[Let’s Make and Play!] Handmade Ideas for a Target Shooting Game
Starting with festival-style shooting galleries, target games are a popular pastime enjoyed by both kids and adults.
It’s a simple game where you just aim at and hit the targets with a ball or similar, but missing can be so frustrating that you can’t help getting hooked.
In this article, we’ll introduce a variety of DIY ideas for target games.
If you’re looking for handmade games that will delight children, why not give these a try?
Decorate the targets as ghosts or demons, and prepare different ways to knock them down—not just balls, but also toy guns, archery sets, air cannons, and more—to make things even more exciting!
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[Let’s Make and Play!] Handmade Ideas for a Target-Hitting Game (31–40)
Target game with paper cores
This is a rubber band shooter you can make with materials you have at home, where you line up paper cores as targets.
Cut slits in a toilet paper core wrapped with duct tape to thread a rubber band through.
Next, cut open the tip of a straw, fold the left and right sides, hook the rubber band onto it, and secure it with tape.
Thread the rubber band through the core, then tape it firmly in place to complete the shooter.
Line up targets made from the cores and shoot balls made of duct tape to play.
It’s also fun to use kitchen paper cores to set up targets at different heights.
Give this easy shooting game a try—kids can enjoy making and playing with it, too.
Let’s defeat the aliens!
Harness your creativity and make it with construction paper! Here are ideas for “Defeat the Aliens!” In the video, we use a cup-ramen rocket, but it could also work as a target for throwing stars! What you’ll need: construction paper in your favorite colors, tape or glue, scissors, pens, and round stickers.
What kind of image comes to mind when you think of an alien? Maybe a tall, slender green one, or a round, light-blue one—everyone has a different idea.
Use construction paper to freely create that image.
It really sparks creativity!
Scrap-wood Archery
Make and play with everyday materials! Here are some ideas for upcycled archery.
You’ll need: a paper tube, an awl, a straw, rubber bands, paper cups, tissue paper, and scissors.
First, use the awl to make a hole in the paper tube.
Cut off the accordion part of the straw, then ball up some tissue paper and attach it to the tip.
Cut a notch at the back of the straw where you can hook a rubber band, and you’re done! Stack paper cups to make a target.
Insert the straw into the hole in the paper tube, hook the rubber band, and launch.
Try experimenting with different ways to shoot!
Target game made with paper and string
A uniquely hooked target! Here’s an idea for a target game you can make with paper and string.
In the video they use a ball, but it also looks perfect as a target for throwing paper shuriken.
All you need are ribbon tape or string, and copy paper or construction paper with illustrations attached.
Handmade targets for shuriken often involve knocking something over or making it collapse, but the key to this idea is to hit the target and make it drop.
The mechanism is simple too—just hook it on—so it’s highly recommended!
Target practice with a bag stuffed with cotton
Get the party going at events! Here’s a fun target game idea using bags stuffed with cotton.
Many people host parties for occasions like Christmas or Halloween, right? In those moments, try a group game that uses event-themed motifs to amp up the excitement.
All you need are gift bags, cotton, and ribbon.
If you don’t have patterned gift bags, drawing illustrations on clear bags with a marker works great, too! It’s a fun idea with lots of room for customization.
In the video, an air cannon is used, but it also looks like it could double as a target for throwing paper shuriken.