Frozen T-Shirt ICE BLOCK Race

Supplies

• 1 T-shirt per team (large sizes work best)

• Large ziplock bags or plastic bags

• Water

• Freezer space

• Towels

• Safe tools for smashing/defrosting such as:

  • Plastic toy hammers

  • Soft mallets

  • Sticks

  • Buckets for warm water

• Cones or chalk to mark a start area

Prep (Staff) – The Day Before

1. Prepare Each T-shirt

• Open and loosely scrunch each shirt (don’t fold tightly — it freezes more fun when loosely shaped).

2. Freeze Into a Block

• Place each shirt into a large ziplock bag or plastic bag.

• Fill with water until the shirt is mostly submerged.

• Seal tightly.

• Lay bags flat in the freezer.

(Tip: Lay them on a tray so the blocks freeze in a good, easy-to-handle shape.)

3. Freeze Overnight

They must be solid ice blocks with the T-shirt inside.

How to Play

1. Split Kids Into Teams

2–4 teams is ideal.Each team gets one frozen T-shirt ice block.

2. Explain the Challenge

Teams must break the ice, free the T-shirt, open it out, and get it onto one player.

FIRST TEAM with someone wearing the thawed shirt wins!

3. Give Safety Instructions

• Smash only with the provided tools (plastic hammers, sticks, etc.).

• No throwing ice.

• Everyone must stand back while someone is smashing.

• Staff actively supervise — this is a big-energy game.

4. Start the Race!

Teams can use any SAFE method to thaw or break the ice:

• Smash with toy hammers

• Drop the block on the grass

• Sit on it

• Splash warm water over it

• Rub it with warm hands

• Roll it along the ground

• Work together to crack sections

Kids LOVE figuring out strategies.

5. Free the Shirt

Once the shirt comes loose:

• They must open it fully

• One teammate must put it on (properly: over the head, arms in sleeves)

6. Declare the Winner

First team wearing the shirt correctly wins the Frozen Ice Block T-Shirt Race!