Keep
your students active this spring with these fun spring themed games.
Robin’s Egg
Select 1 student
to be the robin. Have the robin sit with his/her back to the other students, at
least ten feet away. Place a plastic egg behind the robin. The robin needs to
protect the egg. The remaining students take turns sneaking up behind the robin
and try to steal the egg. If the robin hears the person sneaking up, he/she
will “call” and then turn around. If the robin catches a student, that student
becomes the new robin. If there is no student when the robin “calls,” the robin
remains the robin and the game starts again.
Flower Power
Students pretend
to be pollinators traveling from flower to flower. Scatter hula hoops across
the play area (fewer hula hoops than students). Place a card with a shape inside
each hula hoop (flower). Give each student a card with a shape. Students must
travel around the play area, matching their card to one inside a flower. When
they find a match, they stand inside the flower. Only one student can be inside
each flower. If a student doesn’t “pollinate” a flower, they are out. Remove a
flower (hula hoop) after each round.
Metamorphosis Relay
Students are
butterflies racing through their various life stages. Divide students into two
teams. Students begin the race in a curled up position to represent an egg.Station 1 – the caterpillar: students wiggle through a maze, searching for food
Station 2 – the chrysalis: students climb into a burlap sack and race to the next station
Station 3 – the adult caterpillar: students grab a colorful scarf and “flies” to the finish line
Plant a Tree Relay
Students race to
complete the task of planting a tree.
Station 1 – dig
the hole: students put on a straw hat and perform 5 squats
Station 3 – move mulch: students put a small trash can on a scooter and push it to the next
station; if the trash can falls off, they must go back and try again
Station 4 – water the tree: students pick up a jumping rope (represents water hose) and must jump rope to the finish line
Watch it Grow!
Plant flowers, a
tree, or a garden. There are plenty of jobs to keep everyone active: digging
holes, planting the tree/flowers, moving mulch, carrying water pails. Encourage
parents and local community members to join in on the fun. Students will have
fun watching their plants/trees change through the seasons.
Gardening Obstacle
Course
You need a large
outside play area. For older kids, have two teams race against each other.
Obstacle 1 –
carry 3 (numbers can be adjusted to age of students) bags of dirt to 3 marked
planting sites
Obstacle 2 –
load 3 (numbers can be adjusted to age of students) bags of mulch into a wheel
barrow
Obstacle 3 –
push loaded wheel barrow through curvy path (for added challenge, include a
hill)
Obstacle 4 –
unload the bags of mulch
Obstacle 5 –
load wagon with produce
Obstacle 6 –
push wagon to produce stand
Obstacle 7 –
unload produce
Obstacle 8 –
climb the fence (stack of hay bales) – finish line
Build a Nest
Students are
robins building their nests. Divide the students into two relay teams. Each
team stands single file behind the starting line. Place 2 buckets of wet mud (1
for each team) and the end of the course. Place 2 small containers (1 for each
team) at the starting line. Give each student a plastic spoon.
The first
student “flies” to the bucket of mud, scoops up a spoonful of mud, flies back
to the starting line, and empties their spoon of mud into the container (nest).
Continue until all students have helped build the nest.
Dig a Hole
Divide students
into teams. Place a bucket of soil and 10 plastic cups in front of each line.
Place an empty bucket at the end of the line. The first student in each line
fills a cup with soil and passes it to the student behind them. Students
continue passing the cup until it reaches the last student. The last student empties
the cup into the bucket. Continue until all the dirt has been transferred.
