One thing we love to do at camp is play games. Games are a great way to get to know new friends or create laughter with old ones. This week, our craft can be used to play several games. We’re making hacky sacks!
Supplies needed
-Balloons
-Dried rice or beans
-Scissors
-Funnel or paper
Steps
- Pick out your inner balloon color.
2. Stretch the balloon and place the funnel into the balloon.
a. If you do not have a plastic funnel, you can use a piece of paper rolled into a tube.
3. Fill the balloon with your chosen filling by pouring it through the funnel. Fill the ball of the balloon.
4. Take the funnel out and cut off the neck of the balloon. Keep the balloon upright so the filling doesn’t pour out.
5. Cut the neck off another balloon. This will make it easier to stretch the balloon over the hacky sack.
6. Use another balloon to cover the open hole by stretching it around the ball in the opposite direction.
a. Repeat this step a minimum of three more times. The more balloons you use, the longer the hacky sack will last.
7. Once you get to the final balloons, you can cut small holes or designs in the balloon you are about to use. Get creative!
8. Repeat until you make as many hacky sacks as you want.
a. The get to know you game needs at least three for it to work best.
b. If you want to learn to juggle, you need at least three!
Enjoy the craft you made by playing the game with friends! Maybe you will even come up with a new game inspired by your hacky sack craft.
Game to play with hacky sacks
Gather your friends and create a circle. You can play this game with three or more people. One person will start by holding all of the balls. The first player will then toss one of the balls to the second person. The second person will then toss it to the third person. This will continue until you reach the final person who has yet to receive the ball. The final person will now toss the ball back to the first person. This has created a pattern. Keep the pattern going while you add the second ball.
Now it is time to get creative. Start a new pattern with the second ball. Maybe send it in the opposite direction. Or toss it to someone across the circle. That person can then decide who to toss the ball to. Continue to make the game more difficult and test your friends’ memories by adding more balls. The trick will be for each person to remember who to toss a particular ball to next. It is kind of like team juggling.
In order to get to know your friends better, you can add an additional step. Before tossing any balls, each person in the circle can share a fun fact about themselves. Then, in order to toss the ball to someone, you have to remember their fun fact.
You can also play Hacky Sack with just one person, or with a group, with the traditional rules. For this, you will be kicking the ball lightly with your feet and trying to keep it from hitting the ground. No hands allowed!
You can read more detailed instructions for this game here https://www.wikihow.com/Play-Hacky-Sack.
