Does your family have a classic lawn game they enjoy, especially during the warm summer months? My family and friends love beanbag-based games like cornhole and juggling. Beanbags are great to have on hand for a variety of games, both for children and adults. These game staples are easy to make and are a nifty way to get the kids involved filling bags, trimming the edges and learning simple sewing skills. Check the craft store clearance home decorating fabric to create the bags – they’re much easier to keep clean and tidy summer after summer!
Materials
- Outdoor-weight fabric (found in the home decorating section at the fabric store)
- Scissors
- Beans
- Ruler
- Pinking shears
- Sewing machine and thread
- 2/3 measuring cup (I had only a 1/3 cup on hand, so I used two full scoops to fill the bags)
Instructions
| 1. Start out by cutting out two 5-by-5-inch fabric squares. If you’re going to make several bags, cut all of your fabric squares at once so that assembly is more like that of an assembly line. |
| 2. Putting wrong sides facing together so that your design is facing outward, sew three sides of the fabric sandwich, leaving the top open. |
| 3. Using your measuring cup, fill the beanbags. You don’t want them too full, so that they’re not too hard to sew shut! Once full, sew the bag shut. |
| 4. “Pink” the edges of the bag with your pinking shears, making sure not clip the seams you just created. |
| 5. Get ready to toss the bags around! |
