Family Day – Summer Games

The CBC Summer Games are scheduled for this Saturday, August 4! We will meet at Camp of the Good Shepherd (click here for directions) at 2:30pm. It is going to be a beautiful day – 88 degrees! We have planned activities for both children and adults so it should be fun regardless of your age. Some of the events are team events so begin organizing your teams now! The cost is $3 per person, RSVP to Daniel Bear today so we can plan on enough food for everyone (please bring a drink and a side/dessert). Below is a schedule for the day’s events and descriptions of the games are listed below the schedule. If you have any questions please contact Daniel Bear at 402.339.7857 or at daniel@cbcomaha.org.

2:30pm – Start/Free time
Swim
Volleyball

4pm – Summer Games – Individual Events
(Both adult and kid’s heats)
Frozen shirt race
Pizza box curling
Table climbing
Gunny sack race
Slap wrestling
Boot toss

4:40 – Summer Games – Team Events
Water balloon toss
Group architect
Ladder Ball
Polish Horseshoes
The big squeeze

5:15pm – Supper

5:50pm – Award ceremonies

6pm – Free time

7pm – Dismiss

 

Here are some of the games we will be playing!

Boot Toss
See who can toss a weighted boot the farthest.

Frozen Shirt Race
See who can unfold and put on a frozen t-shirt first.

Water Balloon Toss
See which team of two people can successfully toss and catch a water balloon standing the farthest distance apart.

The Big Squeeze
See which team can move water from one bucket to the next the fastest using only a sponge.

Pizza box curling
See which person can “fan” a ball using a pizza box across the finish line the quickest.

Slap Wrestling
Try to make the other player move their feet by slapping their opponent’s hands only. (touching anywhere else, moving feet, falling, interfering means disqualification and firing squad)

Table Climbing
See who can stand on a table and then climb onto the bottom of the table on one side and back up to the top from the other side… all without touching the ground.

Group architect
See which group can build the tallest free standing tower using a package of spaghetti and a bag of marshmallows