Watermelon Games!

Do you have a bunch of extra watermelons laying around, and don't know what to do with them? Here are some ideas!

Watermelon Helmet Contest:

Have each team carve a helmet (or helmets) out of watermelons. You can go for the gladiator look or for the Darth Vador look. Team members wear helmets throughout the event.

Melon Bowling:

Create an ally in the parking lot and set up 2 liter bottles at the end. Leave the 2 liters full and give a bonus if you bust the 2 liters open.

Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest:

Place seed in mouth and spit!

Watermelon Seed Target Shooting:

Place seed in between thumb and index finger. Point at the target and squeeze. You will be surprised at the results!

Melon Armor:

Give each team a ball of string, a roll of duct tape, a knife, and about 5 melons. Have each team dress one of their team members in FULL MELON ARMOR. That's right- dress up this person in as much armor, made of melons, as humanly possible. (You might want to make the team member a guy!) Make sure to judge the winner. Also, take pics of all the teams!

Watermelon Toss:

You guessed it- get your two strongest guys to do the age-old egg toss (line up facing each other, toss to team mate, back up a step, toss back, and so on . . .) but with a much heavier item! CAN'T hit the ground. Last pair still tossing wins!

Ultimate Watermelon:

Just like Ultimate Frisbee . . . but with a cut watermelon disc. Divide into two teams, each trying to get to the opposite end zone. Instead of a kick-off, just have one team start on their end of the field. When a player catches the watermelon disc   they can take only 3 steps then they must throw/toss it. Teams work their way down the field, passing to each other until a team scores. If the team hits the ground it's the other teams ball (melon actually). An added twist: if one team busts the disc, the other team automatically scores (have extra watermelon discs available) No knocking the melon down, like in ultimate Frisbee- in Ultimate Watermelon it always goes to the opposite team of the last person to touch it before it hits the ground. Defensive players must give any person already holding a watermelon disc  at least 3 feet clearance.

Watermelon Eating Contest:

Bring contestants from each team up front. At "Go" the eaters down as much watermelon as possible in a given period of time.

Bobbing for Melons:

Fill a kiddie pool with chunks of watermelons. Then give a team a certain amount of time to retrieve the melons. Increase the degree of difficulty by doing this at night with no lights.

Steal the Melon:

That's right. Like, "Steal the Bacon" with a greased watermelon in the center. (Line up two teams facing each other, number them off, call a number and that person has to grab the watermelon and get it back to their side).