LEAKING RELAY Items needed: Bucket of water, Two cups with holes in the bottom and sides (equally), and two containers about half gallon size. Divide into two teams. First player on each team fills his cup with water from the bucket, then places the leaking cup over his head and runs around a previously marked course. When he gets back to the beginning he pours into the empty container, whatever water is left in his cup then hands the empty cup to the next player. The team that fills their container first wins. =============================================== DUCK, DUCK, SPLASH This game has the same rules as Duck, Duck Goose except you say "Duck, Duck Splash " and when you "splash" someone, you wring out a wet sponge over their head. =============================================== SPONGE RELAY Two teams face a relay race or obstacle course together. Balance a wet sponge on your head and run to and back from a goal. If you drop the sponge you must return to the front of your line and start over again. =============================================== DODGE THE SPONGE Instead of using a dodge ball use a large sponge. Have players in a circle with one person being in the middle. The object is to throw the wet sponge at the person. If he/she gets hit then the person who threw the sponge can name someone outside the circle to go to the middle. The person who was hit then gets to throw the first sponge! =============================================== Hole In The Bucket Required: One large trash can or 30 gallon tub, two receiving buckets, water source and two large coffee cans Players: Small to large groups Punch several holes into the bottom and the sides of your cans using a hammer and large nail. Large juice or bean cans will work also. Do this from the outside go into the can to prevent sharp edges on the outside. Make sure there are no sharp edges around the top of can, you can do this by hammering around the inside edge while against a hard surface. You can spray paint your cans with car paint ahead of time for different colored teams. Fill up a large clean container of water at starting point. At the other end of play field have a receiving bucket the same size for each team. Divide into teams and have one person at a time from each team do relay. Each person is to go to the large container, dip their can into it, put the can on their head or carry it in front of them, go down the field to their teams receiving bucket and pour what water is left into the bucket. Once they have done this they can run back to starting point and give the next person the can to do the same. The first team to fill their receiving bucket is the winner. ================================================ Over/Under Game Required: Buckets of water, sponges, pitchers Players: Small to large groups Divide the group into two teams. Have them form a single file line facing the persons head next to them. At the head of each line put a bucket of water. At the other end put a pitcher with a line drawn on it. Give a sponge to the person at the head of the line where the water bucket is. That person has to dip the sponge in the water to soak in as much water as they can. They have to then pass the soaking wet sponge over their head to the person behind who then passes the sponge to the person behind them through their legs. The sponge makes its way back over the head of one person and between the legs of the next till it gets to the person standing next to the pitcher. That person must squeeze whatever water is left into the pitcher and run the sponge back up to the head of the line. When this occurs, everybody moves back one position and the person who was at the back of the line now is at the head of the line. Continue process till the pitcher is filled to line. Fun game on hot day. ================================================= Wet Sweatshirt Dunk Relay Required: Buckets, water and large sweatshirts Players: Small to large groups Divide up into teams and players should have clothes on that they can get wet in. Each team should have one sweatshirt and one bucket full of water. Place buckets at the start of the line and the first person on each team is to dunk the sweatshirt into the bucket, put on the sweatshirt, run down the field and back and take off sweatshirt. The next player on that team will do the same. You can allow them to try and take off the sweatshirt while they are running back to the next player. For added fun why not make it a whole sweat outfit with large sweatpants and sweat shirt. Remember it has to be re-dunked before the next player puts on the sweats. =================================================