Nèëd "ólympic" game ideas

[Apple]

I put this on EE as well, hoping to hit as many people who might have a lot of ideas--I think between here and EE I'll get the crossover I'm looking for (I think several people from SS look at both boards, even if they don't regularly participate in both).

My son is putting together an "olympics" for his class mates as a class project. So far, he's taken common games and added a "twist", but he needs a few more events.

What he has so far:

Free Throws--you try to make a free throw, but your back is to the basket

Horseshoes--teams of two, but one person is blindfolded, the other person gives directions (not sure what will be used for the "horseshoes", might be horseshoes, might be U-bolts, might be (new) toilets seats if we can find them way cheap)

Three legged race--like normal three legged race, but the players' right legs are tied together so one faces forward, one backward, up to the players if they go side-by-side or arranged so they both run sideways

Toilet plunger races--race across the floor on a skate board or other wheeled platform, using toilet plungers to pull/push themselves across (feet/hands not allowed to touch the floor--thinking of making a wheeled cart with a small pallet, plywood and casters so it's bigger--or a cart you use for under the car if I can borrow one in good shape). Player can choose to lay down or sit up.

Thought about potato sack races, but need a twist (and an inexpensive way to find sacks, might be able to have my mom help my son make some once we know how many kids will race--garbage bags would likely be too slick on the grass).

Ok--need more ideas.

[misspt]

Passing Practice

A good quarterback needs accurate aim. Help future Tom Bradys perfect theirs with this fun passing challenge.
What You Need
1 water-resistant tarp with grommets (ours was 5 1/2 by 7 1/2 feet)
Ruler
Permanent marker
Scissors
Rope
Footballs
Colored duct tape
Instructions
First, spread the tarp out on the ground and use a ruler and a marker to measure and mark a number of targets in varying sizes. (We covered our tarp with 10-, 12-, and 15-inch squares and diamonds surrounding an 18-inch center square.)
Cut out the holes, then line the edges of each one with colored duct tape. Use the marker to add a point value (5, 10, 25, and so on) below or next to each target, assigning higher values to smaller holes.
To hang the tarp, tie a length of rope to each of the corner grommets, then tie each of the ropes to a stable structure, such as a fence, a tree, or a swing set.
To practice their passing, aspiring quarterbacks can take turns throwing footballs (try kid-size footballs for smaller hands) through the holes from an agreed-upon distance, earning points for each successful pass. The first player to 100 (or another score of your choosing) wins.

This is from Pinterest. It has a ton of these type activities. One of my favorites is yard jenga with 4 X 4s cut to the right length, but I don't think that will be olympic enough for you.

[rubyslippers]

Popcorn race--2 teams
Items:
4 styrafoam coffee cups
4 paper clips
4 thick rubber bands
2 buckets filled with popped corn
2 empty buckets

Directions:
Punch small holes in bottom of cups
Attach rubber bands to paper clips
Slide paper clips through hole in cups so rubber band hangs
underneath cups
Slip rubber bands around shoes or bare feet
Fill cups with popped corn
Racers try to reach the other side of gym or lawn without
spilling too much popped corn
When they reach destination, empty what's left into empty
bucket
They race back home and let the next teammate fill cups with
popcorn and continue
Object: The team with the least amount of popcorn in the
empty bucket wins

[Sam_2.0]

Seems like any of the "Minute to Win It" games would work well.

[mizbear]

Plastic horshoe sets should be coming out in the dollar stores and could be donated to the school for indoor recess.

OR

Get rubber tubing from the home improvement store- seal in circlish shapes with a non-toxic glue or heavy tape. Use cones or milk cartons. (We used to throw hula hoops over seated students but I imagine the schools (or prudish parents) frown on that now.

I do hope the school is keeping students with physical limitations in mind when they do their layout. I have seen some real one sided layouts when helping with field day.

Of course I was always the short kid who couldn't reach anything, and my DB was always the chubby kid.

[Apple]

Thanks for the ideas! DS is doing this all on his own as part of a project. Each student is assigned a different "topic" and has to do some kind of project or presentation based on it, with research, etc. Last year his topic was wood, so for his project he built an outdoor yard chair (very comfortable--he did a good job). This year his topic is "olympics" so instead of just doing a poster board with pictures and facts, he's doing the games for the class as his project. He's not the most athletic person which is why we've tried to pick some things that are just whacky (like blindfolded horseshoes and backwards free throws) instead of things that will just be dominated by the athletic kids.

I might have to see if I can find "minute to win it" online for ideas (I only get two channels on my antenna, and both of them are fuzzy now...) I'll show him the games on here and let him see what he wants to try.

[mizbear]

apple- if you get hulu or some other internet type tv thing you can watch the episodes- I think one minute to win it involved stacking red solo cups

[thyme4change]

Another minute to win it thing is where you hold a piece of dry pasta (spaghetti - the thickest you can find) in your mouth and try to pick up pop cans with the pop-top sticking up. Like you have to thread the spaghetti thru, without using your hands, and then carry it over to another table, or something.

[Peace77]

You can get burlap sacks at places thar roast coffee beans.