Kindergarten Sports Day

A Morning of Crazy Athletics

Pictures and Captions

My boss informed me late on Friday that there was to be a Sports day on the following Sunday. Not being one to miss on a chance to take pictures I was there bright and early at 9:30am. Held in the sports hall, the morning was full of activities for the kids and even for the adults. It ran until 12:30, at which point everyone was pretty tired. I took 400 pictures. Here's the pick of the batch:

Before exercise, it's really important to warm up, and while doing it, you should count up to eight ( Audio 117kB).

The opening event was an assault course of some kind, involving jumping, balancing, crawling and ending with one great big jump.

To the purist, perhaps the relay race represented the finest moment of the day: Drama, passion and running really really fast.

Running around a flag with with a parachute stretched out behind was more fun than running without one.

The Apas and Omas got involved as well, running relay races around the sports hall. There were about 40 dads taking part, but only 12 mums. These were the most loudly cheered event - the kids went crazy supporting their parents.

An athlete's eyes gleam as he keeps them on the target. Running under a net and eating some candy are both important parts of this event.

Rows of parents spectate and record the athletic prowess (or lack thereof) of their young offspring.

Certainly one of the more amusing events involved rolling a ball larger than most of the children.

A couple keep their eye on the finish line as they round the flag in the 'carry your child' relay race.

A kindergarten teacher encouragers her team of pullers in the tug of war.

The winning team celebrates.

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