FAMILY REUNION GAME
There are so many games to be played at a family reunion. Here are some
of the old classics that are always a hit.
Sack Race:
Equipment Needed – One sack per participant. How to Play: The old
standard…get in a sack and hop to the finish line. Variation –
Put weights in the bottom of the sacks. It is even more fun, put lots of
weights in the sacks without the people knowing.
Three-legged Race:
Equipment Needed – Some short pieces of rope. How to Play: Divide
up into teams of two. Tie the right leg of one teammate to the left leg
of the other teammate. Now try to run the race. Hopefully they’ll
gradually get in sync and it won’t be quite as hard to make it there.
Variation – Tie five people together and see what happens. Keep moving
the numbers up until you have all the kids on two teams, all tied together.
Tug of War:
Equipment Needed – Strong, thick rope (not nylon, which can stretch
and break). How to Play: Divide the group into two teams (try to make them
even by total size, not necessarily by numbers). On the mark, each team
tries to pull the other across a line – a small creek, mud hole, or
the stream of water created by a hose. Variation – One branch of the
family against the other, male against female, et cetera.
Family Reunion Games
War Ball can be quite entertaining and a lot of fun. You will need as
many soft rubber balls as you can possibly get your hands on. You take
a bunch of balls, and you throw them, and you hit people. Then, the person
that gets hit is out and that means you are good. Basically, you divide
into two teams, face each other, and play dodge ball against each other.
When someone gets hit, they go to prison in the back of the opponents.
Then they catch balls that come back there and try to hit the people of
the other side. If they do, they’re free again. By the way, the
balls can’t bounce before hitting someone – if they do, they’re
dead and don’t do any damage. In addition, if a person catches the
ball, the one who threw it is out. Another version of this game is Medic.
When you get hit, you sit where you were hit. Before the game you choose
a Medic, who can walk around and touch the sitting people so they can
get back up. Don’t let the other team know who your Medic is –
if they do, they’ll kill him off real quick. The objective of the
entire game – kill off the Medic!
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