Hobbies And Interests
Name It
Tell the children to sit in a circle and give one child a medium size ball, such as a soccer ball or volleyball. The child with the ball names a random category like candy bars. He rolls the ball to another player in the circle who must say an item from the category, such as a specific candy bar. If the player answers correctly, he passes the ball to another player who does the same. If someone cannot think of a name or if it takes him longer than 30 seconds to answer, the ball goes back to the last person who had it. That player selects a new category and everyone keeps playing.
Iceberg Jump
Scatter several sheets of newspaper on the ground, one less sheet than you have kids playing. Tell the kids to dance around the papers. When you shout, "Here come the hungry walrus," the kids have to jump on an iceberg. The child who is not on an iceberg is out of the game. Remove another piece of newspaper and keep playing. The last player standing on an iceberg wins the game.
Water Jump Rope
Try an outdoor game of water jump rope on a hot, summer day. Have two people twirl a jump rope. Give each of the other players a small cup with water. Each player must jump rope three times trying to spill as less water as possible. The player who spills the least amount of water wins the game. You can also allow two players at a time to jump together. The player who loses all of her water out of her cup first loses the game.
Mother Hen
Select one player to be the mother hen, and have two safe points, such as two trees or objects that are about 20 feet away from one another. The mother hen stands between the safe points. When you say, "Go," the baby chicks (all other players) must run from one safe point to the other. The mother hen must try to catch her baby chicks. If she catches one, that player must sit out until the next game. The last player caught is the mother hen for the next game.