Spring Field Day

Spring Field Day is a great excuse to get outside and act like a kid again! With memories of the elementary school field days, why not have your own and see just how good your long jump skills still are?

Event Outline: Invite your guests to meet at a park. Have a scoreboard and event materials ready. Invite everyone to sign up on the scoreboard or put down their team names if you want to play by teams (or couples). Participate in 6-12 events; make sure you have designated an event judge. End the field day by celebrating the winners and/or enjoying something to eat.

Event Size: 6-26 people

Event Activities:

- Running long jump

- 3-legged race

- Softball throw

- Bubblegum challenge (see who can blow a bubble first)

- 50 yard dash

- Egg race (have everyone place an egg on a spoon and balance it as they race for 25-50 yards)

- Water balloon toss

- Saltine cracker eating contest (see who can fully eat and swallow 5 saltines first)

- Relay race

- Crab walk

- Potato sack race

- Soda-chugging challenge (see who can drink a full glass of soda the fastest)

- Strongman competition (make a box look like a car or train and fill it with something heavy, then ask competitors to either lift it or pull it within certain parameters)

Optional Event Details:

- Order different color headbands for each individual/team to wear. You can use these colors as much as you want, i.e. on the scoreboard or as place holders for the events.

- Create gold, silver, and bronze metals by making candy lays and then attaching a circle (medal) covered in gold wrapping paper, tin foil or bronze paper.

- Bake and decorate star or trophy-shaped sugar cookies to give to all the participants.

Event Food:

- Be sure to provide drinks for everyone

- Food is not necessary at this event, but you can offer snacks or have a potluck barbecue after the games.