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Looking for some new games to play with friends this summer? Look no further. Here are games you can play in your backyard or a park. Most of the games on this page work for two or more players. So invite some friends to join you at The Kid Scoop News Backyard Games!
(Be sure to pick up all the little water balloon pieces after the event!)
Draw four squares on your patio or the
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sidewalk. Draw a large numeral 1 in the first box, a large 3 in the second box, a large 5 in the third box and a large 7 in the fourth square. • water balloons • sidewalk chalk
From a good distance away, each player throws four water balloons, trying to score the most points. If your balloon lands in the box marked 1 , you get one point, score three points for the box marked 3, and so on. Before each
Find the two identical girls. Look carefully!
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• at least 4 players • 1 person to judge • boom box
Choose one person to be the judge. Divide everyone else into teams of two. One person on each team is the stander; the other is the shadow.
throw, spin around three times!
The judge turns on the music, and each stander moves to the music, while her shadow tries to make the same movements. When the judge stops the music, everyone freezes. If the stander and the shadow are not in
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple step directions to play a game.
identical positions, they’re out. The game continues until only one identical pair remains.
Can you nd each object’s
Crumple one sheet of newspaper into a ball. Wrap tape around it to hold it together. Facing your partner, hold a sheet of newspaper
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shadow on this page? Standards Link: Investigation: Find similarities in common objects.
flat between you. Try to make the ball bounce up and down on the newspaper. How high can you toss it and still catch it? How many times in a row can you catch it?
Place the box or basket on one side of the yard. Each player takes a turn trying to throw the disc into it from 10 steps away. After everyone has had a turn, try throwing from 30 steps away. Score 10 points for each successful throw.
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Have left-handers throw with their right hands and right-handers throw with their left hands.
• plastic flying disc or coffee can lid • empty box or laundry basket
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