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Home › Articles › Activities › A Pedal Party

A Pedal Party

Take Your Kids on a Bicycle Trek

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Have the kids weave through the obstacle course. Time each racer and offer a prize to whoever finishes the race in the shortest time. You can also supervise the kids in the bike version of "horse." This means the kids copy one another's moves as they whip through the course.

Another option is to hold the party in a park or forest. You can hand out maps to the bikers and set them off on a race through the woods. To make it more interesting, supply only written clues about the course's layout, forcing the racers to decode your messages rather than follow a map. But don't make the course too difficult, and be sure that each child knows where the race is supposed to end. This guarantees that even if a child gets lost, he will still be able to find his way to you.

At the end of a hard day's biking, treat the racers to a picnic of sandwiches, drinks and treats. Be sure that all the kids have plenty of water to drink, because dehydration is fun for no one.

Then present prizes to the day's big winners. To ensure that everyone gets acknowledgement, create funny categories such as "Most Tired-Looking Biker" and "Best Wipeout" in addition to honoring the kids who won the races. The ideal prizes are accessories for the children's bikes. Hand out mirrors, small license plates and other objects that kids can use to personalize their bikes.


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