It’s time to get excited about Field Day! Students and teachers look forward to this day because it gets them outside and having fun with new and exciting activities. Another great aspect of Field Day is it teaches kids the importance of working as a team. We’ve highlighted 15+ team building games and activities that are both challenging and fun! At the end of this blog you’ll find a link for our  FREE Field Day Guide with detailed activities submitted by professional PE teachers. Happy Field Day!

Team Bucket Fill Challenge

The Team Bucket Fill Easy Pack takes a classic Field Day relay and turns it into a high-energy teamwork challenge with multiple ways to play. Designed for groups, this all-in-one kit includes large tubs, clear buckets, Split Team Mugs, sponge foam balls, and table tennis balls – making it easy to adapt for outdoor water races or indoor dry play. Teams must work together to transport materials from one container to another, whether they’re carefully carrying water with the mug, squeezing sponge balls, or scooping table tennis balls.

Success depends on communication, coordination, and cooperation, making this Easy Pack a versatile favorite for building teamwork while keeping kids active and engaged. If the team members don’t work together to keep the two halves together, the water or tennis balls will spill out!

Team Toss

Our Team Toss set comes with 2 large beanbags with 2 looped handles each. Players must work as a team to toss the beanbags, either in a distance or accuracy throwing contest. Set up hula hoops and assign point valuves to each! This is a great addition to a team building field day event. Incorporate into a STEM or physics lesson and have players learn the optimum launch angle for maximum distance. The set includes 1 red and 1 green beanbag – each weighs about 3 pounds, plus an activity guide.

Team Run Mat Activity

Kids have a lot of fun with this activity trying to move forward, backward, and sideways! It takes a team effort and teaches cooperation and coordination. Our Run Mat can fit 6 or 7 kids, so you can use it as a team building exercise to work together and make it to a finish line. We also have this Team Run Mat comes with 2 mats. Have kids divide into teams of 3 or 4 and race to the finish line. You can set up a course using cones or pool noodles. The team that reaches the finish line first wins!

Jumbo Egg & Spoon Obstacle Course

Field Day isn’t complete without a balancing race! For our Spectrum™ Jumbo Ostrich Egg and Spoons set, divide your group into teams of up to 6 and assign each team a colored egg and a spoon. Use colored cones to designate a starting point and midpoint that each player on each team must carry the egg around and back to the starting line. If a player drops the egg while transporting they must stop moving, retrieve the egg, put it back on the spoon and then they may start walking again. The first team to have each person complete the circuit wins the race. Check out our Activity Suggestions for more fun ways to use this kit. We also have this fun Dino Egg and Spoon activity with oversized inflatable eggs! This is perfect for a themed field day event.

Tug of War Game

A classic game of Tug of War is great for a Field Day activity! Our new soft ropes are sturdy enough for adults and kids, and won’t cause rope burn. Make sure there’s an even amount of students on each side, and mark the grass for the center line. The rope comes with it’s own marker for the center.

Variations: Instead of the players have the rope in their hands at the start of the competition, have the rope start on the ground and all players standing straight up. At a start signal, both teams scramble to pick up the rope and pull the center mark past the cone nearest them.

Balloon or Ball Launcher

Use the Water Balloon Launcher or Mega Balloon and Ball Launcher to see which team can launch the furthest! Set up cones across the field as a marker. Another fun activity is to set up stacking buckets and have each team try to knock down the tower. Teams have to work together to figure out where to stand and how to position their bodies so they can aim the ball to the target.

Hop Sack Races

Sack racing is another great team building activity for Field Day. Using either two-person or three-person hop sacks, have students race through an obstacle course and to a finish line. The goal is to work together and hop through the course without falling!

Belly Bumpers

Belly Bumpers is one of the funniest Field Day activities we’ve seen, and kids love it. They can be used just for fun as bumpers, but for a team building concept you can divide students into pairs and have them run through an obstacle course. They cannot fall or they have to start again, and so does their teammate! We only have a limited stock left on these so order soon for your Field Day event!

Parachute Fun

Parachute games are perfect for a large group, and there so many activities you can do. One of our favorites is called Turtle – while in mushroom (raise the parachute up to fill with air), all participants create a giant turtle shell while on their hands and knees underneath the parachute. Now everyone has to work together to get the turtle to travel around with its shell still afloat. Check out all of our blogs on using parachutes for P.E. activities.  Also check out our wide selection of parachutes for different sizes and designs.

Team Walking Activity

This Foam Co-Op-A-Walk™ activity is like sack races with a twist! Kids have to coordinate and walk together without falling. They’re fun and great for exercise, plus they make an effective lesson in teamwork and communication. We have a 2 person and 4 person version. Use this instructions guide to find out more.

Team Connect-A-Chute™ Pack

Play Runawat Chute, Team Toss, or parachute games with this cool Team Connect-A-Chute™ Field Day item. A great indoor or outdoor activity. Use this Activity Guide for all the dfferent ways kids can use this.

Soccer Ball Race

The inflatable Soccer Ball race is one of our favorite Field Day activities. Have students get into groups of 3 or 4. Each team member must keep their hand on the soccer ball at all times. Set up some markers such as pool noodles as a roadway to challenge teams to keep the ball within the lines. The students must get to the end of the roadway with all of their teammates still touching the ball. This really takes a team effort to control the ball! Use a stop watch to time each team. The fastest time wins! You can also modify it to have students kick the ball instead and the first to the finish line wins.

Want even more Field Day activities? Download our FREE Guide!