[Lots of Ideas!] Handmade Target-Throwing Game
One of the games kids absolutely love and get excited about is target throwing.
Not only children but also adults tend to get into it, perhaps because it brings back memories of enjoying it at summer festival stalls.
In this article, we’ll share handmade, play-as-you-make ideas for enjoying target throwing.
When it’s handmade, you get the fun of making it and the bonus of playing with what you’ve created, and kids will feel more attached to something they made themselves.
Choose ideas that are easy to play with according to your child’s age.
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[Lots of ideas!] Handmade Target-Throwing Games (21–30)
Target game with paper cups and cardboard
This is a handmade cardboard target game that even little kids can enjoy! First, decorate a paper cup however you like, then cut four slits in it.
Secure two rubber bands into the slits.
Make holes in the cardboard that will serve as the target.
For small children, be careful when using scissors or other tools.
You can launch crumpled paper balls for fun, too.
Beyond paper cups, you can also try things like stick-and-rubber-band launchers—feel free to get creative and adapt it to your environment so kids and adults alike can enjoy it!
Cannon cardboard target practice
An idea recommended for those who want to make serious cardboard crafts: the “Cannon Cardboard Target Game.” Both the targets and the cannon are made by assembling pre-cut cardboard parts.
The cannon is a fully featured build with adjustable angles, and inside it has a rod set up to push out a ball using rubber bands.
You pull the rod back and release it to launch the ball with force.
It’s also fun that if you hit the target just right, Bowser falls down.
Why not try making it with your favorite character?
Combine a chopstick rubber-band gun with an origami throwing star!
Let’s try making a “shuriken gun” that combines a chopstick rubber band gun with paper shuriken.
It’s a lot of fun because the shuriken, which you’d normally throw by hand, comes out as the projectile instead.
You’ll need two pairs of disposable chopsticks, two sheets of origami paper, and some rubber bands.
Use one pair of chopsticks without splitting them; split the other pair.
Wedge the split sticks between the unbroken pair and fasten them with rubber bands.
Fold the paper shuriken, tuck it into the rubber bands, and launch it together.
It’s a unique twist on the classic chopstick gun—give it a try! You can probably launch things other than shuriken, too.
High-performance Gatling gun made of disposable chopsticks
If a regular rubber band gun isn’t exciting enough for you, why not try making this Gatling-style version? The base is cardboard; for the rotating center section use chopsticks, a plastic wrap tube, and twine, and for the handle use a toilet paper tube.
It takes patience—cutting and layering parts to glue together, and attaching chopsticks at equal intervals around the wrap tube—but each individual step is simple.
By running twine across the central chopstick section and setting rubber bands over it, the twine gets pulled as it rotates, launching the rubber bands.
Easy cardboard target game
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Here’s an easy target game craft you can make with just cardboard and tape! Prepare a cardboard box in your preferred size, then either cut off the flaps or fold them inward.
Cut several strips of tape and stick them across the opening of the box with the adhesive side facing up.
That’s your target done! Get some balls made of a material that will stick to the adhesive but peel off easily—such as soft color balls—and try throwing them at the target.
If you throw well, the balls will stick to the tape!