GAMES/05-07

SPONGE BALL BASKETBALL  

Materials Needed:
Sponge Balls (3 small foam sponges, 1 plastic cable tie, for each ball)
Empty boxes or baskets
To make the Sponge Balls:
Cut each sponge into thirds lengthwise.
Stack the cut sponges on top of each other in three rows of three
Grab the stack of sponges in the center and twist the stack once.
Secure a plastic cable tie around the center of the twisted stack, pulling it as
tightly as possible.
Trim the plastic cable tie-down as close to the center as possible.
How to Play:
Set up an empty box or basket and try to shoot the sponge ball into it. A basket from 10
feet away gets you 1 point. A basket from 15 feet away gets you 2 points. The first player to get
to 21 points wins.

BACKYARD HOCKEY  

Materials Needed:
A rink is laid out on the lawn using tape or a driveway using chalk.
The rink needs to be 3 1/2 feet by 35 feet. The goals are on each end.
Stick: 1/2 foam noodle for each player
Pucks: nerf balls
How to Play:
Divide the players into two teams. Players stand outside the rink and defend the goal to
their right. When the "puck" goes out of bounds, have a face-off between the opposing players
nearest the spot where it went out. The team with the highest score at the end of a given time is
the winner.

BALLOON IN A BOX  

Materials Needed:
two boxes
inflated balloons
two rackets (tennis, ping pong, racketball, etc..)

How to Play:
Divide the players into two teams. Line players up at one end of the course. Boxes are at
the other end of the course. Each player is to move a balloon down the course to the box and into
the box using only one racket. Once the balloon is in the box, the player runs back to his team.
He then gives the racket to the next player who then proceeds to move his balloon down the
course. If the balloon pops or is touched by anything other than the racket, the player must begin
again