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I've worked yard duty at a kindergarten, so from that perspective, here's my opinion:
On the pro side: most of them are under three feet tall, so they can't reach very high. And they are weak, and tend to cry if hurt.
On the con side: I have run into a few very husky five-year-olds, overweight but also built big. They wouldn't go down easily. And there some five-year-olds who just never take "no" for an answer, nor fall down and stay down. Small customers, but tough. Not to mention the occasional psycho, the pale kid whose eyes never quite focus and always has the same goofy grin on his face as he slams someone's face into the wall.
But they are light; so I'd pick up the ones nearest me and throw them on the others. Some of them might dodge, but pretty soon I'd have five or six groaners on the ground around me, and the rest would back off. Five-year-olds are dim, but not stupid. And if you had access to a garden hose, you could stand off dozens; they hate getting wet.
The more stubborn and sneaky five-year-olds would still try to get around my back and get me from behind, but they're noisier than they think they are and it's pretty easy to hear them coming. In short, if you're strong enough to toss them around, you can hold a bunch of them; once a few get hurt or dirty, the rest will back off.
I could probably handle 40. With a water hose, a near unlimited number.
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