Plan to Play Backyard Games!

Here are 10 backyard games to play with a senior family member:

• Cornhole – Is a game played by throwing corn bags (like bean bags) into a cornhole platform or cornholes. Check out this website on how to play the game: www.playcornhole.org This is a game the whole family can participate in.
• T-Ball – Play this game by setting up your t-ball stand. Grandpa can hit and if he needs a runner to the base, a grandchild can run in his place.
• Horse Shoes – There are different horse shoe sets to choose from. There are the regular heavier sets or there are lighter weights sets which are easier to throw.
• Piñata – All family members can take a whack at the piñata to reveal the prizes inside.
• Kiddie pool – Cool off feet in a child’s pool and kick a beach ball around to each other. Or just watch the kids splash around.
• Golf putting – Set up your own miniature golf green and putt some balls into plastic cups laying in the grass.
• Balloon badminton – Using badminton rackets and a balloon, bat the balloon back and forth over a net or just around a circle.
• Alphabet nature hunt – Hunt for the alphabet with an older family member. Find the ABC’s in natural elements or other things you have in your own backyard. Get creative!
• Have some fun with water soakers – Using your favorite water soaker squirt each other on a hot spring or summer day.
• Water balloon toss – Fill water balloons and toss them to each other. See how many times you can toss back and forth without one breaking.