Sponge Bucket Relay
What you need
- two buckets
- a big sponge each
- a bowl of water to soak the sponges
- masking tape to mark a line on a bucket
How to do it
- Put the bowl of water at one end of the garden and an empty bucket at the other, with a tape line halfway up the inside.
- Show them how to soak the sponge, run to the bucket and squeeze it out with both hands.
- Take turns running, or work as a team, to fill the bucket up to the line.
- Check the line every few runs. How many trips did it take?
Why it matters
A tape line halfway up the bucket gives all that running and squeezing a finish line of its own.
What they're learning
- Running and carrying
- Holding a dripping sponge on the move.
- Squeezing hard
- Two hands, every last drop.
- Counting trips
- How many runs to reach the line?
What to look for
Notice them squeezing harder at the bucket after seeing how little the last run added.
A tip
A warm day and old clothes are best. Stay beside them the whole time the water is out, clear the grass of anything to trip on, and tip it away when you finish.
Make it easier or harder
Easier: put the bowl and bucket close together and just carry and squeeze
Harder: carry the sponge balanced on their head, hands out to the sides
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