Rainbow Rubber Critter Sets
Add rubber frogs or a rubber chicken toy to your next activity as a wacky way to create excitement! Friendly texture, durable materials, and bright colors make these critters fun for any age group. Squeeze them and they even squeak!
Safe and Durable
Made from heavy-duty, flexible rubber, these rubber animals withstand general use in institutional settings. They’re friendly and safe, making them great for younger students. Because they mimic the shape of fun animals, they’re a non-intimidating option for games of toss and catch, target games, and relay races.
Bright Colored Sets
Each variety of rubber animal—chickens, pigs, fish, and frogs—comes in a Rainbow Set of 6. Students can pick the color they like for the day’s activities, or teachers can assign colors to particular teams and groups. Colors also make it easy to keep track of equipment and ensure everyone is returning theirs in good condition after the game is over.
20 Activity Ideas Using Rainbow Rubber Critters
Here are 20 exciting, movement-filled activity ideas that incorporate the Rainbow Rubber Critter Sets. These activities will engage students of all ages, promoting teamwork, physical fitness, and fun!
1. Critter Relay Race: Divide students into teams, and have them race while holding a rubber critter. Each player must carry the critter to a cone and back, handing it off to the next teammate. First team to complete wins!
2. Toss and Squeak: Students pair up and toss the rubber critter back and forth. Each time they catch it, they must give it a quick squeeze to make it squeak before tossing it back. Increase distance as they improve!
3. Critter Target Toss: Set up hula hoops or buckets as targets at different distances. Students toss their rubber critter into the target, aiming for the farthest hoop for more points!
4. Frog Leap Race: Using the rubber frog critters, students must hop like frogs from the starting line to the finish line, holding their critter in their hand. First frog to cross wins!
5. Chicken Walk: Students place a rubber chicken on their head and must walk from one point to another without dropping it. If the chicken falls, they start over!
6. Critter Color Tag: Assign each team a colored critter. The goal is to tag players from the other teams using their critter. Tagged players must sit down until they are "rescued" by a teammate.
7. Pig Pass Challenge: In a circle, students must pass the rubber pig around using only their knees. If it drops, they start again. See how many times they can pass it without dropping it!
8. Squeaky Freeze Dance: During music, students dance and hold their critter. When the music stops, they must freeze and squeeze their critter to stay in the game!
9. Critter Shot Put: Students try to "shot put" their critter as far as possible using a proper throwing technique. Mark the distance of each throw, and see who can throw the farthest!
10. Team Critter Toss: Each team has a rubber critter and must keep it in the air by tossing it between members without letting it drop. Add more critters to increase the challenge!
11. Critter Treasure Hunt: Hide rubber critters around the gym or field. Students must find as many critters as they can within a time limit, collecting points for each critter they find.
12. Critter Catch Challenge: Students toss the critter into the air and try to clap their hands a set number of times before catching it. Increase the number of claps as they improve!
13. Critter Dodgeball: Use the rubber critters instead of traditional dodgeballs. Students aim to lightly tag opponents by tossing the critters at them.
14. Animal Relay Swap: Place two different critters at each end of the relay course. When students reach the end, they swap their critter with the other and race back to their team.
15. Critter Tic-Tac-Toe: Lay out a giant tic-tac-toe board. Teams take turns tossing their critter into the squares, trying to get three in a row with their color to win!
16. Frog and Chicken Hopscotch: Use the rubber frogs and chickens as markers for a hopscotch course. Students toss the critter onto the squares and hop through the course, retrieving it at the end.
17. Critter Passing Line: Line students up and have them pass a critter overhead, then between their legs, alternating until it reaches the end of the line. Time each team to see who finishes the fastest!
18. Fish Fling: Students try to toss their rubber fish critter the farthest across the gym or field. Measure each toss, and the longest throw wins!
19. Musical Critters: Set rubber critters in a circle and have students walk around them while music plays. When the music stops, students must grab a critter. Anyone left without one is out!
20. Critter Relay Race: Students hold their rubber critter as a baton in a relay race. If the critter is dropped, they must pick it up before continuing!