Baby Races

Little children played games designed for them with the help of their parents.

Broadcast
The Family Channel - September 12, 1993 – August 27, 1994

Packager
Robert Sherman Productions/Family Productions

Host
Fred Travalena

Announcer
Gene Wood

Gameplay
The contestants on the show were young children whom came with their parents to play in a series of events. Two teams play on each show.

Events
Some of the events were:


 * Sandbox Golf - the children play miniature golf. They try to put a golf ball into a hole using miniature golf clubs. Sometimes they threw the golf ball in the hole, but still got credit for it.
 * Cow Catcher - the children ride on their daddy's back and try to round up some toy cows and place them in a corral. Note: The father always dressed in a horse costume for this game.
 * Paint by Numbers - the kids throw number shaped sponges dipped in paint at their fathers. At one time, a kid just walked up and put the paint covered number sponges on his dad, but still got credit for it.

Games were played in a 45 second time limit (with the exception that the first game, the only one where the children competed directly, sometimes lasted for 30 seconds), and each item in each game was worth one point.

The toy store
At the end of the game, each kid received a certificate showing his or her total score, and also got to choose a prize from a "toy store" in front of a video wall. Participating adults also received prizes.

The games were played for fun, not competitively; as Travalena said, "Everyone's a winner on Baby Races".

Links
A full episode of Baby Races on Veoh

YouTube Video
Opening to the show