In August, I will be attending the
Carlisle Country Craft and Old-Fashioned Market that is part art/craft show but also includes family games, costumes, food and drinks, animals and demonstrations of old-fashioned and pioneer skills. I'm in the process of getting some of the games ready for the village green, and thought I would share the first one since it would be a great indoor or outdoor activity for any event (including an "I'm bored" day).
In keeping with the theme of the event, I have kept it as old-fashioned as possible by using the fruit buckets.
Note: If you are making this at home, you could easily swap out shoe boxes, mixing bowls, or whatever you have on hand.
The "points" tags are made of leftover bits of felt and pieces of a ruined wool sweater. I just drew out some numbers (on paper) until I was happy with the size, traced them onto the felt, cut them and hand-stitched them onto the front circle of felt. The backing is a second piece of felt. The two circles are blanket-stitched together to hide the stitching of the number and make it a little more durable.
Note: My tags have to be weather proof as the event is held rain or shine. If you are using this game indoors, you could simply draw the numbers on to a card stock tag.
The bean bags are made of some old children's shirts. I found the ideal size to be 4 1/2" squares filled with 2/3 of a cup of dried beans. With 4 patterns, children can play alone, against an opponent, or even in teams.
I did make some smaller squares (3 1/2") that were filled with only 1/3 of a cup of dried beans. If I can find one more bucket, I will pair the smaller bean bags with it as a "target practice" or solo play.
Note: If you are using this game last minute, you can easily make quick bean bags using small children's socks filled with beans and tied firmly shut with yarn.
Linking up with:
Fiber Arts Friday on Wisdom Begins in Wonder
Creative Friday at Natural Suburbia
The backyard Farming Connetion
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