This is a relay race where a round balloon (filled with water on hot days) is passed from the top(big plunger end) of one plunger to the top of the next plunger down the line of players. If you do not have enough plungers for each player, you may have to pass a plunger to the next player and then pass the balloon. At least two players on each team has to have a toilet bowl plunger at the same time. The first team to get the balloon to the end of the line wins. Any team that drops the balloon has to start over again.

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Aardvark

Form two circles with the kids. Both circles are the same size. Each kid is given an animal name and hand signal in the same order for both circles. The Aardvark always goes first. Using only hand signals, each player signals the player next to them in turn. The first team to go all the way around the circle and back to Aardvark wins.

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A Catch Game

Two teams. Each team has: a thrower, a catcher, a miss getter. The thrower throws the kind of frisbee with a large hole in the middle. The catcher holds a small toilet plunger on top of their head with the handle pointing up. The idea is to throw the most frisbees onto the plunger handle in the shortest amount of time.

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Four Corners

In a classroom or gymnasium area, without many obstacles, you assign a number to each corner of the room. One child is selected to be "IT" and stands in the center of the room. While this person counts to ten, all of the other children select a corner to stand in. When the person finishes counting, one of the corner numbers is called. All children in that corner are out and must sit down. Play continues until one child is left and they become the new "IT".

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The Alphabet or Number travel game

In the Alphabet version of this game you look for a word that starts with each letter of the alphabet. Look for each letter in order. Example: First look for a word that starts with the letter "A" as in "Apples for sale", then look for a "B" word and so on. Cindy and I played this game while driving down the rather rural U.S.13 in Delaware and found all of the letters (Except "X" and "Z") in order, in about an hour. You can play basically the same game except you look for numbers. Remember that a "12" is a "12", not a 1 and a 2.

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I'm going on a picnic travel game

The game starts when one player says "I'm going on a picnic and I'm going to take an (some word that starts with an A like Apple)". The second player says, "I'm going on a picnic, and I'm going to take (the same "A" word the first player used) and adds a "B" word. The next player (or first player again) says "I'm going on a picnic, and I'm going to take the same "A" word, the same "B" word, and adds a "C" word. Example: I'm going on a picnic, and I'm going to take an Apple, Betty (my friend), and a Car. The words can be anything, people, places, or things.

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Drops on a Penny

Drops on a penny (counting game), The idea is to count the number of drops of water that you can put on a penny (any coin) before it spills over the edge of the coin. Lay the coin flat on a small plate on a table. You can use anything in place of the plate. The plate is just to catch any spilled water. You can use anything to get and place each drop (straw, spoon, stick, etc.). The simplest way is to dip your finger into a small cup of water. Then move your finger over to the penny to place the drop on it, and count each drop. This is a game where kids have a real advantage. Small fingers hold smaller drops hence it takes more drops to fill the penny. (The kids always win.)