Entertainment for Picnics: Games

Picnic games are a fun way to spend time with your family, especially with children. This article classifies games by children’s ages. Although there is no exact measurement for determining ages designations. Some games may seem more inclined for boy over girls or vice versa as well. However some games are equally popular between boy and girls as well as children and adults. You can use the age categories below to help guide you. The materials needed to make these games work are quite simple and easy to find. Some of the equipment needed includes rope, paper bags, bean bags, rubber balloons, and two by fours. The amount will depend upon how many people are at the picnic.

Here are ideas for ages up to five years:

• The Picnic Scramble
• Grab Bag
• Shoe Scramble

Here are ideas for ages six to eleven years:

• Bite Test
• Beanbag Crab
• One Out
• Blind Crab Race