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How to Play: Trash Target

by Sally Worsham, Posted Apr 15th 2011 7:00AM

This is war! Credit: Graela, Flickr
What you need: You need water balloons and trash can lids.
How to play: Divide the children into two teams. Have the teams face each other with about 20 feet in between them. The rules: The ...This is a game with water balloons where the object is not to get hit with them!
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How to Play: Backseat Driver

by Sally Worsham, Posted Apr 14th 2011 7:00AM

Be a backseat driver and help your blindfolded team win! Credit: Getty Images What you need: You need several tricycles or Big Wheels, blindfolds, and orange construction cones. How to play: Divide the kids into equally numbered ...The one time where driving blindfolded will be allowed, this game of trust is sure to be a winner!
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How to Play: One Potato

by Sally Worsham, Posted Apr 7th 2011 7:00AM

Play One Potato to count off for another game. Credit: Getty Images
What you need: All you need is a group of children. How to play: This is a counting-off game designed to select someone as "it" for games like ..."One potato, two potato, three potato, four, five potato, six potato, seven potato, more."
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How to Play: Roll-Ups on a Line

by Sally Worsham, Posted Apr 4th 2011 7:00AM

No hands! Credit: Getty Images
What you need: You need a clothesline, clothespins, and Fruit Roll-Ups.
How to play: Before the game, hang a clothesline or find two volunteers to hold the ...Eat the fruit roll up, but without your hands!
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How to Play: Red Light, Green Light

by Sally Worsham, Posted Mar 31st 2011 7:00AM

Don't move after a 'Red Light'. Credit: Getty Images
What you need: All you need for this game is a group of children. This game can be played indoors or outdoors.
How to play: The person designated as "it" stands at the opposite ...You better stop when you hear a red light!
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How to Play: Rat Race

by Sally Worsham, Posted Mar 30th 2011 7:00AM

Crawl if you'd like some cereal. Credit: James Britton, Flickr What you need: You need eight to 12 long rectangular tables, blindfolds, and two boxes of Shredded Wheat cereal. How to play: To set up the race course, you need to ...The only time you can feed the animals under the table!
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How to Play: Body Jump Relay

by Sally Worsham, Posted Mar 29th 2011 7:00AM

Put you heads together and win the game! Credit: Getty Images
What you need: You need six players per team and a grassy playing field.
How to play: Divide the players up into teams of six. In a grassy area, have the players on each ...Your kids will have a ton of fun using each other as obstacles, but you may want to grab a helmet!
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How to Play: Ping Pong Target Game

by Sally Worsham, Posted Mar 23rd 2011 7:00AM

A ball on the bottle is easy to knock off! Credit: Getty Images What you need: For each team you will need a plastic soda, water, or juice bottle, ping pong ball, water, and water gun. How to play: Place all of the ...
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How to Play: Sled Race

by Sally Worsham, Posted Feb 17th 2011 7:00AM

Snow, sled and race equals fun! Credit: MCT
What you need: You need snow, sleds, and a safe outside area to sled.
How to play: Divide the children into pairs. Give each pair a sled. For each pair, ...Snow, sled and race equals fun! Pull your partner on a sled to the finish line!
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How to Play: Messy Twist

by Sally Worsham, Posted Jan 3rd 2011 7:00AM

FOOD FIGHT! Credit: Julian Stratenschulte, AFP/Getty Images What you need: You will need paper plates, oatmeal, whipped cream, chocolate and vanilla puddings, pencils, applesauce, paper, two small containers, and old clothes ...If you like food fights, you'll love this game!
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How to Play: Dodgeball

by Sally Worsham, Posted Nov 2nd 2010 7:00AM

Hit and run! Credit: Corbis
What you need: You need a standard red kickball, an outside wall, and at least seven players. How to play: One player is chosen to be the hitter, and the other players are runners. The hitter stands with the ball ...Dodge, duck, dip, and dive until all of the players are gone!
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How to Play: Hide and Go Seek Werewolf

by Sally Worsham, Posted Oct 21st 2010 7:00AM

Where's the wolf? Credit: Jerome Tisne, Getty Images
What you need: You need a large outdoor playing area with a home base (a tree, a front porch, or a patio). How to play: Choose one player to be the "werewolf." All other players are ...The big bad werewolf is on the prowl, find a good hiding spot!
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How to Play: Kickball Kitty Corner

by Sally Worsham, Posted Oct 20th 2010 7:00AM

Cats get the corners! Credit: Michael Nagle, Getty Images
What you need: You need two or three standard red kickballs and a large, rectangular area outdoors. How to play: Choose two or three players to be "it." All other players are "cats." ...It's the cheetah vs the cougar, may the best feline win!
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How to Play: Ball Relay Flamingo Style

by Sally Worsham, Posted Oct 19th 2010 7:00AM

Can a flamingo catch a ball? Credit: Daniel Sorabji, AFP/Getty Images
What you need: You need a ball (football, kickball, volleyball) for each team. How to play: Divide the children into teams of eight to 11 players. Give each team a ball, ...This game will teach your kids how to throw and balance killing two birds (or..flamingos) with one stone.
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How to Play: Hula Hoop Toss

by Sally Worsham, Posted Oct 18th 2010 7:00AM

Hula toss! Credit: Andrew H. Walker, Getty Images
What you need: You need three hula hoops and small foam balls or bean bags for tossing. How to play: Set up the course by laying the three hula hoops on the ground in the shape of a triangle. ...For the kids who can't keep a hula hoop spinning, here's another option to play with the hoop!
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