Race Through an Obstacle Course

When a few things get in your way, it's an annoyance. When a passel of things do, it's a great party game! Pull out a stopwatch and try your skill at these obstacle course stations.

WHIRLING DERVISH
Players must throw a water balloon high in the air, spin around and then catch it.

WALK THE PLANK
Set up a board on two cinder blocks and tie some balloons to it. Players must walk across, stepping over the balloons and stopping in the middle to spell their names aloud backward.

BOX HOP
Lay out a row of cardboard boxes (or laundry baskets). Players must jump from one to the next.

FRISBEE TOSS
Place a clean trash can 10 feet from a throw line. Players try to toss a Frisbee into the can.

SUMMER SHOWER
Players must balance a golf ball on a tee (or on a spoon, for little kids) as they walk through a lawn sprinkler.

LAWN CHAIR SLALOM
Line up several lawn chairs 2 to 3 feet apart. Players must skip around each chair while carrying a half-filled paper cup of water. If they spill, they must start over.

RAKE A BALL
Players use a rake to drag a basketball through the lawn chair slalom course (described above) and back.