Field Day

Number of People: 1 or 2 (plus helpers)

Budget: $60 for supplies.  Some of this money may be used for watermelon ordered from conference services

This event happens on Wednesday afternoon during the Children's Program time 1:30 - 3:00PM; the kids will be in their groups with their leaders during this event. 

The leaders are responsible for planing the events - it's up to you to decide which activities to include, but be sure to plan ahead and bring supplies to support the activities you choose.  Feel free to invent new activities - the sillier the better!

In the past, activities have included:

• Water balloon toss (always popular - bring about 100 balloons - could be reusable ones, and ropes for boundaries)

• Tug of war (you'll need to bring a rope)

• Chair speed sitting

• Potato sack race

• Three-legged race

• Carrying Fruit Loops across the field on a tongue depressor

• Throwing mini-marshmallows into cups from a distance

• Speed litter pickup & sorting with support from the Island Sustainability team

• Watermelon seed spitting contest

Helpers:

• One or two to accompany you to the storeroom to carry down supplies

• Feel free to deputize other Shoalers to fill the water balloons on the day of the event. Don't do this yourself unless you want to! The filling is done in the two bathrooms between the Marine Lab and Brookfield. They're placed as finished in the plastic cartons and stowed under the deck covered by the burlap sacks. The other supplies are hidden under the deck (or porch) also.

• A couple to help with the actual events

• A couple to guard the watermelon from marauding kids and adults. It's served near the end.

Please contact the chairs before the end of May to make sure seeded watermelon is on the Food Order List (they must submit the order before June 1st).

Be creative and have fun! Just remember to keep the pace moving along as the young ones get restless easily.