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How to Build Your Own Lawn Jarts

Lawn Darts were as popular as they were infamous. As much fun as they were, large, heavy darts being thrown in close proximity to people resulted in countless injuries. Since they were banned in the United States and Canada in 1988, Lawn Darts have fallen out of favor, but many safer versions of Lawn Darts have been introduced to the buying public. "Lawn Jarts" are a safe alternative to Lawn Darts and can be manufactured at home with a few simple steps and inexpensive materials.

Things You'll Need

6 Aluminum beer bottles
Quickcrete
Bucket
Water
Sand
Gorilla Glue
6 badminton shuttlecocks
Bottlecaps
Bottle capper
2 colors of spray paint
Gardening knife
Garden hose
Adjustable hose clamps

Instructions

- 1
  Mix Quickcrete and water in a bucket according to manufacturer instructions. Approximately 6 cups of concrete will be needed.
- 2
  Fill each aluminum bottle with 1 cup of concrete. Allow to dry thoroughly according to manufacturer instructions.
- 3
  Fill each aluminum bottle with sand.
- 4
  Cap each of the bottles with a bottlecap using a bottle capper.
- 5
  Remove the rubber bottom of each shuttlecock and glue one of the remaining plumes to each of the bottlecaps with Gorilla Glue.
- 6
  Spraypaint the bottles. Paint three one color and three a different color to separate the lawn jarts according to team. Allow to dry thoroughly according to manufacturer instructions.
- 7
  Cut the garden hose into two lengths approximately 6 foot long with a gardening knife.
- 8
  Clamp the ends of the hose pieces together with adjustable hose clamps to form two hoops.

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