The Info Examiner

Big Foot Relay. Get the children bring 2 shoeboxes with them. Tape the lids onto the corners, then cut a one-inch-wide and four-inch long slit in every top. Get the contestants slip their feet into the slits in the boxes and race.

Frisbee Tower. Buy a bunch of mini Frisbees and station them in a pile in the mid of the yard. Have the guests split the Frisbees among themselves. The first player begins the action by sending one of his or her Frisbees on the ground. Each of the following players places his or her Frisbee on top of the first Frisbee, and the action continues until someone causes the growing tower to topple.

Cross Step. Draw a ten-by-ten grid on the sidewalk or patio with chalk. Have each player stand on a different square. One at a time, each participant must move to a new square after crossing out the square she or he was once standing in. The trick is that players cannot step into a square that is populated or crossed out. If a player cannot move to a different square, he or she is out. The game extends until one player is left.
Kill the Cockroach. Part the actors into two teams. Line them up, one in front of the other and set an odd object in front of the first players in line. They must kick the object across the yard and the across the finish line to win a point for their team. Kick things like a pillow, empty can, a sock, and so on.