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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!] DIY Target-Throwing Games (1–10)
Balloon slingshot target game
A target-shooting game using a balloon pop gun that shoots pellets with a burst of force.
By changing the height and distance of the targets and assigning different point values, it becomes a game you can enjoy together with children.
First, cut the balloon into an upper and lower part, and tie the mouth of the lower part.
Place the lower part over a paper cup with the bottom cut out and tape it in place.
Next, roll up some paper and wrap it with tape to make the pellets.
Write point values on paper cups cut in half to create the targets, and you’re done.
Pull the balloon’s knot to launch the pellet and try to hit the targets—it’s a shooting game idea.
A target-hitting game with archery
These days you can even find the supplies at 100-yen shops—let’s try making a handmade archery set.
Connect two toilet paper rolls end to end to form the base, and make a hole in the center for the arrow to pass through.
Cut slits at the top and bottom with scissors, hook on a rubber band, and secure it with tape to complete the bow.
Next, crumple a tissue into a ball, wrap it with masking tape to hold its shape, and attach it to a straw.
Finally, cut a notch in the other end of the straw so the rubber band can catch onto it, and your arrow is done.
A bigger target makes it easier to play, so stack paper cups in a pyramid and compete to see how many you can knock down.
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.
Target-hitting game with an extending sword
How about trying a target-hitting game like the ones you see at food stalls or festivals? When you think of target games, things like balls or shooting games might seem a bit difficult for small children, and you might need to prepare lots of balls.
But in this version, you aim at the targets with an easy-to-use “extendable sword.” The extendable sword can be made easily with just a straw, disposable chopsticks, and copier paper.
It would be fun for everyone to make their own original sword, too.
For targets, you can reuse materials like plastic bottles.
Pinball-style target-hitting game
Let’s play a handmade target game that lets you enjoy both the fun of making and the fun of playing with what you’ve made.
You’ll use easy-to-find items like chopsticks, clothespins, and plastic bottle caps, so give it a try and have fun! Use a tool that takes advantage of the clothespin’s spring to launch a ball powerfully into the distance and aim it at a homemade target.
Try designing the target to look cool and stylish, too.
This is a great craft-and-play activity for preschools and kindergartens, as well as at home.
Elementary school students might even make it as an independent project.
