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Big Foot Relay. Have the children get two shoeboxes with them. Tape the hats onto the boxes, then cut a one-inch-wide and four-inch long slit in to each one top. Have the contestants slip their feet into the slits in the boxes and race.

Batty Bowling. Acquire a bit of stupid or unique items that can be bumped over by a ball, such as a plastic milk carton, a candlestick, a stand-up doll, a plastic vase of flowers, a pizza box, a tower of clean cans, an umbrella stand, an empty oatmeal container, and a book. Draw them up like bowling pins and let the bowlers try to belt them over with volleyballs, tennis balls, or golf balls.

Blind Walk. Make an obstacle path from one end of the yard to the other. Line up the contestants and let them have a good look at the path. One at a time, blindfold the children and have them walk the path without looking. Note each player’s time on the scoreboard.

Drag the Body. Divide the group into two teams. Give each team a blanket. Have one player from each team lie down on the blanket. The teams must drag the body on the blanket from one end of the yard to the other. Whoever crosses the finish line first, wins.

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