round ends when every non-'it' player is stuck.
Quick facts
Category
Playground Games
Type
Team sport
Players
4–30
Where played
outdoor
Country of origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Estimated origin
20th-century British schoolyard variant of tag
Olympic
No
Popularity
regional
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-24.verified