DIY Obstacle Course Challenge
Use household objects like pillows, blankets, jump ropes, and chairs to build a complex, sequential obstacle course indoors or outdoors that requires crawling, jumping, balancing, and running.
- Takes
- 1–2 hr
- Your setup
- 20 min prep
- Ages
- Ages 5–8
- Mess
- No mess
- Cost
- Free
- Where
- Outdoors
How to do it
- 1Design the course layout, listing each step required (e.g., jump over the rope, crawl under the chair).
- 2Set up the obstacles safely, ensuring ample space to move.
- 3Demonstrate how to complete the course safely.
- 4Have participants take turns running the course while timing them.
- 5Challenge them to beat their own best time.
What they're practising
- Gross Motor Skills
- Coordination and Agility
- Following Sequential Directions
- Creative Planning