Running races
Adjust the distances to suit the size of your garden and the age of your kids.
- 50 metres
- 100 metres
- 800 metres
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Egg and spoon race
- A spud and spoon is all you need. No holding on to the spud!
- Spud must be on your spoon going across the finish line.
- If you drop the spud just place it back on the spoon and continue.
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Wheelbarrow race
- We usually get the children to switches places at the half way point.
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Don’t have the distance too long as this can be a very tiring one. |
Sack race
- All you need is a sack of some sort.
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I’ve noticed a number of the younger children have used pillow cases in recent years and they work perfectly for their size. |
Three-legged race
- Get a pair of tights and use them to tie the legs together.
- Tie the partners' inside legs together so each pair of children has three legs rather than four.
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Practice walking prior to running. |
Wellington Toss
- You need a wellington and a marker of some sort to record where the wellington landed.
- Whoever manages to throw it the furthest, wins.
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Race to hang clothes on the line
- Pick 5/6 items of clothing
- Decide whether clothes are to have 1 or 2 clothes pegs
- Time each child as they hang the clothes
Fastest time wins |
Jigsaw relay
- You’ll need 2 jigsaws with same amount of pieces
- Decide starting point and where jigsaws will be created.
Make 2 teams and have a relay race to see who makes the jigsaw first. |
Penalty Shoot Out
- The person with the most goals wins.
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Races with a twist!
- 50 metre dress up race-lay out a piece of clothing for each child on the 10 metre line, on the 20 metre line, on the 30 metre line and on the 40 metre line. Each child has to put on each of the items as they run towards the finish line.
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Races with a twist!
In pairs, the children must get a balloon to the finish line by squashing it between their chests or tummies. They must not use their hands or feet to move the balloon and if they drop it they have to go back to the beginning |
Races with a twist!
Mixed up 50m race-The children run the first 10m, hop the second 10m, skip the third, jump the fourth, and run backwards to the finish line. |