Combat “I’m bored” with a simple book of records.  Get a binder and create a list of records to challenge the children in your after school program.  Set the binder out so that kids can see what records they can attempt. Below is are a few ideas to get you started.  Looking for even more ideas? Check out Guinness Kids for actual world records kids can attempt to break.

Kids Book of Records Ideas: Construction

• ​Tallest Cup Tower – Buy a few stacks of cheap cups and challenge kids to build the tallest tower!    
• Largest Wooden Block Structure – Use the blocks you have and challenge kids to build the tallest structure.  ​​

• Longest Successful Marble Run – Marble runs are a fun engineering toy, take that critical thinking to the next level by challenging kids to create the longest marble run in your programs history!
• Longest Successful Domino Train – A Domino train is a fun way to keep busy, take this pastime and add another level of challenge, who can make the longest successful domino chain?
• Tallest Lego Tower – You are bound to have a few Legos sitting around your program.  Get them out and challenge kids to build a tower. Can they build one taller than them?
• Largest House of Cards – This one takes some hand eye-coordination and a steady hand.  Challenge kids to build a house of cards using only the cards, no tape or glue.

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Kids Records Ideas: Crafts

• ​Longest Finger Knit – running low on loom bands? How about yarn. Challenge kids to create the longest finger knit rope in your programs history!
• Longest paper Snake – Get the construction paper and glue out, and challenge kids to make the longest paper snake.
• Longest Loom band – using a loom or fingers challenge kids to create the longest loom band rope!        ​

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• Fastest creation of a paper airplane – Get the stopwatch out…ready, set, fold. Challenge kids to make the fastest paper airplane the will fly 10 feet.
• Longest hovering paper helicopter – Calling all engineers! Take a simple project like paper helicopters and challenge kids to alter the copter to hover for the longest amount of time.
• ​​Longest Paper Chain – How about a simple paper chain.  Challenge kids to set the record the the longest paper chain

Kids Records Ideas: Physical Challenges

• ​Longest Hang Time – Head to the monkey bars and see who can hang the longest.  How long is it going to be 2 minutes? 5 minutes? 10 minutes?!
• Longest Headstand – Get some mats out and assign a few spotters. Get kids working their coordination skills by challenging them to do the longest headstand.
• Longest Time standing on one foot – Test kids physical endurance by challenging them set a record and see how long they can stand on one foot (no switching feet!)
• Longest Time Jump Roping – Get the jump ropes out and challenge kids to jump rope the longest without missing a jump.
• Most Consecutive cartwheels – This record could get kids a bit dizzy. Challenge kids to see how many cartwheels they can do in a row without stopping!
• Longest hula hoop – How about some hula hooping, how long can one person hula without the hoop falling to the ground?
• Fastest Time Speed Stack – If you have speed stack cups, your kid probably already do this.  Get out the cups and a stopwatch, time people to see who can un-stack and re-stack the cups the fastest.​

• Longest Time Balancing a broom on one hand – I know you have a broom in your program.  Grab it and challenge kids to balance the broom handle side down in the center of their hand.
• Longest Floss Dance – I know they already do this dance, challenge them to do it the longest without stopping.
• Longest T-Pose hold – The T-pose hold is sure to test kids muscle endurance.  Challenge kids to hold the pose as long as they can.

Kids Book of Records Ideas: Sports

• ​Most Baskets in One Minute – Head to the gym or the blacktop to see who can make the most baskets in one minute.

• ​Most baskets made in a row – How about most baskets without missing in a row.
• Farthest football punt – If you have a large measuring tape, or way to measure long distance; challenge kids to punt a football the farthest
• Longest Game of Catch – How long can two people toss a ball back and forth before throwing in the towel?
• Fastest 100 meter dash – Grab a stop watch and set up a 100 meter race track.  Time kids to see who is the fastest at your program.
• Longest soccer ball juggle – Have some soccer players?  See how long they can juggle a ball with their feet

Kids Book of Records Ideas: Group Records

• ​Longest group silent game – challenge kids to see how long they can stay go without speaking.
• Longest game of “don’t let the balloon touch the ground” – Get out a balloon and ask kids to see how long they can keep it in the air by only bopping it.
• Fastest 100 meter wheelbarrow race – Team up participants and see who can complete a 100 meter wheelbarrow race the fastest​
• Most people eating broccoli at one time – Have some produce left over?  Set the record for the most people eating broccoli at one time!

• Longest game of leapfrog – See who can keep up a game of leap frog without stopping.
• Largest group Macarena – Put on some classic 90’s music and get the largest group of people doing the Macarena!