Browsing Category:Outdoor Games

estrogen-hoop-basketball
Great, simple time-filler involving everyone. All you need is a basketball court and a ball.Have everyone (up to 50 people) on the basketball court at once. If you have a huge group, you can have more than two teams, and play a tournament/elimination style. Play normal basketball but with the following rules:1. Only girls can shoot or score2. No...
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british-bulldog
Great game to release a lot of energy in the group. Divide into two teams and have them each get to one side of the room, divided by a line down the middle. The object of this game is for teams to try to convert members of the opposite team to their own team. How? Easy. A team member...
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criss-cross
Divide into 4 teams. Send each team into a corner. The object of the game is to see which team can get to the opposite (diagonal) corner the fastest using the designated method that the leader calls out (eg. if the leader calls out "hopping," the teams must hop to the opposite corner). This will create quite a "bottleneck"...
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amoeba-race
Supplies: Long lengths of rope AND a predetermined track/course.Divide your group into teams of at least 5 or more. The larger the team size, the more difficult it is. Tie the rope around the entire team at waist level. Make the rope as snug as possible without hurting the students.Put them on the obstacle course and turn them...
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rio-linda-kickball
A lot like normal Kickball with a bunch of backward twists (hence the name "Rio Linda," if you've ever been there, you know exactly what I mean!)Rules: All the bases are backwards. Run to 3rd first, then 2nd, and then 1st.  All players on a team get one time up and they get one pitch from their...
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trashball
Divide into two teams. This game is basically basketball, with your own player as the basket holder (assists at getting the ball in).Use a trashcan about the same size as your ball. Have each team choose a trash can holder (rotate regularly, it is a fun place to be). Have each one stand up on a chair (they can't...
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