Hobbies And Interests
Tossing Games
Try a fewer harder tossing games for high school students. For example, make a ping-pong ball toss game using glass jars and ping-pong balls. Use small jars that the balls barely fit in and line several jars on a table. They must toss the balls from behind a standing line into to the jars to try to earn a prize. For another tossing game, play a game of ring toss. Place soda bottles on a table and use rings slightly larger than the neck of the bottles for the students to toss. They must land a ring on the neck of a soda bottle in order to win a prize. Plastic rings are available at most craft stores.
Guessing Games
Place a variety of items on a table. Use items like an apple, a concrete block, a balloon, a shoe, a book and a piece of wood. Have the students write down how much they think each item weighs. The player who guesses closest to the correct weight of each item wins a prize. Alternatively, place the items in boxes with holes cut out for the students hands. The players must guess what is in each box. If they guess correctly, they earn a prize.
Knockdown Games
Stack three empty cans in the shape of a standing pyramid on a table. Students must use a water gun to try to knockdown the three cans. If they knock down all the cans, they earn a prize. Use three cans of vegetables and a tennis ball or baseball to make them game more difficult. For added fun, stack more than three cans on the pyramid. Any player who knocks down all the cans in one throw wins the game. Make the game easy by giving the students three throws.
Coin Games
Fill an aquarium with water and place a treasure chest at the bottom of the tank with the lid open. The students must drop a coin into the aquarium and land it in the treasure chest. If they land a coin in the treasure chest, they win a prize. Draw circles slightly larger than a quarter on a sheet with paint. Have the students stand on a line 10 feet from the sheet. They must try to toss quarters onto the circles into order to win a prize.