Fun with Caution Tape

I like to play tag for dry-land on a weekly basis. The kids have a lot of fun and have to work hard at the same time. The great thing is that they don't even know that they are getting an awesome workout in. It can also be a great way to warm the kids up before they get in the water. Tag seems to be the magic dry-land activity that I simply can't live without. It requires short bursts of speed, endurance, agility, athleticism, and much more if you are creative.

I have created some amazing ways to play tag, but none as simple, different, and fun as what I came up with last week. Check it out.

I found some caution tape in the office and thought that it would be fun to make some obstacles for the kids to look out for. It turned out that the kids loved it and a simple game of tag became something completely different.

Fin Chase Down

Another fun game I like to play is Fin Chase Down. This is great for getting the kids to sprint for their dear lives.

First, partner the kids up in pairs. One gets to wear fins and the other doesn't. The swimmer without fins gets to go first and the person with fins goes second. I give the kids without fins four chances to to make it to the opposite wall. On the first chance they get a 4 second head start. On chance 2 they get 3 seconds. Chance 3 allows them a 2 second head start. And the final chance only gives them 1 second. The goal for the fin wearer is to catch and grab the leg of their partner stopping them from getting to the other side. Once we get through 4 chances the kids switch rolls and the fin wearer becomes the person who gets chased down.