Category: Playground Games

  • How to Make a Backyard Cricket Pitch | Here’s what you Need

    How to Make a Backyard Cricket Pitch | Here’s what you Need

    6 Steps to create a Backyard Cricket Pitch: Cricket is a popular sport around the world that uses a tennis ball, but it’s not always easy to find a place to play. If you want your kids or yourself to practice their batting skills, then why not make your own cricket pitch and enjoy it…

  • How to Build a Batting Cage Out of Wood in 7 Easy Steps

    How to Build a Batting Cage Out of Wood in 7 Easy Steps

    To build your own batting cage: Having your own batting cage in your own backyard can actually be quite helpful since it allows your baseball or softball players to practice baseball drills over and over without having to spend money at a field. You and your family, even friends, can do baseball training in your…

  • Is Slammo as Good as Spikeball? Spikeball vs Slammo

    Is Slammo as Good as Spikeball? Spikeball vs Slammo

    Worried if you should go for a slammo or a spikeball? Well, spikeballs are typically premium compared to slammo balls that come with better bounce. Both of these are an excellent choice for a beginner preferring more bounce to the roundnet balls. Cost differences you ask? Spikeball is on the pricier side. In the last…

  • How to Make Jenga Blocks Slippery | More Challenging?

    How to Make Jenga Blocks Slippery | More Challenging?

    To make slippery Jenga blocks use 80-100 grit sandpaper then sand the 54 blocks on all sides till no longer rough. Next, spray or paint polyurethane with the wooden grain and make sure to keep the paint strokes thin and long. Best to add a second coat, let it dry, and you are ready to…

  • Best Materials to Fill Bean Toss Bags With

    Best Materials to Fill Bean Toss Bags With

    The best materials to fill bean toss bags with are corn kernels or pellets. Corn bean bags (cornhole bags) slide as they break down and create dust over time but are susceptible to bugs and mold. Pellet bags don’t require breaking in like corn and avoid bugs and mold. Pellet bags do bounce more but…

  • How do you Refinish a Shuffleboard? Shuffleboard Resurfacing

    How do you Refinish a Shuffleboard? Shuffleboard Resurfacing

    To refinish a shuffleboard table surface you will need to sand the wood down to get the table completely leveled. Next, add sealant preferably what was used in the past as the chemical bond will be strongest. Finally adding two coats of finish on the wood with time to dry between then buffing on a…

  • How to Fix a Warped Shuffleboard Table

    How to Fix a Warped Shuffleboard Table

    Fixing a warped shuffleboard table is not difficult if you have climatic adjusters attached to the bottom of the table. Most prefer a convex table (small dip in the center) to keep the pucks on the playing surface. Under the table, you will slowly tighten or loosen the nut then wait 2-3 days for the…

  • How to Play Cornhole | Cornhole Rules

    How to Play Cornhole | Cornhole Rules

    Playing cornholes is straightforward and fun. The pitcher tries to get the cornhole bag in the front of the board a few feet away behind the foul line. Every successful pitch into the hole gains a player or team 3-points—a player or team scores 1-point when a cornhole bag lands on top of the board. …

  • How Do You Build A Basketball Court In Your Backyard?

    How Do You Build A Basketball Court In Your Backyard?

    Parents can do a DIY basketball court in the backyard, and here are the simple steps for building one.  Did you know that you can build a basketball court for your child in your backyard? It can be a fun addition in the yard that everyone in a family can use to exercise or pass…