Outdoor blacktop games

Since the weather is just about nice enough to socialize outside, it might be nice to mix up your next outdoor gather with an outdoor-appropriate game instead of a walk for the umpteenth time. Related Article: Best Lawn Games. Many also love how easy it is to take this game wherever the party is going.

Quality is a word that comes up in dozens of reviews, and many also like that these foldable boards are easy to transport, especially compared to the classic wooden kind. Reviewers have decided that this upgraded version of capture the flag is great for kids. We had children from 6 to 14, plus adults, and everyone played.

The kids and adults! Players also appreciate that it comes with different sets of balls so they can play anywhere. The dice are the perfect size, great quality and really loved the dry eraser scoreboard and travel bag. They corners are all rounded and the sides are smooth. Reviewers rave about how nice this Connect 4 set looks, which is probably why many users deem it good enough to use during special occasions. Only bad thing I have is the noise of the falling pucks as that means we cannot play after the little one is in bed as we would likely wake her up, but that is minor, to say the least.

Reviewers are really impressed with how durable this Jenga set is. To a person, everyone has had a lot of fun and gets very wrapped up in the game. The rules are simple, the equipment is made to last — if you are looking for a semi-active game to bring to the beach, family barbecue, or even company picnic, this is it! One of them took a roll off the picnic bench onto concrete, only took a small scuff. Dozens of reviewers say this game is great to play in the water.

It is larger than I envisioned, but very lightweight and carries nicely in the bag that comes with the game. Dozens of reviewers specifically used these potato sacks for outdoor parties and describe them as great fun.

I hope to use these products for years to come. Reviewers appreciate that this ring toss comes with a mix of rope and plastic rings, along with movable pegs, making it an adjustable activity for players of various ages and abilities. Sturdy as a wood product can be expected. Should survive my rambunctious children and outdoors well. This classic game offers great plyometric exercise and balance training along with silly fun.

Multiple teams of three or four students each can play at once on multiple hopscotch grids, racking up cumulative team points and competing to win. For example, instead of writing numbers in the squares, have students draw animals, like cats, dogs and frogs, or write down the names of exercises, like jumping-jacks, squats and high-knees, in the squares.

When students toss a marker onto a square, they have to make the corresponding animal sound or perform repetitions of the specified exercise before they can begin hopping.

Another twist is partner hopscotch, in which two students hopping along two grids drawn close together must hold hands as they strive to hop with balance and accuracy. Divide students into teams of four, and set up one cone per team with a tennis or Wiffle ball balanced on top.

Have students take turns rolling other balls toward the cones, trying to topple them over. When the ball on top falls, the student who toppled it must try to chase it down and grab it within five seconds to win a point for their team. They also must set up the cone and ball on top for the next teammate to take their turn. Students develop teamwork along with speed and agility in a beanbag relay, which can be held on an outdoor track or blacktop, in an open field, or in nearly any other outdoor space.

Set out cones or other markers, divide students into teams, and give each team three beanbags. Teams line up at the starting point with their beanbags, and the first runner from each team runs with one beanbag to drop it at the first marker. Then they race back to grab a second beanbag and run it to the second marker, and finish up by repeating with the third beanbag and marker.

Marathon Kids is all about running, but not necessarily about speed. If you have students in track or who are simply interested in improving their running speed and endurance, Fartlek runs are a great way to kick things up a notch. Whereas regular interval training has runners recover between higher-intensity intervals by walking or even stopping altogether, Fartlek training has athletes continue running at a steady pace between bursts of speed, which helps condition both the body and the mind to build speed and endurance.

Best of all, the natural challenge and variations inherent in Fartlek training can keep students motivated and engaged. Marathon Kids is on a mission to get kids moving. The nonprofit organization offers free physical education programming through Marathon Kids Connect, a cloud-based PE and run club management platform that includes a mobile app for digital activity-tracking.

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