{"id":2927,"date":"2020-02-26T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T19:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=2927"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:08:12","slug":"field-day-activities-for-team-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/field-day-activities-for-team-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Day Activities for Team Building"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 \u00a0FREE Field Day Guide<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0with detailed activities submitted by professional PE teachers. Happy Field Day!<\/p>\n

Team Bucket Fill Challenge<\/h2>\n

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The Team Bucket Fill Easy Pack<\/strong><\/a> 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\u2019re carefully carrying water with the mug, squeezing sponge balls, or scooping table tennis balls.<\/p>\n

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!<\/p>\n

Team Toss<\/h2>\n

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Our Team Toss<\/strong><\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

Team Run Mat Activity<\/h2>\n

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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<\/strong> <\/a>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<\/a> <\/strong>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<\/a>. The team that reaches the finish line first wins!<\/p>\n

Jumbo Egg & Spoon\u00a0Obstacle Course<\/h2>\n

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Field Day isn’t complete without a\u00a0balancing race! For our\u00a0Spectrum\u2122 Jumbo Ostrich Egg and Spoons<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>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.\u00a0Check out our\u00a0Activity Suggestions<\/a> for more fun ways to use this kit. We also have this fun Dino Egg and Spoon activity<\/a><\/strong> with oversized inflatable eggs! This is perfect for a themed field day event.<\/p>\n

Tug of War Game<\/h2>\n

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A classic game of Tug of War<\/a><\/strong> is great for a Field Day activity! Our new soft ropes<\/a><\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n

Variations:<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n

Balloon or Ball Launcher<\/h2>\n

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Use the Water Balloon Launcher<\/a> <\/strong>or Mega Balloon and Ball Launcher<\/a><\/strong> 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<\/a>\u00a0and have each team try to knock down the tower. Teams have to\u00a0work together to figure out where to stand and how to position their bodies so they can aim the ball to the target.<\/p>\n

Hop Sack Races<\/h2>\n

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Sack racing is another great team building activity for Field Day. Using either two-person or three-person hop sacks<\/strong><\/a>, 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!<\/p>\n

Belly Bumpers<\/h2>\n

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Belly Bumpers<\/a><\/strong> 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\u00a0into pairs and have them run through an\u00a0obstacle course<\/a>. 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!<\/p>\n

Parachute Fun<\/h2>\n

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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.\u00a0Now 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<\/a>. \u00a0Also check out our wide selection of parachutes<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for different sizes and designs.<\/p>\n

Team Walking Activity<\/h2>\n

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This Foam Co-Op-A-Walk\u2122<\/a><\/strong> activity is like sack races with a twist! Kids have to coordinate and walk together without falling. They’re fun and great for exercise,\u00a0plus they make an\u00a0effective lesson in teamwork and communication. We have a 2 person and 4 person version. Use this instructions guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out more.<\/p>\n

Team Connect-A-Chute\u2122 Pack<\/h2>\n

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Play Runawat Chute, Team Toss, or parachute games with this cool Team Connect-A-Chute\u2122<\/a><\/strong> Field Day item. A great indoor or outdoor activity. Use this Activity Guide for all the dfferent ways kids can use this.<\/p>\n

Soccer Ball Race<\/h2>\n

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The inflatable Soccer Ball<\/a> <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n

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Soccer Billiard<\/h2>\n

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Soccer billiards<\/a><\/strong> is a popular new way to play pool using soccer balls. You play the game just like pool, but with your feet instead of a cue stick.\u00a0Build your own table outdoors with wood panels, pool noodles, or cones. Indoors you can use either floor tape or liquid lines. The set includes 15 soccer balls with standard billiard ball graphics, plus 1 all-white soccer \u201ccue\u201d ball. All of the balls are standard size 3 soccer balls. A fun new addition to your Field Day event!<\/p>\n

Scoop Stacking Challenge<\/h2>\n

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How many ice cream scoops can you stack onto the cone? With this Scoop Stacking Challenge<\/a><\/strong>, kids can challenge their balancing and coordination skills. This can be an individual station, or divide your group into pairs for a team building activity where one person holds the cone and the other carefully stacks the scoops to see how many they can balance. Have a school wide competition – the most scoops wins! The pack includes 3 foamed rubber cones, 6 vanilla, 6 strawberry and 6 chocolate scoops. The activity guide has ideas for relay races, stacking challenges, and other fun calorie-burning activities.<\/p>\n

Hlua Hoop Obstacle Course<\/h2>\n

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Set up an obstacle course for students either indoor or outdoor for Field Day using hula hoops and clips<\/a><\/strong> to keep them together! View our Hoop Clips blog<\/a><\/strong> to find out more activities you can do with these awesome clips.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kickball Easy Pack<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Get kids instantly active and ready for friendly competition with the Official 10″ WAKA Kickball Kit<\/strong><\/a> – a complete team set that brings the fun and teamwork of kickball to your Field Day! This easy-to-use kit includes everything needed for an organized game of World Adult Kickball Association-style kickball, from official-sized kickballs to cones, throw-down bases, a scorebook, and even a pump and storage bag for quick setup and clean-up. It\u2019s the perfect all-in-one solution to get kids playing together, building cooperation, and enjoying active play.<\/p>\n

Collaborative Ball Transfer Group Challenge<\/h2>\n

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Turn teamwork into a hands-on challenge with the Collaborative Ball Transfer Team Challenge Game<\/a>, <\/strong>a dynamic activity that gets groups communicating, coordinating, and thinking together to accomplish a shared goal. In this engaging task, teams use a transport basket with 10 detachable ropes to carefully move balls from one location to another without dropping them. Whether you frame it as rescuing \u201ctreasure,\u201d delivering supplies, neutralizing toxic waste, or completing a mission-based challenge, this game encourages up to 10 participants to strategize, support each other, and fine-tune their problem-solving skills. Perfect for Field Day and team-building events, this game includes everything you need – transport basket, ropes, balls, a bucket, and a facilitator guide with processing questions to spark reflection and growth.<\/p>\n

COMING SOON!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Team Bucket Challenge<\/h2>\n

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This Team Transport Challenge<\/strong><\/a> is one of our most popular for Field Day – we are working to get more in stock! Teams work together to carefully transport a ball that is suspended on a platform by 6 ropes. The two-sided platform has an easy side with a depression that helps to hold the ball in place, or a harder flat side. Switch out the ball with other sized balls or objects, like a bowling pin, to add variety! The pack includes a blue set, green set, and an activity guide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Want even more Field Day activities? Download our FREE Guide!<\/span><\/p>\n

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