The rules are pretty simple, you have a set amount of time to get as many potatoes as you can from the starting location to the receptacle at the other end. One potato at a time, the potato must be placed between the thighs and not subsequently touched, you must then get across to the receptacle and squat over it, careful to line yourself up so that when you release the potato it falls into the goal. You then return for another potato or tag the next person in your team. If a potato drops before the goal, or the receptacle is missed you must return to the start and tag or try again.

Scoring is, as always, completely arbitrary, you can award only the winner, score points per potato, or award points on a sliding scale from winner to loser. Decide how you wish based on the number of players.

Obviously you don't have to use potatoes, you can use anything you have a decent number of, when my daughter was much younger we did this game with stuffed animals. You could do it with tennis balls, if that's your thing. You don't even really need a large number of the item, it just makes it easier to see who won. If you prefer, the item can be carried back to the start for the subsequent attempts, as long as someone is keeping track of successes.

There are few ways I have upped the difficulty in the past, as the kids got older or I have done this with adults. You can even just up the ante a bit if you plan to do a second round. I have laid a two-by-four across a couple of paint cans to create an obstacle that needs to be stepped or jumped over (you could do a similar thing with a barrier that must be crawled under). I have placed a second, smaller box up a flight of stairs, offering additional points for anyone who manages it.