Bean Bag

For as long as Ira's been alive, his nickname (given to him by his daddy) has been "Bean Bag." So it seemed only fitting to make Ira a bean bag toss game.

I don't have a sewing machine, but I do have "No-sew" iron-on hem tape, so I used it on some extra fabric I had and filled them with lentils to make bean bags. (they (the lentils) are a PERFECT weight - not heavy enough to do damage to a baby sister if misdirected, but heavy enough to fly nicely through the air.)


Then I cut up one of our bushel boxes from the orchard to make an angled "board."

I drew numbers on the bottoms of 3 different sized containers (a blue cheese shallow one worth 3 points, a sour cream tub worth 2 points, and a cottage cheese container worth 1 point) and put them into the top of the bushel box.


I must say, I was pretty thrilled with how it turned out. Ira and I have been having LOTS of fun playing bean bag toss lately. And as an added bonus, Ira has gotten LOTS of practice doing simple addition! Who said math isn't fun?!