Adult Picnic Games

Frisbee Golf

Equipment:

To play, you will need four white or brightly colored beach towels, enough Frisbees so that each person has one, and a paper and pencil to keep score.

Play:

Great adult picnic game! Place the towels far enough away that there is plenty of room to throw the Frisbee towards them. The rules are similar to standard golf. Each player will "tee off" by throwing the Frisbee with the goal of landing it on the first towel. After each player has thrown once, continue to throw the Frisbee until it lands on the towel. The number of throws is the score for that "hole." Once every player has landed his or her Frisbee on the towel, continue on to the next "hole." You can add additional "holes" by moving the towels. The game can be played with any number of participants. The winneris the player with the lowest number of throws.

Horseshoes

Equipment:

4 horseshoes and 2 stakes

Play:

If the picnic is at a campground or on the beach, a round of horseshoes might be a more ideal game to play. A stake and horseshoes are the only necessary equipment, and they can be readily purchased at a variety of stores.

There are many variations of the game of horseshoes. However, the most commonly played game is quite simple. To begin, divide players into two teams, and give each team two horseshoes. Have each team flip a coin to determine who will start the game. Make sure that the stake is approximately 25 to 40 feet away from where players will pitch the horseshoes.

Now, the first player from each team will throw each horseshoe towards the stake. Then, the first player from the opposing team will also throw both horseshoes. To score, give 1 point for each horseshoe within 6 inches of the horseshoe, 2 points for a horseshoe touching the stake, and 3 points for any horseshoe that is encircling the stake. After adding the scores, the next two players will throw their horseshoes from the opposite end of the "court." Add their scores to the first scores and have team members alternate pitching the horseshoes from one end of the "court" to the other. The first team to accumulate 40 points wins the game.

Big Squeeze

Equipment:

None

Play:

Easy game for a big group (at least 20, if not more). Quickly divide into 2 teams and announce that each team will be racing to squeeze into the shape of an item mentioned. For example: if the leaders yells out the word "football" the teams must squeeze into the shape of a football as would be seen from above.

Keep score- first team to 10 wins.

Good Squeeze Shapes (Squeeze into the shape of California, A dog, A pair of sunglasses, A baseball bat, A shark, A map of the U.S.A.