Racing
Games for Picnics - Outside Kids Games
In
these games participants are divided into a number of equal teams. Each
team is
lined up insingle
file behind a base line. A distance line parallel to the base line and
about
ten yards from it isindicated
on the field.
Egg
and Spoon Race
A
basket of eggs, apples, potatoes or stones is placed in front of each
team and
a spoon given tothe
first member of each team. Empty baskets are placed on the distance
line
opposite the positionof
each team. At the signal to go the first player on each team, keeping
the left
hand behind theback,
takes one egg from the basket by means of the spoon and carries it on
the spoon
to the basketfrom
the distance line. Returning to the base line the spoon is handed to
the second
member of theteam
who repeats the performance of the first. The game continues until the
last
player on eachteam,
after carrying the egg forward, returns across the base line. The team
first
succeeding wins.Should
a player drop an egg, he must gather up as much of the egg as possible
and
carry it to thefar
basket and there deposit it before returning with the spoon to the next
member
of his team.
Pea
Shelling Race
A
basket containing peas and an empty dish are placed on the distance
line
opposite each team.There
should be at least six peas contained in each basket for every player
on the
team. At the signalto
go the first player on each team runs forward, shells his peas into the
dish
and lays the six emptypods
in a straight line behind the dish. Accomplishing this, he returns and
tags off
the next player onthe
team who repeats the performance of the first. The team first
succeeding in
shelling all of thepeas
and having each player's pods lined up in a straight line, wins.
Rope
Skipping Relay
A
piece of rope is necessary for each team. At the signal to go, the
first member
of each teamskips
rope forward to the distance line. From the distance line he runs back
and
hands the rope tothe
next one on the team, who repeats the performance of the first. Each
player
must skip the rope atleast
six times in each direction. The last member of the team, after
skipping the
rope forward to thedistance
line, returns across the base line, ending the event.
Dizzy
Izzy
A
cane or stick is given to the first player on each team. Upon the
signal to go
he places the endof
the stick upon the ground, holding the stick in a vertical position,
and places
the centre of hisforehead
on the upper end of the stick. In this position, he circles around the
stick
three times andthen
runs forward to the distance line and returns, handing the stick to the
next
player on his teambehind
the base line. The second player places his forehead upon the stick and
repeats
theperformance
of the first, as does every other player on the team. The last man ends
the
race bycrossing
the base line.
Caterpillar
Race
The
players on each team sit upon the ground in single file, with the head
of each
team behind thebase
line. The knees are bent so that the feet are near the hips. Each
player
reaches back with histwo
hands and grasps the ankles of the player next behind him. At the
signal to go,
the entirecolumn
moves forward, endeavoring to keep from breaking the column by any one
losing
his gripon
the ankles of the next member of the team, behind. The caterpillar
creeps
forward across thedistance
line and returns. When the rear end of the column crosses the base
line, the
race iscompleted,
provided the column is unbroken.
Potato
Race
Two
peach baskets and two potatoes, stones or blocks of wood for each
contestant
are needed foreach
team. One basket is placed before each team on the base line and one
directly
opposite on thedistance
line. The potatoes are placed in the basket on the base line. The first
player
takes a positionon
the right hand side of the basket behind the base line, with a potato
in his
hand. At the signal tostart,
he runs around the basket on the distance line, dropping his potato
therein. He
returns, runningaround
the basket on the base line, picks up the second potato, which he
carries and
drops into thefar
basket, as he circles it. He then returns and tags off the next player
on the
team, who, after beingtagged,
picks up the first potato and carries it to the far basket, returning
for his
second. Each playerin
turn carries two potatoes, one at a time. Both baskets must be circled
in
carrying the potatoesforward.
The player is not allowed to touch the basket in running around it. If
his
potato fails to gointo
the basket, he must pick it up and put it in before he goes for his
second
potato or touches offthe
next runner. The last player on each team ends the race by crossing the
base
line after havingproperly
deposited his two potatoes in the far basket.
Chair
Relay
A
chair is placed on the distance line opposite each team, with the back
of the
chair towards theteam.
Boxes may be used instead of chairs in this race. At the signal to go
the first
player on eachteam
runs forward, sits in the chair, lifting both feet clear of the ground,
then
running around thechair,
returns and tags off the next player, who does the same.Where
folding chairs are available, the chair can be folded and left upon the
ground
on thedistance
line. Then each contestant is required to open the chair, sit upon it,
then
fold it, lay it uponthe
ground and return to tag off the next player.
Squash
Race
One
crook-neck summer squash, a short stick, a piece of twine and a
strawberry
basket areneeded
for each team in this race. The strawberry basket, containing the
squash with
its neckprojecting
over the edge, is placed on the distance line. A slip noose is made in
one end
of thetwine.
The other end is tied to the end of the stick. This fish pole
arrangement of
twine and stick ishanded
to the first man on each team. At the signal to go he runs forward to
the
distance line andproceeds
to fish for the squash in the basket by slipping the noose of string
over its
neck. He is notallowed
to touch the string or squash with his hand in his effort to do this.
He must
use his stick as afish
pole. When he has succeeded in capturing the squash, he picks up the
basket and
carries thesquash
swinging from the end of his fish pole to the next player on his team.
The
second player,upon
receiving the squash, the fish pole, and the basket, runs forward,
slipping the
noose off thesquash.
He places the squash in the basket on the distance line and proceeds to
fish
for it as did thepreceding
player. Each player does this in turn.
Quadruped
Race
The first two players on each team stand back to back behind the base line, with the first playerfacing the distance line. The two lock arms behind them. At the signal to go the first player bendsforward, lifting the second player so that his feet are clear of the ground and carries him forward onhis back in this position. When he has crossed the distance line, he lowers the player upon his back,without changing their relative position and that player, upon getting his feet upon the ground,bends forward, lifting the first player upon his back, and runs back with him in this position acrossthe base line.
When
the first couple has crossed the base line, the second couple on each
team
proceeds withthe
race (copying the first.)
Centipede
Race
The
players of each team lock their arms around the waist of the player
next in
front of them andrace
in this compact position across the distance line, turning around
without
breaking theirformation,
and end the race when the last man on the team crosses the base line.
Silhouettes
PIace a lighted candle behind a tall screen covered with white linen. The hostess should sit before itand each of the company must in turn pass between the candle and the screen. The game is to guessthe person behind the screen by means of their shadow.
The
guesser should leave the room while the one to be named is selected,
and on
re-turning, heshould
not look to find out who is missing, but honestly guess from the
silhouette.Sometimes
it adds to the fun to use a disguise, as at a masquerade. For example,
put on a
long skirt,fasten
up the hair, etc.. However, do not cover the face as this would make it
too
difficult to guess.
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