Beanbag Games Are Fun For Everybody

By Megan Landry


If family fun is what you need at the moment, then beanbag games would be your best bet. These children-friendly games are safe for the entire family to enjoy at home, after all. They can be played indoors or outdoors, too, so you can have a good time when the sun is out in the afternoon or even when the clouds look grey.

A lot of people have been playing with beanbags for a while now and they have easily become their favorite playthings. What makes them so lovable is the fact that they cannot hurt anybody the way that other sharp and tough gaming equipment can. This means that even younger kids can play with them and you won't have to keep looking over your shoulder to make sure they are okay while they do, either.

Toddlers who are fond of putting things inside their mouths wouldn't be the best candidates for these toys, though. This is because they might intentionally or accidentally place the bags into their mouths and choke on them. As such, it would be ideal for the kids who play with these toys to be at least four years old. Adults are all welcome to play with them, though.

To make things more interesting for the kids, try filling up the board that they will play with with different cartoon characters or fun animal caricatures. Then, make some holes into the board and get the bags ready.

Depending on the age of the children playing, you can make the holes big or small. The older the kids, the smaller the holes should be. Either way, the goal should be to shoot the bags into one of the holes. Points will then be given depending on how big of a hole the bag was shot into. Older kids are going to love the competitiveness that comes with this game because they already understand how scores work and will want to beat each other's scores in the process.

For very young children - the ones who are three and four years old - there are other things they can do. These may include bigger three-level holes and usually don't involve any points. All that the kids have to do is shoot the bag into the hole. This action in itself will already make them feel like real winners, believe it or not. Keep in mind that they will need to be supervised to avoid them eating the bags, though.

As mentioned earlier, adults can play this game, too. However, it is best for them to play outdoors where they can place a big wooden board with a single hole on top similar to a basketball hoop. They can then play a basketball game with it, but with beanbags and even challenge each other to a shoot-off.

Naturally, this adults' version will be harder than the kids' version. It is also possible to change the mechanics as you see fit. Instead of playing a similar game to basketball, for instance, you can play according to distance and challenge each other that way. The ones who stick it out to the very end will then be declared as the winners. This just goes to show that beanbag games are definitely a lot of fun for both kids and adults alike.




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