Pool Noodles

How to play BEAN BAG TARGET TOSS

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3. 4. Set up a target by using hula hoops, buckets or frisbees. You can have a single target, or multiple targets.

If you have multiple targets, experiment with their placement by increasing or decreasing the amount of space between them.

Make a line for players to stand behind to throw their bean bags

Throw the bean bags and try to land on or in targets

Variations

Create points for the various targets. Larger/bigger (1 point) farther/smaller (2 points), etc. Decide a game winning score The further the throwing line is from the targets, the more difficult it will be. If you are feeling super creative, you can even make your own cornhole targets using a cardboard box. Just turn the box upside down, and cut off the bottom of the box diagonally, then make a hole in the bottom of the box. You can paint it and add eyes and a nose if you want :-)

Supplies

Hula Hoops Buckets Frisbees Bean bags

How to play BOOMERANG HOOPS

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Throw the hula hoop forward with a backspin. The hoop will come back to you. To do this, take a hoop in your hand, and toss it on the ground in front of you. As you throw it, slightly flip your hand upwards, making a backspin, so the hoop will roll back to you once it hits the ground. It takes a little practice, but once you get it, it's a cool trick!

Variations

Walk the Dog:

Use your foot to 'catch' the hoop when it comes back to you

Keep once you catch it, the hoop has to keep spinning for a few seconds.

If you can, keep it spinning around your foot until you put it back down and it rolls away.

You can also try catching it with your head! There is also a version of Walk the Dog where you have a race where each player has a hula hoop and a ball, and they use the hoop only to guide the ball from a start line to a finish line.

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Supplies

Hula Hoops

How to play CHINESE JUMP ROPE

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8. Tie the ends of a rope together to form a circle. Must have a minimum of 3 players Place the rope on the ground and stretch out to look like a long, skinny rectangle. Make sure to play in a large enough space (should be several feet on each side of the rope). There should be two holders, who step into the ends of the rope so that they are facing each other. They should stand with their feet about shoulder width apart and move back until the rope is tight. There should be enough space for a third player to safely jump between the first two players. There are various jumping patterns that can be done in any combination or order. Choose a pattern that the holders can call out as the jumper jumps. The longer the pattern the more difficult. If the jumper does all the moves successfully, then speed up the pattern or try a different one. Once jumper messes up, then someone else can have a turn.

Variations

Raise the rope higher to make it more difficult. The holders can switch to one foot so that the inner rope area is smaller.

How to play FILL THE BUCKET

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2. Divide players into 2 person teams, each team will need 2 buckets and sponges.

Each team has a bucket full of water at 1 end and empty bucket at the other. The person at the full bucket dips a sponge in the bucket and throws it to the other person who catches it, squeezes the water into their bucket and throws it back to the player at the other bucket.

This continues for a set period of time (1-2 minutes). When the timer goes off, whichever teams previously empty bucket is fuller wins the round.

Variations

This can be played with 3 players on each team. The game starts with 2 players at the full bucket, and 1 at the empty bucket. As soon as the first player at the full bucket throws the sponge, they run (slightly off to the side) to the other bucket. When the person at the full buckets catches the sponge and squeezes the water out, throws it back, then runs to the other bucket. Now the player that was second at the full bucket catches, dips and throws the sponge, and the person that threw the first full sponge is at the other end to catch the full sponge. This continues where each player runs to the other bucket after they throw the sponge (empty or full)

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