Great Thoughts to Keep the Kids Delighted for for Life
Big Foot Relay. Have the children bring 2 shoeboxes with them. Tape the lids onto the corners, then cut a one-inch-wide and four-inch long slit in to each one top. Have the contestants slip their feet into the slits in the boxes and race.
Batty Bowling. Find a bit of silly or odd tokens that can be knocked over by a ball, such as a plastic milk carton, a candle holder, a stand-up doll, a plastic vase of flowers, a pizza box, a tower of void cans, an umbrella stand, an empty oatmeal container, and a book. Draw them up like bowling pins and let the bowlers try to bang them through with volleyballs, tennis balls, or golf balls.
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 player must move to a new square after crossing out the square she or he was formerly standing in. The trick 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.
Kill the Cockroach. Split the players into 2 teams. Line them up, one in front of the other and set an odd object in front of the first players in line. They must kick the object crossways the yard and the across the finish line to win a point for their team. Kick things like a pillow, empty can, a sock, and so on.
