Before playing field day games, make sure your children know their boundaries in the area. Tell them where they are allowed to go, and what lines not to cross. Field day games can be a fun way for children to get to know each other, or learn how to work as a team. There are many field day games that young kids enjoy, such as relay races or hide and seek
Bees and Bears
Move one child away from the group and have her cover her eyes. This child is called the bear. Hide an unopened jar of honey somewhere in the area. Allow the other children, the bees, to see where you hide it. The bear will look for the honey; the bees make soft buzzing noises, getting louder as the bear gets closer to the honey.
Treasure Hunt
Divide the children into two teams. At the starting point, give each team a card with a picture of where the next clue is located. Provide different clues for both teams, except for the last clue. The team that reaches the location first wins. If you have a large number of children, divide them into three or more teams.
Balloon Relay
Divide the children into teams. Line the children up from the starting point to the finish line. Each team gets a balloon. The first child passes the balloon to the next child by hitting it into the air with their hands. The last child should be standing on the finish line. The children are allowed to move around to get the balloon, but can only hit it one time each.
Crazy Clothes Relay
In this relay race, the children line up in teams across several posts. Blow your whistle. The first child puts on a few clothing items, such as an over-size t-shirt, a clown nose and a wig. The child runs to the post, takes off their crazy clothes and the child waiting at the post puts them on and runs to the next child waiting. The team that has all of the children get the clothes on and the last child crosses the finish line wins.
Poison Tag
This game begins with one child being "It". The other children cross their arms over their chest while running from this child. When this child tags the other children, they are to place one hand on the exact spot where they were tagged, and with the remaining free hand, they tag other children. Eventually, the children are laughing because everyone is running around with their hands in weird places. The last person tagged becomes "It" in the next round.
