Competitions for children in nature in summer

Summer is the time of year when children of younger and older age spend all day on the street. When a group of children gathers more than 2-4 people, they want to compete with each other in the development of strength, endurance, agility and other skills. For this, the most suitable are the fun contests for children that can be held outdoors in the summer.

Competitions for children in the open air in summer

For children spending their time in nature in the summer, the following competitions are best suited:

1. The Forest Lapta. At a distance of 10 steps from the guys, a predetermined design of twigs is built. Each participant must be knocked down with a stick, without crossing the drawn line.
2. "Fishing". At a predetermined distance from the participants, various small objects are built. The first player is given a "fishing rod" - a stick about 2 meters in length with a rope tied to it and a weight on its end. The task of the guys is to shoot down the targets with the help of the "fishing rod", swinging the cable.
3. "Battle of the balls." To the right ankle of each participant with a string, the length of which does not exceed 30 cm, a small balloon is attached. At the same time, players keep their hands behind their backs, clasped in a lock. Originally, only two children compete against each other, who need to burst their opponent's ball with their free foot. To the one who won the battle, the next player joins. This continues until there is only one participant left with the whole projectile.

For children who are resting in the summer on the beach, the following games-contests will suit:

1. Bear bear. The participant who will represent the bear, sits in the middle of the beach. Around him, all the guys lay out their toys, clothes and other things that can be used for this. At a distance of 5-7 steps from this "composition" stick on the sand you need to draw a line, behind which will be a safe place, or "house". At some point, the presenter or one of the guys says "The bear has woken up!", After which all players try to save toys and other items by transferring them to the "house". Mishka, in turn, seeks to catch those participants who have nothing in their hands. Anyone who finds himself in the clutches of a bear, replaces him in his post. In the competition, the winner is the player who managed to save more items and wrest them from the clutches of a predatory beast.
2. Short-cuts. Each participant clamps an empty plastic bottle between his knees and tries to escape as far as possible. In this case, you need not only to distance yourself, but also to besiege other players so that they return to the beginning of the race. The winner is the child who managed to escape to the maximum distance.
3. "Joust". If the beach has a wide log, it can be used as a pedestal for the next competition. Two players must stand on the log and arrange a duel, trying to stay on it. The one who fell - is out of the competition, and the next participant joins the winner.

In summer, for fun pastime of children, you can use joke competitions-relay races, for example:

1. "Fire brigade". Participants of each team stand in a line, each of them receives 2 disposable cups, one of which is empty, and the second one is full. A bucket is placed in front of the captain. At the signal of the leader, the last participant pours water into an empty glass of the neighbor, trying not to spill anything. So, gradually, the liquid reaches the captain, who pours it into the bucket. The team that has managed to save more water is the winner.
2. "Coal". Players are divided into 2 teams, and each gets a small pebble. The task of all children is to reach the given place, tossing the pebble, as if it is a hot coal, and to fold the "fire" faster than the other team.

Finally, for the quest of children taking place on the street in the summer, the following competitions are suitable:

1. "Turnip." According to the plot of this contest, grandfather forgot where he planted the turnip. Moving from one character fairy tale to another, the guys perform simple tasks, for which they receive a piece of the card. From the collected fragments, players need to add the picture, and then find the turnip in the given place.
2. "In search of lost treasures." This game is similar to the previous one, but in the end the guys need to find a chest, which many years ago buried an ancient pirate.