A Mr. Bounce Bean Bag for You to Make is an arts and crafts page from the 1981 Annual.
Synopsis[]
This Mr. Bounce bean bag is a lovely toy they you can make and even play a game with.
Instructions[]
What You Will Need[]
Beanbag[]
- 2X230mm (9-inch) squares of yellow felt
- 2X25 mm (1-inch) scraps of black felt
- Yellow and black embroidery thread
- About 100g (4oz) dried peas or beans
- Scissors
- Tracing paper
- Latex Glue
- Pins
- Pencil
Circles for the Game[]
- A large sheet of card or cardboard 50X60 cm (about 20in.X24in.)
- Scraps of paper
- A ruler
- pencil
- Felt tipped pens or crayons
What To Do[]
- Place tracing paper over the pattern shapes. Draw round body, eyes, hands, and feet. Cut paper around the outlines
- Place pattern pieces on felt. Pin carefully, pushing pins through both pattern and felt and up again
- First, cut felt roughly round each pattern piece. Cut carefully, keeping close to the pattern. Remove the pins.
- Draw mouth on one body piece. Backstitch along line. place both pieces together and oversew the edges. Leave the top open.
- Fill body with dried peas or beans through the opening at the top. Oversew opening to close.
- Place two hand pieces together (twice) and oversew. Leave ends open. Repeat step for the feet pieces
- Sew on hands and feet. Glue on eyes. The Mr. Bounce bean bag is ready!
- Using the cardboard, draw six circles larger than the ones for Mr. Bounce's body pattern. Leave a space between each circle.
- Choose six Mr. Men as targets and draw them onto the circles.
- Choose an area with a lot of place and place the playing board on the floor.
- Decide how far away the players should be from the board.
- Aim the bag at the target and place a book or ruler there to mark the spot. You're ready to play the game!
How to Play[]
- Each player takes it in turn to throw the bag. To score, you should aim to get the bag inside one of the circles.
- If the bag lands outside the circle or off the playing board, no pints are scored.
- Each player has five throws each in every game
- Highest score at the end of the game is the winner
List of Characters[]
Gallery[]
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