The humble rope

Would you believe me if I told you this long, skinny piece of rope was one of the biggest sources of kids fun at a recent party?  Well, it was.  One rope became a tug of war game (we tripled it over, tied a few end knots in it and marked the middle and it was good to go).

Next it was on to limbo dancing where all the kids (big and small) had fun seeing how low they could go before getting out.

A simple game of jump rope came next as kids ran in and out displaying their fitness and timing skills.

Not wanting to be out-done (apparently jump rope was a bit girly - although I noticed it didn't stop the boys joining in), the boys started playing helicopter where the person in the middle swings the rope around on the ground like a helicopter blade as those around the edge jump over it.

One rope and four games. Who would have thought? And to think, I was going to string it up and hang the shade cloth on it!  So useful!

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Make your own 10 pin bowling game

Recycled water bottles make great pins!

My daughter and I have spent the evening playing 10 pin bowling. We are actually experimenting as we're making our own version using our recycled drink bottles.

Our first game proved that empty bottles were too easy to knock over with our bowling ball (really a soccer ball). We filled them with water deciding this was cheaper than rice and handier than sand.  Full bottles were too hard to bowl down so we ended up playing around to get the levels right to suit the weight of our ball and the skill of our players.

Now we've got the water level's sorted, we'll work out how we'll decorate them. One thing I know is my daughter has "Rainbow" colours in her thoughts.

We did it. Check out the how to video if you want to have a go yourself!

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