Hey Lori! Skyview has some of the best games! I don't know if this is what you are looking for but I did a search and just typed in SKYVIEW and about 3 down was a post called SURVIVOR Family Fun. I'm not sure if this is what you were looking for. Also there is one about the Fear Factor games.
Hope this helps. And GOOD LUCK!!!
Can you please let me know where to find the information for Skyview's Survivor Field Day ideas. We really need to spice ours up a little.
Thanks,
Lori
We did a combination Fun Day/Field Day last year that we called Passport to Fun: Destination USA. We set up different stations having to do with different states/regions and had field day sorts of games, a craft or activities, or refreshments for each area. The younger grades went in the morning and the older kids in the afternoon. We didn't hand out ribbons because the kids each had their own passport (we used extra yearbook photos), and they got a sticker at each station they went to. They also had their souvenirs for the things they made or won at the different stations. Refreshment stations included snow cones for Alaska, popcorn for Iowa, cotton candy for Georgia and South Carolina, etc. We had a basketball shootout for Indiana (the Hoosiers), went crabbing in the coastal states (buried marbles in kiddie swimming pools filled with sand that the kids had to pick up with their bare toes), dug for buried "treasure" (same idea, sand in the kiddie pools, but we put in fake gold coins) for the mining states, had a relay race with broomsticks for Kentucky & Tennessee (we called it "Run for the Roses"), etc. (We had about 12 stations total and included all the states). Each class went as a unit from station to station so that no one station was overwhelmed, and we had parent volunteers at each station to help out. The whole shebang cost about $500, and the kids had fun plus learned some things as well. This year we've talked about the same sort of idea, but changing the destination to Europe, Australia, or some other area of the world, so that the kids don't get bored with the exact same activities year after year.
Our gym teachers coordinate our field day. There are 6-8 activites. k-2 in the pm and 3-5 in the pm. The classes travel together to each activity and usually team up with another class there. Like class A against class B for tug of war and then they make it boys vs girls and a few other breakdowns. There is a 3 legged race, relays, some sort of water/sponge fights. I can't think of them all. Then the PTO provides popsicles. All the additional staff (readingand math teachers etc.) help with the events. One year the kids all got participation ribbons but the school paid for those and no one seemed to care. We always do this within the last 2 weeks of school when the kids are already starting to get crazy.
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We also have a Fun Day held in June on a half day. Each class in our school (we have over 500 students) is divided into two teams, Blue and White (school colors). Thus, the whole school is divided into blue and white. The classes then round robin tw different stations and play different games, along with having popcorn, cotton candy and facepainting/tattoos. Examples of games that we have: Tug -o-war, sponge relay, tricycle race, basketball throw, ring toss, bowling game. There are so many choices. The bowling game our PTO purchased because we have several special needs classes and two children in wheelchairs. This way, they can participate also.
We don't give out prizes, but do keep a tally on which team wins what event. At the end of the day, an announcement is made over the loudspeaker at to which color won. Sometimes it is a tie. (happens more often than not) The PTO provides an ice pop at the end of the day, and we provide a hot dog and juice for lunch. Hope this helps some!
Ours is planned by the gym teacher and supported by the PTO. We got an inflatable obstacle course last year and that was a big hit. She has three legged races, drip-drip drop (like duck, duck goose) but with a wet sponge, hula hoops, relay races, popsicle station, etc.
Each class stays together and rotates from station to station. The school is divided to one half goes in the morning - one half in the afternoon. When they aren't outside, they are watching a movie. Last year it was Airbud.
The Kindergarteners don't participate (that's the day they have their picnic in the park) and there aren't any awards. Everyone is just in it for the fun. Makes things much more pleasant.
