My youngest son’s 5th birthday is coming up and he decided he wanted to have a dinosaur themed party. I scoured pinterest and found a ton of great ideas for activities. One I saw was a dinosaur bean bag toss and I thought, “I could make one of those for cheap!”. And I did! So, here is how I made this free dinosaur bean bag toss game.
DIY Dinosaur Bean Bag Toss Game Board
So I have to admit how I got the board… Our neighborhood has an extra free garbage pickup a few times a year where you can put out large items that won’t fit in your bin to be picked up. One night on a walk was the night before one of these pickups and I noticed that one of my neighbors had an old desk they had taken apart and put out in the garbage…
So, now that I had a board I needed to cut a hole in it. I used a bowl about the size I wanted and traced around the edge of it as a guide. I clamped the board in between two saw horses, drilled a hole on the line to start, and then I got out one of my favorite tools, my parent’s old jigsaw, and cut out the circle and sanded the edge a little. My little one loves all extra pieces, and he still carries around the circular piece of wood!
I found a picture online of just a dinosaur head and just free-handed it. (which is why it’s not the best looking dinosaur! I’m not known for my painting skills:). I painted it with chalk paint and that was it! I made a few bean bags with outdoor material I had and stuffed with beans and rice. I’ll lay the dinosaur bean bag toss game up against a tree or table and the kids will get to toss bean bags in it. One activity down without spending any money!! That’s how I like to do things. Check out the full dinosaur themed party here.
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