Rolled Socks Bowling

This is a TARGET game. You will need some rolled socks and some empty water bottles or milk cartons

How to play:

• Make three sock balls.

• Clear a floor space in your house (such as a hallway) approximately one metre wide by five to seven metres long. Be sure to remove breakable objects.

• Set up six empty milk cartons or empty plastic bottles as bowling “pins” at one end of the space.

• Roll the sock balls on the floor and try to knock over the pins!

One child can play alone after a parent shows how to set up the bowling pins. Two or more children (and parents) can play against each other in a competition. If you have big differences in age, let smaller children bowl closer to the pins.

Rolled Sock Dodgeball

• Make two or three small sock balls per person using one pair of socks, rolled inside each other.

• Choose a play space in your home that’s free of breakable objects, or remove the breakable objects before playing. Play space can be a bedroom, living room, or any room where you’re not likely to trip on obstacles and hurt yourself in the excitement.

• Two children (or a child and parent) try to hit each other with their sock balls. If you have more players, you can play any combination you want, such as two-versus-two, or three-versus-two, or even three-versus-one where the kids play against the adult.

• After each throw, opponents can pick up sock balls from the other players and throw back at them.

• Opponents are only permitted to throw from their “home base.” Home base can be a sofa, a bed, or other designated space at one end of your playing area.

• Play is continuous—there is no “elimination” after being hit—just keep throwing.