Basically, you just play a game of baseball with whiffle ball and bat, but before each pitch, you fill the ball up with shaving cream. So as the bat hits, it splatters everywhere - as you catch the ball you get covered in shaving cream. Usually, it turns into a shaving cream fight, but the kids and adults love...
Outdoor or Indoor. Have students wear grubby clothes that can be thrown away. Divide into 4 or more teams and arm each person with a small Styrofoam plate and 4 marshmallows.Give each team captain (adult) a different color dipping sauce (we used Mustard, Red, & Green Catsup, and Chocolate Syrup, but you can use your imagination). Then map out...
This is a messy "thank you" or Christmas gift to your staff (or interns). Lay tarp down (a large vinyl tablecloth works, too). Staff wear old clothes and get ready to be icky!Students get to dump 12 items of gross stuff on the staff, one at a time. The twelve days of Christmas gives a nice outline for the...
Set up a court outside for dodgeball. Plays like dodge ball or any other variation.Use a rope to set up a centerline and boundaries. Give each team a bucket of water, 5-gallon buckets work well. Outfit each team with plenty of rolls of toilet paper depending on the size of your group. You'll get about 5 good throws from...
Buy a couple bags of large marshmallows, plastic cups, and masking tape.Divide students into two teams and have one team go to each side of the room. Divide the room with masking tape to mark where players cannot step across. Put a plastic cup on the head of every player on one of the teams (so that everyone on...
Gross Balloon VolleyballAll you need is a volleyball court or something similar, water balloons, and lots of gross liquids and sauces (except Tobasco).Add things to all of the water balloons like ketchup, mustard, syrup, chocolate syrup, salad dressing, anything you want. The grosser the better. (Fill the gross stuff first - then the water.)The object is to throw the...
Watermelon Helmet ContestThat's right, have each team carve a helmet (or helmets) out of watermelons. You can go for the gladiator look or more of the Darth Vador look. Team members must wear helmets throughout the event.Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest(Need I explain?)Cantaloupe BowlingCreate a bowling alley in the parking lot and set up 2 liter bottles at the end....