Set up your relay race in the backyard. For example, first they have to hop like a bunny across the yard, where there is a skipping rope. Then they have to skip five times with the rope. Then they must jump over the three sand pails set a few feet apart, and hop back to the start. Use your imagination, keeping in mind the children's ages and abilities.
Need two buckets per team and one large sponge. One bucket will have water placed near the team the other empty off a distance.
Players must soak the sponge and carry it to the empty bucket and wring it out (filling up the empty bucket) then take it back to the next in line. Continue until all the water has been removed from the first bucket!
This game is really fun to make a movie of and watch later. Especially if your projector or VCR allows you to run the movie backwards. Divide players into two equal teams. For each team have a suitcase or box containing a large shirt, shorts, boots and hat. In turn each player must put on old clothes and run to a certain point where they take the old clothes off and put them back in box, then run back to start where the next player repeats the process etc. until one team finishes and wins.
Recommended for ages 6 and up.
Props:
Any old clothes (2 sets) - men's button shirt, pants & belt, hard hat, tool belt, T-shirt, gown or dress, hat, heels make sure the 2 sets are the same. (As in the same # of pieces).
Directions:
Divide the group into two teams.
Have a child from each team run from one point to another, and put on a set of clothes.
When dressed they run back and take it all off so the next child can put it on.
The team to finish first wins.
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