The Stuff-stacle Course

With a bit of imagination, stuff that's been lying around the house all winter, unused, can quickly transform a seemingly boring backyard into a magnificent Stuff-stacle Course.

WHAT YOU NEED:
	Stuff
	Stopwatch or a watch with a second hand

 
HOW TO PLAY:
1. Search the basement and garage for objects that will provide a challenge for the course runners.

2. Have the children all line up horizontally at the starting line.

3. Time the children as they perhaps: 1) whoosh down a playground slide; 2) wiggle through the hula hoops strung from a branch; 3) sprint around an eight-hat slalom course; 4) hurdle over the noodles propped on overturned plastic garbage pails; 5) crazily ride the tricycle to the garage.

VARIATIONS:
• Try completing it backward.
• Why not create a personal best chart?
• See if you can beat your top time.

TIPS:
Think safety when you set up the course; there's a lot to trip over here.