I also hold swimming races, which is really fun. You take a few villagers, pause the game, and drop them in the water right where the top of the path is. Then they race to get out before the sharks eat them.
LOL Now I have a NEW hobby! Thanks for the idea... buwahahahaha!
I'm a bad guiding hand because I yell at my villagers when they don't learn.. and I pick them up and drop them on task over and over and over, even when it says they improved, just to get them to learn faster!