Hi there, I'm the owner of www.greenplanetparties.com and the mom that designed this game. Thank you for being inspired by my vision of a truly eco party game. How to play cornhole. How to Play Bag Toss Toss the bags so they land in the hole or on the board. ![]() Felt Volcano and Dinosaur Bean Bag Game. Pin It. If you have a volcano or dinosaur lover at your house, this project is for you! When my co- blogger EJ flew into the Bay area a few weekends ago, we started brainstorming all of the projects we wanted to create. She showed me this adorable volcano game mat from Green Planet Parties and I knew we needed to make one right away! The jumbo volcano mat created by Suzanne was a genius idea to make kid's birthday parties greener and serve as a game to play all year long. I don't really have specific measurements for you, cause we just kind of winged it.. I'll try to share a few bits of info. I love that this game can be used again and again and again and is so durable! Bean Bag Toss Game Building Instructions. Corn toss, or cornhole as it is known in Kentucky, is a game similar to horseshoes that is usually played outdoors with bean. ![]() ![]() Materials Needed (for the volcano): felt (orange and brown) The amount of felt you'll get will depend on how big you want your volcano. scissors pinsthreadsewing machine! You could easily just use a hot glue gun and make this a no- sew project if you'd prefer. Materials Needed (for the dinosaur bean bags): some fabric scraps rice or beans to stuff the beanbags thread dinosaur template (I will add the pdf of mine when I find it)scissors Directions (for volcano)- made by EJ: Cut out your brown felt to the size you want your volcano to be. Lay out orange felt to decide how you want the lava to look. Cut pieces of orange felt and then pin them to the brown felt. Use the sewing machine to sew around the edges of the brown felt and along the edges of the orange felt to secure each pieces into place. Can you feel his excitement? EJ had him be in charge of putting the pins back in after we used them. He did an awesome job. Here I am modeling my volcano dress so that you can see the actual size : )Directions (for dinosaur bean bags)- made by me: Print and cut out your dinosaur template. Lay the template on top of a scrap piece of fabric (Make sure fabric is folded in half, design side outward). Cut around the template to make a front and back side of the dinosaur. Sew around the edge of the dinosaur leaving about a 3/4 inch edge and a small opening for you to use when you fill the bean bag with rice. I didn't turn the dinosaurs inside out when I sewed them because I wanted kind of a rough edge look to them)Fill the dinosaurs with beans/rice and then sew the opening closed. Start over again! I made 4 beanbags. ![]() This was a great activity to help me practice sewing (since I am just learning).* Some of my dinosaur bean bags look weirder than others because I kept tweaking my pattern until I liked it. The blue dinosaur in the middle is my favorite. How to Play the Volcano Game: Use your creativity. I'm sure there are tons of games that you can make up to use with this volcano mat. Here are a few ideas..- Don't touch the lava!- We tried to throw the dinosaurs onto the mat so that they didn't hit the lava. This was tricky for the preschooler and worked on hand- eye coordinate and aim.- Lava Letters- Cut out some extra alphabet letters from your orange felt remnants. Put them all over the volcano and have your child try to throw the bean bags to land on letters. With older kids you could have them throw the beanbags on the letters to try and spell different words. You could do the same thing with numbers.- Throw the Dinosaur on the Volcano- Kind of like "pin the tail on the donkey," but volcano style. Blind fold kids or just have them stand further away from the mat and then have them try to make the dinosaurs land on the volcano.- Pretend play with dinosaurs- Just let your child play with the dinosaurs and explore the volcano together making up your own dinosaur/volcano pretend play activity. What else would you do with this volcano mat? Do you have any kids at your house that love volcanoes? What are some of your other favorite volcano/dinosaur themed activities? ![]() Bean Bag Toss Game Building Instructions. Measure to find the center of the short edge on each of the two 2. From the center of one of the short edges, measure down 9 inches and make a dot with the pencil. From the dot, measure out 3 inches in all directions to make a circle that is 6 inches across. Cut the circles out with a jigsaw, and use the sandpaper to smooth the edges. Use the pencil to outline the design for your platform. Then, use the paintbrush to paint the platform and allow it to dry. Measure to find the 4- foot mark on two of the 2- by- 4 boards. Cut the boards with the circular saw. ![]() Use the tape measure to mark every 2. Cut the board with the circular saw. Use the tape measure to mark every 1. Place one 2- by- 4- by- 4 standing on its narrow side and butt one 2- by- 4- by- 2. Amazon.com : Spikeball Combo Meal (3 Balls, Drawstring Bag And Rules) : Lawn Game Equipment : Sports & Outdoors.Attach with two nails. Attach another 2- by- 4- by- 4 to the other side of the 2- by- 4- by- 2. Attach another 2- by- 4- by- 2. Repeat to create two frames. Attach the plywood sheets to the frames using drywall screws. Lay the sheet on the frame and check for flush at each corner. Then, use the drill to put one screw into the top right side of the sheet making sure the screw is below the top of the sheet when all the way in. Move to the opposite corner and place another screw. Continue until all the corners are secure. Then, space the rest of the screws evenly around the perimeter of the sheet. Repeat to create two platforms with holes in the top center. Use the tape measure to lift the top edge of the platform to 1. Place something under the platform to keep it at this height. Place one of the 1. Mark the 2- by- 4 two inches from the top of the platform, toward the top edge of the 2- by- 4. Then repeat on the other side. Mark all four boards where it matches on the platform and lift the other platform to mark it also. Drill both the board and the side of the platform to fit a carriage bolt. Place the leg inside the frame of the platform and match up the holes. Thread the washer on the carriage bolt and the carriage bolt through both pieces from the leg out. Tighten the wing nut on the bolt. Loosen the bolt and fold the leg flat against the inside of the platform to make sure it doesn’t catch and can fold flat. Remove the wing nut and pull the bolt out. Use the leg that has been drilled as a template to place dots on the other legs. Drill through the dots on the platforms and on the remaining three legs. Attach each leg to the inside of the platform using the carriage bolts, leaving the wing nuts on the outside to tighten when playing and loosen for storage.
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