What if I told you you could safely play darts with a two year old?! Well maybe not the real deal, but you can do it and your kids will find it just as fun! And yes, it involves pom poms (if you've been following me for awhile you probably already know my pom pom obsession is real). This super easy set up will keep your kids entertained for a long time, will give them overhand throwing practice, and a little number practice!
On a big piece of paper, draw three circles for your dart board. Add numbers in each circle. I chose to write 1,2, and 3 so Austin could work on simple addition and Brooklyn could work on number recognition and call out the numbers. You could make these numbers whatever is appropriate for your child. Next you need to make your dart board sticky. You could either use contact paper or clear packaging tape (which is what I used). Put your white paper on a flat surface. Cut long strips of tape (a little bit longer than the circle) and place them all STICKY SIDE UP over the dart board circles. Using regular scotch tape, tape the ends of the packaging tape down (outside of the circle). Once the dart board is all sticky, use painters tape to tape the paper on the wall. Head over to my instagram and watch my story highlights under "active play" to see a video tutorial! Get some pom poms and you're ready to play! The pom poms should stick when you throw them on the dart board!
We were able to use the board for a few days until the tape basically had no more stickiness left. The great thing about this activity is you can just rip the tape off once it's not sticky anymore and it doesn't ruin the board! Add some new tape or save the board for another day!
We were able to use the board for a few days until the tape basically had no more stickiness left. The great thing about this activity is you can just rip the tape off once it's not sticky anymore and it doesn't ruin the board! Add some new tape or save the board for another day!
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Here are a few ideas for playing:
Option 1: Have your child throw pom poms and recite what number circle the pom pom lands in
Option 2: Have your child pick a number and continue to throw pom poms until they get one in that number.
Option 3: If you have two kids that want to play together, make it more like traditional darts. Give one color of pom poms to player 1 and a different color to player 2. They can practice their addition and add up their scores after they use all their pom poms up to see who wins.
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