Crossing America Obstacle Course

Statue of Liberty -

• Each boy is given a small amount of foil in order to make a liberty torch.

Go West Young Man -

• Each boy is given a pretend horse and runs a course that is marked by orange cones.

Crossing The Mississippi River –

• A swimming pool filled with water has several rocks strategically set inside;
• each boy crosses the pool by stepping on the rocks.

Colorado Mines –

• Large cardboard boxes are set up in a maze, and each boy crawls through.

Gold Rush in California –

• A swimming pool filled with sand and small toys hidden in the sand.
• Each boy has to find a toy before going on to the next area.

Logging In Washington –

• Swimming pool with a 2 x 4” board inside, symbolizing the logs.
• Boys pretend to be loggers as they walk on the logs.