Whopping Thoughts to Keep the Nippers Entertained for Months
Big Foot Relay. Get the children add 2 shoeboxes with them. Tape the hats 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. Give 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 catch the ball, submit 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 engaged or crossed out. If a player cannot move to a new square, he or she is out. The game proceeds until one player is left.
Drag the Body. Split the group into two teams. Give each team a blanket. Have one player from each team lie down on the blanket. The teams must haul the body on the blanket from one end of the yard to the other. Whoever crosses the finish line first, wins.
