Friday, May 19; 10:30am - 2pm
Field Day
Miami Riverview Park
Organizer: Laura Riesenberg
Bring: Lunch and sunscreen

Join us for a day of fun and games! Participants will be divided onto teams and compete in fun events like relay races and twisted t-ball. At the end of the day the winning team will be showered in candy, and all other participants will share in the spoils! Wear gym shoes as some games may involve running or jumping. We created this day to replicate the field day my children enjoyed so much when they attended school.

ALL ages are invited, but some may be too young for the games. Any children that are too young to participate can take advantage of the wonderful playground. Plenty of shaded areas to keep out of the sun.

If you have ideas for games, let Laura know.

RSVP to Laura at theriesenbergs@cinci.rr.com with your children's names and ages (I am going to attempt to arrange teams prior to field day).

Directions:Take I-275 to exit #52 (Loveland/Indian Hill) and turn LEFT at the bottom of the exit ramp. Follow to the first road on the right (Hopewell) and turn RIGHT onto HOPEWELL. Follow about .3 mile to Branch Hill-Loveland Rd and turn LEFT onto BRANCH HILL-LOVELAND RD. Follow about 1.5 miles to the park entrance on your RIGHT. MIAMI RIVERVIEW PARK. We will meet near the playground.

WHAT AN AWESOME DAY!!!!! We had a great turnout and ended up with 11 kid on each team (3 teams) plus plenty of toddler and preschoolers playing on the playground.

We started out with the bucket brigade(where you run from one bucket to another with a cup of water on your head and try to transfer enough to fill the bucket to the line), soccer goal kick and skateboard race(where the kids sit on the skateboard and manuebver through a obstacle course of cones). After each team completed each of those activities we had lunch. After lunch we did the tire roll for distance, dizzy teeball and over-under. After a brief water break, we did 3 more activities: sack races; shoe relay (where everyone takes off their shoes, puts them in a pile, races to pick their shoes up and put them back on); and a bean bag relay (where the kids run with a beanbag on the top of their heads).

Everyone seemed to have a great time. We had grab bags (thanks to Cindy and Deanne and me) for everyone when the event was over.

Next year I think we may add a balloon or egg toss. Those seemed to be the two things the kids requested that we didn't have.

I am just glad the lousy weather we had been having finally broke and we have gorgeous weather for the event. Not too hot, not too cold!