Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Beanbag Games Can Be A Lot Of Fun

By Megan Landry


If you are looking for family fun right now, then beanbag games can give you exactly what you need. Since these games are completely children-friendly and safe, the whole family can enjoy playing them at home. It doesn't even matter what the weather is like since you can just go outside to play whenever the sun shines and play inside whenever the weather is gloomy.

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.

For kids, the games will usually involve a board with faces of monsters, animals or cartoon characters on it. There would be several holes on the board, too. A few small bean bags would be needed to play the game, too, of course.

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 kids aged three to four, it would be best to keep the holes slightly big, so they won't have too much trouble playing the game and will actually enjoy doing so. Even if there isn't any scoring system in place for the younger kids, they are sure to enjoy playing with the bags. Just being able to get the beanbags into the holes should be enough satisfaction for them overall.

Adults can up the ante a little bit and make the competition harder by playing outdoors with a single small hole on a rectangular board. You can think of it as a game of basketball, where the beanbag would act as the ball and the hole in the rectangular board would act as the hoop.

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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