This is a fun activity for inside or out, depending on what you use for a ball.
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WARNING: THIS CRAFT MUST BE PREPARED WITH A GROWNUP!
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What you need:
- Two (or more) clean, empty gallon milk jugs.
- A ball
- Duct tape
- Scissors or a sharp knife.
How to set this up:
The scoops:
Couldn't be easier. Cut the bottoms off each milk carton.
Leave the jugs with a little bit more than half intact.
Since they will have slightly sharp edges, you'll want to "finish" the edges off with duct tape. (These come in fun colors at the hardware store, if you're looking to get fancy.)
Don't worry that the cartons have holes in the bottoms. Your balls won't slip through. At least, you'll be smart enough not to use balls small enough to slip through, won't you?
The balls:
Once more, you're limited only by your imagination. If you have a ball lying around the house, by all means, use it -- but a standard red rubber ball is without question an OUTSIDE TOY.
To make this an inside game, you may want to drag out your sewing machine and whip up a quick felt or cotton bag, and fill it with rice or dried beans. This is a much better ball for the scoop game inside. Leave the ball a bit squishy.
Not a seamstress? Find an old, small sock. Fill it, instead, with rice or dried beans. Tie the end, then trim the leftover. Voilá! You have made a ball, and you are a hero!
Instructions:
If you hand two of these scoops and a ball to any self-respecting child, they will need no instructions to have a good time with this.
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