Good Ideas to Keep the Tykes Amused for Months
Big Foot Relay. Get the children fetch two shoeboxes with them. Tape the lids onto the boxes, 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.
Frisbee Tower. Purchase a bundle of mini Frisbees and place them in a pile in the midway of the grounds. Have the guests split the Frisbees among themselves. The first player begins the action by placing one of his or her Frisbees on the earth. Each of the following players places his or her Frisbee on top of the first Frisbee, and the action continues until someone causes the growing tower to topple.
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 once standing in. The illusion is that players cannot step into a square that is settled or crossed out. If a player cannot move to a new square, he or she is out. The game continues until one player is left.
Kill the Cockroach. Carve Up the role 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.