Wellington boot race with handicaps
| Time: | approx. 10-15 min. |
| Recommended age: | all ages |
| Size of group: | it doesn't matter |
| Time for preparation: | approx. 2-3 minutes |
| Material: | Wellington boots, water, pool or buckets |
Game description
For this relay race, we will need the largest pair of Wellington boots we can find per team. The larger the better. The Wellington boots are pulled on and filled to the top with water. The player runs, with his boots full of water, to a bucket and empties the contents of his boots into it. The player runs back to his team with the boots. Now it is the next person’s turn. This person pulls on the boots and fills them with water (from a stream, tub, water tank etc.) and runs to the bucket to empty the water out. Which team will manage to fill their bucket to the top first? (Reader entry/suggestion from Steffi)
Option
You can deliberately use boots with holes so that the water runs out along the course. This means that each relay runner can decide on their own speed and quantity of water. You can stab some holes into the soles of the boots with a sharp screwdriver so that the water pours out like a spring as soon as the boots are filled with water. (This optional extra was sent in by Ralf.N.)
Judging
The fastest team with the most water wins.
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