Since I’m posting some Bean Bag Projects, I thought it might be a good idea to include some of the games we use ours for. Here are just a few suggestions to get your creative juices flowing!
- Bean bag games can be as simple as tossing it into a bucket from different tiles in the kitchen.
- Think skee ball, and award points for different containers set at varying distances from the toss line.
- You could set up multiple targets for them to hit or knock over. Try empty soda bottles or stuffed animals and action figures.
- I like to use them to help our son practice throwing back and forth like a ball; the shape and material seem to be easier for him to catch and aim.
- Don’t forget the classics, like Hot Potato!
- Take them out and about with you to play in the car using the radio; when a song begins, have the kids pass it back and forth. Whoever doesn’t have it at the end of the song wins!
- Try putting one bean bag at different spots through the living room (such as the couch, entryway, and coffee table), then call out a color of beanbag for the child to find and collect. See how fast they can remember where each color was placed, or how quickly they can find it without being told where each one is before beginning. This could also be a good competitive game. Whoever gets there first earns that beanbag. The most bean bags at the end wins.
- Be creative…Make it up as you go!
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