Fun DIY Mobile Games on a Small Budget - 4-H Youth Development · 2018. 2. 6. · Ker-Plunk WHAT YOU NEED (makes 2): “Ball Pit” Balls (200pk) - $23.40 Mesh rolled fencing (15’x3’)

Fun DIY Mobile Games on a Small Budget

Joey BarnardCamp DirectorNorth Central 4-H Camp

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Mobile Games

• Kubb

• Ladder Golf

• Giant Jenga

• Kan-Jam

• Rolling Three

• Giant Ker-Plunk

Kubb

DESCRIPTION:

• A cross between horseshoes, pool, and bowling

• Knock over all five of your opponents Kubbs (like horseshoes) before finally knocking over the King Pin to win the game.

• A great game for larger groups


Kubb

WHAT YOU NEED:

1x 6’ Untreated Pine 4x4 - $12.78

• King Pin: cut 1x 12” block

• Kubbs: cut 10x 3”x3”x6” blocks (trim off .5” from each side of 4x4)

1x 6’x2” Dowel Rod - $11.97

• Throwing Sticks: cut 6x 12” sticks

1x 4’x¾” Dowel Rod - $2.98

• Corner pins: cut 4x 12” sticks

• Sharpen one end of each

ALERATIONS to save more $$$:

• Use treated 4x4 - $5.15

• Use 1.25” dowels - $7.98


Online -$69.99 / DIY- $27.73 / Savings of $42.26

Ladder Golf

DESCRIPTION:

• Played with 2 or more players or teams.

• Each player has 3 golf ball bolas. A bola is 2 golf balls attached by a nylon rope.

• The object of the game is to wrap your bolas around the steps of the ladder. The ladder consists of 3 steps, a top, middle and a bottom step.


Ladder Golf

WHAT YOU NEED:

18’ of ¾” PVC Pipe - $4.36

• Cut 5x 2’ in length

• Cut 8x 1’ in length

2x ¾” PVC 90 degree elbows - $1.00

6x ¾” PVC tees - $3.00

PVC glue (optional)

12x golf balls - $4.00

• Drill 3/8” hole through each

6x 20” pieces of nylon rope - <$1.00



Giant Jenga

DESCRIPTION:

• Stack the blocks in a sturdy tower

• Players take turns pulling out blocks and stacking them on top of the tower

• If the tower tumbles on your turn, you lose


Giant Jenga

WHAT YOU NEED:

6x 8’ Treated Pine 2x4 - $22.92

• Cut into 54x 10.5” blocks

• Sand blocks so they slide (optional)


• Use untreated 1x2 - $17.88


Online - $119.95 / DIY- $22.92 / Savings of $97.03

Kan Jam

DESCRIPTION:

• A game played with a flying disc and two cans in which you deflect the disc.

• The object of the game is to score points by throwing and deflecting the flying disc to hit or enter the can.

• Points are scored by directly hitting the can with the disc, deflecting into the can, or “jamming” the disc into the can


Kan Jam

WHAT YOU NEED:

1x Frisbee - $8.95

2x plastic trashcan - $21.10


• Use an economy Frisbee

• Use a rubber mat, cut to length

• Use old 55gal barrel (cut in half)



Rolling Three

DESCRIPTION:

• Rolling Three is a combination of Bocce and Cornhole.

• Players or teams alternate underhand rolls from the start line (approximately 12'-20' away from frame depending on skill level).

• The middle goal is worth 3 points and the two sides are worth 1 point.

• The points are awarded based on the difference of each team's points scored (like cornhole).

• The first player or team to score exactly 15 points wins.


Rolling Three

WHAT YOU NEED:

6x Bocce Balls (2 colors) - $19.16


Cut into the following lengths:

• 1x 36” (front horizontal)

• 4x 8” (front vertical sparators)

• 4x 18” (bottom dividers)

• 1x 36” (back stopper)

Wood glue or screws - <$5.00


• Use untreated 1x2 - $5.96

• Use pool balls (15)- $19.99



Giant Ker-Plunk

DESCRIPTION:

• The object of the game is to skillfully remove the sticks from the tube while dropping the fewest marbles possible.

• The player who had dropped the least amount of marbles at the end of the game, wins.


Ker-Plunk

WHAT YOU NEED (makes 2):

“Ball Pit” Balls (200pk) - $23.40

Mesh rolled fencing (15’x3’) - $24.98

• Use zip ties to secure the fence into a circle

2x 25pk 48” bamboo landscape spikes- $10.96


• Using screws, construct a square stand that

allows the balls to fall through


Online -$??? / DIY- $66.98 / Savings of - Pricele$$

Joey Barnard

Camp Director

North Central 4-H Camp

(859) 289-5308

[email protected]

http://4-h.ca.uky.edu/upcomingeventsNC

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Fun DIY Mobile Games on a Small Budget - 4-H Youth Development · 2018. 2. 6. · Ker-Plunk WHAT YOU NEED (makes 2): “Ball Pit” Balls (200pk) - $23.40 Mesh rolled fencing (15’x3’)