Place hula hoops on the ground. Cut strips of masking tape and place them on the ground about 5 feet away from the hula hoops. Instruct children to stand on the masking tape lines. Provide each child with five bean bags. Children try to throw their bean bags into the hula hoops. One point is awarded for each bean bag that lands just outside the hula hoops and two points are awarded for each bean bag that lands inside the hula hoops. The player who earns the most points wins the game.
This is a simple, yet fun game for preschool field days. Again, create lines on the ground with strips of masking tape. Place different colored balls on the lines. Children stand on the lines and kick the balls as hard as they can. The player who kicks his ball the farthest wins first place.
Slow and steady wins this race. For this game, place two masking tape strips on the ground, approximately 10 feet apart. These lines are the starting and ending point. Have children stand at the starting point. Provide each child with a balloon. Instruct students to place their balloons between their knees. After the whistle, they walk as carefully as they can, trying to make it from the starting point to the ending point without breaking their balloons. If a child pops her balloon, she sits out. The first player to reach the ending point with a balloon still intact wins the game.
This game provides cool relief on hot field days. Separate class into two or three teams. Place kiddie pools filled with water on the ground---one for each team. About 10 feet away from the kiddie pools, place gallon-sized buckets on the ground. Have teams line up at the kiddie pools. Give the first person on each team a large sponge. On your mark, players dip their sponges into the kiddie pool, allowing them to absorb water. They run to their respective buckets and wring the water out of the sponges into the buckets. Once they've wrung out their sponges, they run back to the kiddie pool and give the sponge to the next player, who repeats the process. The game continues in this fashion. The team that first fills their bucket to the top with water wins.