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Building Directions for a Bean Bag Game

The building directions for a bean bag game are simple enough that even a child can make a bean bag game with a little guidance from an adult. Bean bag games help children develop motor skills and improve dexterity. Bean bag games are suitable for play indoors or out, making this a perfect game any time. Make the game a competition by adding numbers next to the holes in the box to see who scores the most points.

Things You'll Need

Cardboard box
Poster board
Scissors
Tape
Paints and brushes
Socks
Dry beans
Thread and needle

Instructions

- 1
  
  Use a large box as the base for the bean bag game.
  
  Get a sturdy cardboard box and fold in or cut off the top flaps so the top of the box is open. This box will be used as the base for the bean bag game. The box should be large enough so that the top that is added will have room for several holes. The children will toss the bean bags into the holes.
- 2
  
  Make the game holes look like animals' open mouths.
  
  Prepare the top for the box using poster board. Use two layers of poster board and tape them together. Cut out large enough holes in the double-layered poster board so the bean bags will fit through the holes. Paint the top of the bean bag game with interesting designs such as animal faces making the holes the animals' mouths. Give each animal or other design a number or point value so you can keep score while playing.
- 3
  
  Use heavy tape to affix the top to the base.
  
  Tape the top to the box base. Use heavy tape to secure the top to the base on all four sides.
  
  Determine the distance to throw from. Keep score. Beanbags can be made of socks, stuffed with beans and tied or sewn. Be sure the bags are not bigger than the holes in the box and poster. The player with the highest score wins the game.

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