Just a good old fashioned wet and wild game of tag with water balloons! A
great way to get cool! Set ground rules such as no hitting in the face or
head.
After the water fight is over, or every hour or so, have a race to see who
can pick up the most broken water balloons until they are all picked up.
Use a plastic milk carton to collect them in, the spout is small enough to
collect them and little hands can't reach in and take them out.
Safety Tip: Don't let children put broken balloons into their mouths.
Remember, these little broken balloons are a choking hazard, not only to
small children, but to anyone. If a balloon breaks in front of a child's
mouth they can suck in the balloon when they gasp with surprise,and it can
choke them.
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Egg & Spoon Race
This is definitely an outdoor activity! You will need one raw egg and one
spoon for each person participating in the race. Line contestants up next
to each other on a starting line. Racers should have a point across the yard
to race to (point B), turn around and come back to where they started (point
A).
Place the egg in the spoon. The racer must balance the egg in the spoon,
without using their free hand, and make it from point A to point B and back
to point A again. If the egg drops, but is not broken, the racer may pick
up the egg, while STANDING STILL (no travelling!), reposition it on the spoon
and resume the race. The first person back to point A without a broken egg
wins!
Water Bucket Relay
This race works best with Rubbermaid containers, the size that you can fit
snugly into your kitchen sink. Mark the inside of the container with a marker
and fill with water to that marked spot. Just as in the Egg & Spoon Race
contestants should have a point across the yard to race to (point B), turn
around and come back to where they started (point A). Howeverm in this race,
each contestant runs solo. Time each person separately, taking turns.
In this race however, the first person back may not be the winner! Using
a stopwatch, or a watch with a second hand, time each contestant and record
thier water measurement when they have completed their "lap". The person
with the best time combined with the most water left in their tub wins!
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