WATER RELAY GAME
Relays are a great way to engage large groups of kids
in outdoor games. They encourage teamwork and
participation by everyone. During the summer, relays
that involve water can help keep kids cool and
avoid heat exhaustion.
Fill the Bottle
Set up number of teams possibly by number of people
willing to get wet. On each team, one person lays on
ground while holding a 20-oz plastic pop bottle on
their forehead. Teammates run to bucket to fill up their
4-oz cup then they attempt to pour it into teammates
pop bottle while standing over head. Then the next
teammate will do the same until 20-oz bottle is filled.
Once the 20-oz bottle is filled, the bottle person
should run to the finish line without spilling.
on this activity, participants should be organized into
teams of about five kids each. Each team needs two
large buckets and each team member will need
one small cup. These cups should be the same size
for all participants. Place one bucket beside the
starting lineup for each team. Each team should
place its other bucket along a designated "bucket line"
several yards away. The goal is for each team to
successfully transfer the water from the bucket-line
container into the starting-line bucket.
Leaky Cup Relay
This game is ideal for large teams. Each team receives
two buckets. Begin by having one team bucket filled
with water (not too heavy), several yards away from
the starting line (similar to the original set-up for
Bucket Brigade, but you may want start/bucket lines
to be closer together). Leave the empty bucket
at the starting line.
Water Bucket Relay Race
Kindergarteners Having Fun at Water Relay Races