I picked out matching plates to our bean bag colours and encouraged the children to initially try to throw the bean bags onto the same coloured plates.Īfter doing that for a bit, we mixed it up and tried calling out different combinations, like: “Yellow beanbag to purple plate!” Toss to a Friendīecause these homemade bean bags are so light, I wasn’t worried about the preschoolers or toddlers accidentally getting hurt in a gentle game of catch. (I had previously used these bean bags, as well as these shape bean bags, and these letter bean bags - all were good quality and held up to my kids, if you’re not up for the sewing project!)ĭuring our “mmm is for muffin” mini-unit we used hula hoops to practice aiming with the bean bags, but inside we opted for Ikea plastic plates. This turned out to be a genius idea, as it gives the bean bags just enough weight to carry out all of the games, but not enough weight to hurt someone or damage furniture if thrown in a moment of excitement. However, when I went to pick them up, they each had maybe 1/4 cup of beans inside of them. I had bought a giant bag of black beans, expecting her to fill them to the brim like the bean bags I had previously used. My friend who had first pick worked out a few projects with me, one of which was a set of bean bags made from scraps of fabric and old shirts! It ended up being a great trade and something I’ll likely consider again during our continuing purge. I posted on Facebook offering giant bags of fabric in exchange for one or two sewing projects. This week, while I am doing the finishing touches on the kids’ exercise room, we had some fun with these 7 indoor bean bag games.ĭuring my recent striving for minimalism purge, I destashed all of my fabric. We’re under a cold weather warning where I live so that means figuring out indoor games and activities to keep the kids moving and happy until we can get back outside.
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