Create a game of skill and luck with a few items you already own. Using a ladder, bean bags and paper, you can make a personalized toss game that is fun for all ages!
Materials
- Ladder
- Bean bags
- Paper
- Tape
Tools
- Scissors
- Markers
Have fun and add your own spin to the lawn game to keep it interesting and challenging.
Step 1
Find or make your bean bags.
Here’s a tutorial: Make your own tossing bean bags
Tip: To make a bean bag fill a plastic sandwich bag with rice and a few drops of food coloring. Shake a few seconds Seal the bags with duct tape.
Step 2
Set up ladder.
Step 3
Cut paper to a card size and write points on it and tape to the steps of the ladder.
Tip: Be creative with points or do a sequential order from highest to lowest.
Step 4
Determine where the tossing line will be and adjust as needed for skill level.
Step 5
Take turns launching bean bags at the ladder. Points are scored with each toss that makes it through a ladder rung. Keep track of your points and play either until you reach a certain score or by the most points after a certain number of rounds.
