| Planning organized outdoor activities for kids can | | | | opposing team. The batter attempts to hit the |
| be fun and easy. The planned activities that you | | | | baseball with a bat, usually made of wood. A |
| can participate in outdoors include the following: | | | | team scores 'runs' when batting by advancing its |
| Dodge ball. There are many variations to the | | | | players, past a series of four markers called |
| game which can be played in informal settings like | | | | bases arranged in a diamond shape. |
| the yard or in the gym. The game basically | | | | Red Light-Green Light. This is played on the |
| involves players trying to avoid being hit by a | | | | pavement. A group of children lines up against the |
| rubber ball that players from the other team | | | | wall. You can be the instructor who stands with |
| throws at them. Another variation is to line up the | | | | your back facing the children about one hundred |
| players against the wall. One person throws the | | | | feet in front of them. When you say "green |
| ball at them. The person tagged will be the next | | | | Light", the players advance forward. When you |
| person to throw the ball. The last person standing | | | | say "red Light", the players stop. However your |
| is the winner. | | | | back is still towards them and they might take a |
| Kickball. Kickball is a playground game and is | | | | chance and still move toward you and the finish |
| typically played with an inflated rubber ball on a | | | | line. Anyone caught moving when you turn around |
| miniature diamond, much like that of baseball. The | | | | is "out". If you find a person in an awkward |
| pitcher bowls the ball to home base where the | | | | position moves because they cant "hold' their |
| kicker will kick it with his foot and then start | | | | position, they are also "out". That means even if |
| running to base. The opposing team players in the | | | | they put their foot down because they are trying |
| field may either throw the ball at the runner to | | | | to balance on one foot, they are also out. That is |
| get him or tag him out. As in baseball or softball, | | | | what makes this game interesting and challenging. |
| catching the ball in the air after it is kicked results | | | | The idea is to move when your back is turned |
| in an out. The person running to base is also out if | | | | and you cant catch them and the first one to |
| the child playing the first base is holding the ball | | | | make it across the finishing line is the winner of |
| and steps on the first base with one foot. With a | | | | this game. |
| few exceptions, the rest of the rules are like | | | | Mini carnival games. One very popular game |
| baseball. There is also the probability of kicking a | | | | played at carnivals is the ring toss. This is very |
| home run. This enables the player running to base | | | | similar to the game horseshoes, only the item |
| to make it all the way home to score points. | | | | tossed is a ring. Another popular mini-carnival |
| Baseball is a game played between two teams | | | | game is the fishing pole game. The kids will cast |
| usually of nine players each. It is a bat and ball | | | | their toy fishing lines into a pool of candy and try |
| game. The pitcher throws or pitches a hard, | | | | to snag themselves a sweet prize. |
| fist-sized, leather ball toward a batter on the | | | | |