Games to Play on Field Day for Elementary Children
Field Day is a day where students compete individually and as a class in several physical activities. When planning a field day for your elementary students, use your imagination to create exciting games the young children will enjoy. These games also offer physical exercise and help children learn team-building skills. Awarding ribbons, medals or prizes to all game winners will encourage them to try their best.
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Bowling Game
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You will need 20 to 30 empty 2-liter soda bottles and a soccer ball (or something of the same size) to create a bowling game. Put about 1 inch of sand in the bottom of each soda bottle to help them stand upright. Make the pins form a triangle and put a standing line about 20 feet from the bottles. Give each student three tries to knock down as many pins as possible from the starting line. Put a large net behind the pins to keep from having to chase the balls each time. Award the children who knock down the most pins a prize.
Egg Races
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Have 10 to 15 students compete at a time in the egg race. Give each student a wooden spoon and an egg. Mark a starting line and finish line about 30 feet apart. When you say, "Go," the students must put the egg on their spoon and race to the finish line. If a student drops his egg and it breaks, he is out of the game. If it does not break, he can put it back on his spoon and keep going. The player who crosses the finish line first wins the game.
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Frog Toss
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Use green flying disks placed upside down to resemble lily pads. Take a permanent marker and write a point value on each one. Mark the starting line about 15 feet from the "lily pads." Place smaller point value lily pads closer to the starting line and higher point values further away. Give each student five green "frogs" (beanbags) to try to toss on the lily pads. If a player lands a "frog" on a lily pad, she earns the amount of points on that lily pad. The player with the highest score wins the game.
Cone Game
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You will need two cones that have a hole in the top and two balls that will fit on top of the holes. Be sure the ball will sit on the top of the cone without falling off. Divide players into even teams and have them line up. Place a cone about 20 feet away from each team. Give the first player in each line a ball. When you say, "Go," the first player in line will run to the cone and place the ball on top of the cone. He will run back and tag the next teammate in line. That player will run to the cone and remove the ball to bring back to the next person in line. Keep doing this until each member of the team has gone one time. The first team to have all their players finish wins the game.
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