sack race

Burlap bag contest

A sack race is a children's game where competitors stand inside burlap sacks, hold them up at the waist, and hop toward a finish line.

It's a staple of school field days and picnics: The kids lined up for the sack race.

The term sometimes describes any clumsy, lurching competition.

Related

burlap bag · balance · stumble · game · lawn games · fun run · legs · relay · capture the flag · leapfrog · outdoors · field day · participants · coordination · finish line · carnival · fall festival · summer picnic

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Opposites
movement freedom

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Brief maximum-speed effort

100-meter dash · free running · dash · footrace · relay race

athletic seriousness

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Brief straight-line footrace

decathlon · marathon · track and field · Tour de France

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G