Big Foot Relay. Have the children take two shoeboxes with them. Magnetic Tape the lids onto the boxes, then cut a one-inch-wide and four-inch long slit in each top. Get the contestants slip their feet into the slits in the boxes and race.
Name-It Ball. Have players form a circle. Present one player a rubber ball. That player selects a class, such as “candy bars.” He or she then bounces the ball to another player in the circle, who must get the ball, posit an item from the category, such as “Snickers,” and keep the ball moving to the next player. If the player can’t name an item, holds the ball too long, or repeats an item, he or she is out.
Cross Step. Draw a ten-by-ten grid on the sidewalk or patio with chalk. Have each player stand on a different square. One at a time, each participant must move to a new square after crossing out the square she or he was once standing in. The illusion is that players cannot step into a square that is populated or crossed out. If a player cannot move to a fresh square, he or she is out. The game extends until one player is left.
Blind Snakes. Set up a figure of sprinklers in between a starting line and a finish line. Have the tikes try to run from one end to the other without getting sprayed. Have one of the kids operate the faucet, turning it on and off at random. Honor ribbons to the youngsters who play the most forethoughtful without getting wet.
