Physical Activity

Water Balloon Team Relay

Water Balloon Team Relay is a warm-weather activity that builds teamwork and movement through careful carrying, tossing, and balancing challenges.

Time25 to 40 minutes
Best ForTeams
SpaceLawn or outdoor area
SuppliesWater balloons, buckets, cones, towels, trash bag

How To Run It

  1. Fill water balloons before the activity and store them in buckets.
  2. Mark relay lanes with cones and explain boundaries.
  3. Divide children into teams and demonstrate the first relay.
  4. Run rounds such as carrying, passing, tossing, or balancing balloons.
  5. Add a teamwork rule, such as partners must complete one leg together.
  6. Clean up balloon pieces immediately when the activity ends.

Relay Ideas

  • Carry a balloon on a spoon.
  • Toss to a partner and step back each round.
  • Pass over-under down a team line.
  • Balance a balloon between two partners without hands.
  • Move balloons from one bucket to another.