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Skee
Ball: Tape
together plastic flower pot containers in several
rows (3 in the first row, 2 in the second row and
one in the last row). Encourage the children to
throw a Nerf ball into the containers. For added
excitement, assign scores of 10, 20 & 30 points
for the top container.
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Dress-Up
Race:
Place an oversized
T-shirt, shorts and a pair of rubber gloves on two
chairs at one end of the room or yard. Divide the
children into two groups. Children are to follow the
instruction of the caregiver, for example, run, hop,
skip, gallop, etc. to the chair, put on the clothes
and then return to the starting line. The child then
takes off the clothes and gives them to the next
child who puts them on and does the action to the
chair where they take off the clothes, etc.
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Animal
Chase: Children
form a circle. One stuffed animal (you can also use
different objects, such as a beanbag) is sent around
the circle and while it is going around another
stuffed animal is introduced. The object is for the
second stuffed animal to catch up with the first.
More toys can be introduced. This activity is great
for young children.
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Bean
bag toss: Each
child take a turn throwing a beanbag into a basket.
Use masking tape to draw lines on the floor marking
varying distances. Assign points to each line and
set a time (one point for the closest line and four
points for the farthest). Each child must throw two
beanbags from each line. Have other children
retrieve bean bags and record points. The child with
the most points wins a prize. (Bean bags can be made
by filling old socks with dried beans or rice. Tie
and secure carefully).
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"Donkey":
in groups of 3 or 4, children stand in single file
approx. three or more metres away from a wall. Leave
plenty of space between people. The first person
underhand tosses a small playground ball against the
wall and does a stride jump over the ball before it
bounces when it returns, then moves to the end of
the line. The next person in line catches the ball
and repeats the above and so on continuously down
the line. If a player misses the ball, they collect
letters of the word "DONKEY".Challenge
players to make up their own rules to add challenge
and fun to the activity.
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Soccer
golf: set
up a soccer golf course with numbered pylons.
Players start at different pylons and kick a soccer
ball to the next pylon. Object is to hit the pylon
in as few strokes as possible. Each kick equals one
stroke.
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Gold
Rush: Number
children from one to four (or more). Place one
(yellow) beanbag underneath the parachute. On a
signal, the children inflate the parachute while the
parent calls one of the numbers. Those players run
clockwise around the parachute until they get to the
space where they started. The players run through
their space underneath the parachute, put their foot
on the "gold" then return to their spot
before the parachute hits the ground. Repeat,
calling a new number each time. Remind the children
to keep their heads up and to watch out for other
runners.
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Birthday
switch: On
a signal, players inflate the parachute. Call out a
month of the year. Any child who has a birthday in
that month runs underneath the parachute and finds a
new spot before it deflates. Call out all the months
to give all the children a chance.
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