Pillowcase Sack Race

Get active with a family friendly pillowcase sack race. There are endless variations to sack racing rules, so you can get as creative as you like.

-- Individual Sack Race --
Participants will run to the sack, put both feet in and begin hopping toward the finish line. You need one burlap sack for each individual participant.

-- Relay Race --
Each player puts both legs into sack and hops around a cone, or some marked point, and back, tagging the next person in line. To play you need one burlap sack for each participant or team

-- Team Sack Race --
Start with 10 people per team (or an even number); 5 people on each side of the field (or applicable number if starting with less than 10 per team). To play you need one burlap sack for each team.

-- Three-Legged Race --
Participants stand side-by-side and put leg closest to each other in the burlap bag. To play you will need one burlap bag for each two-person team.

-- Variations --
- Add obstacles to the course (make sure they are safe, though). Kids love lawn sprinklers as obstacles!

- Have different age groups.

- Use mixed group combinations (i.e. youngsters with adults/men with women/women with women/men with men, etc.).


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