For this game, contestants need the tossing skills of a Frisbee player and the good aim of a seasoned horseshoe pitcher.

For the scoring poles, you'll need nine dowels. Set them in the ground in three rows, each composed of three dowels and spaced 2 feet apart. Decorate the planted poles by wrapping them with red, white and blue crepe-paper streamers. For the rings (you'll need three per team), use a dozen sturdy paper plates. You can either purchase colored plates or spray paint plain ones. Cut out a large circle from the center of each plate. Then, place two of the plates face-to-face and tape together all the way around the rims. Repeat for the remaining five rings.

During the game, members from both teams have three attempts each to toss a ring around one of the poles. (It's fun to alternate turns between the two teams.) Kids should be allowed to stand a little closer to the poles than their adult teammates.

A ring that lands around a pole in the nearest row is worth 10 points; a ringer in the middle row earns 20 points; and a ringer in the far row earns 30 points. The team that accumulates the most points wins.

MORE GAMES FOR YOUR FIELD DAY

Badminton
Boccie
Balloon Toss
Capture the Flag
Croquet
Horseshoes
Sack Race
Tag Football
Tug-of-war
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