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260 Reading: The Sport of Champions!
Balloon Bouncer Relay
Cut the center out of a full-sized paper plate so that a ring is created. Tape a paint stirrer or other
long stick securely to the paper plate. Make several of these “bouncers” so that you have enough
for several relay teams. Inflate several balloons, including extras in case they burst. Use
masking tape to set up lanes. Each member of the relay team has to move as quickly as possible
to the end of the lane and back without dropping the balloon and pass the balloon and bouncer
to the next member of the relay team. If the balloon falls off the bouncer, it must be retrieved
without using hands. If the balloon breaks, the racer has to return to the starting line to get a new
balloon. The first team to complete the relay wins.
Indoor Bowling
Materials
10 2-liter plastic soda bottles, emptied and rinsed
Sand
Funnel
2 Small plastic balls (about 12 inches around)
Stickers, paint pens, beads, sequins, and other decorating supplies
Masking tape
Directions
Have each child decorate a soda bottle. Use the funnel to fill each soda bottle with 2 cups of
sand; add additional sand if needed to keep the bottles from toppling too easily. In the program
room, use masking tape to set up “lanes” about 12 feet long. Set up the soda bottle “pins” in
rows (one pin in the first row, two in the second, three in the third, and four pins in the last row.)
Each child rolls the ball down the lane, knocking over as many pins as possible. Each play gets
two balls per round. Play ten rounds if time permits; otherwise decide in advance how many
rounds will be played. One point is awarded for each pin toppled. Keep score!
Additional games and variations for indoor games are available on-line at Games Kids Play,
www.gameskidsplay.net.
Exercise Your Mind
Photocopy and distribute the Exercise Your Mind word search sheet provided at the end of this
chapter. Challenge the kids to find all the different exercises and sports activities hidden in the
puzzle.
Guest Speakers
Invite an aerobics teacher or a hip-hop dancer to demonstrate safe and appropriate exercise
techniques.