At Home PE Games
Paper Ball Knockout
Paper Ball Knockout is a simple PE game that can be played at home with one or more people. This game involves hand and eye coordination and quickness.
Materials Needed
-A crumpled up paper ball
-One cup
-One rock
-A blanket
-Anything to make a free throw line
Wrecking Ball
Wrecking Ball is a game that can be played at home with one or more people. It does require some setup with different items found around your house. The game tests your balance and coordination.
Materials Needed
-Small sweat pants
-Ball or some balled up socks
-Up to 10 items from around the house that can be stood up
Materials Needed
-A laundry basket
-A stick or something to hold up the basket
-A Mouse (ball, shoe, hat, stuffed animal etc.)
Hat Toss
Hat toss is a game that requires hand eye coordination and aim. The game can easily be played inside the house or outside.
Materials Needed
-A kitchen chair
-Some hats, any type of hat (baeball cap, floppy hat, sombrero etc...)
-Pillows to play the revised version of the game
Defying Gravity
Defying Gravity is a game that should be played indoors with some balloons, and a cleared room that doesn't have anything that you will run into or break. This game helps improve hand eye coordination and quickness.
Materials Needed
-Blown up balloons
-A cleared room with a good amount of open space
-Napkins to play the modified version of the game.
Indoor Bowling
Indoor Bowling is a simple PE game that can be played at home with one or more people. This game involves some setup and a decent amount of space, enough to roll a ball and knock down your pins.
Materials Needed
-Ball (the size or type of ball used is up to you)
-Pins (you could use books, water bottles, stuffed animals, anything that will stand up
Scrooge McDuck
Scrooge McDuck is a game that involves a steady hand, a steady jaw, and some great balance.
Materials Needed
-A Spoon, preferably plastic
-Pennies
Paper Ball Race
Paper Ball Race is a game that can be played on carpet or any hard surface. It involves blowing air though a straw to push your paper ball through a maze.
Materials Needed
-A crumpled up paper ball
-A straw
-Painters tape or masking tape
-String can also be used
Paper Cup Skee Ball
Paper Cup Skee Ball is a game that can be played on a flat surface such as a table or a desk. It involves rolling a ball and trying to land it inside one of five cups at the end of the table.
Materials Needed
-A flat surface such as a table
-Some small balls or crumpled paper balls
-Painters tape or masking tape
Q-Tip Darts
Q-Tip Darts is a game of aim and precision. You shoot a q-tip through a straw and try to knock the cups down at the end of the table.
Materials Needed
-A Straw
-Some paper or plastic cups
-Some Q-Tips
Lava Rocks
Lava rocks is a game of coordination, balance, and strategy. These skills are used to get across the room without touching the floor, which in this game... is LAVA!
Materials Needed
-Pillows, towels, shirts, anything that can be stepped on and jumped on.
Tic-tac-toe
Tic-tac-toe is a live version of the game that is played on paper. This version not only involves a good strategy, but it also requires great hand eye coordination and accuracy to land a ball or a bean bag in the square you attempt to land in.
Materials Needed
-Towels, blankets, or any type of clothes that can be rolled up and laid in a line to make a #
-Bean bags or rolled up paper balls
Airplane Darts
Airplane Darts is a paper airplane game, in which you hope to have an airplane that flies straight as well as a good eye to aim for your targets!
Materials Needed
-A Paper airplane
-Paper
-Marker
-Tape
Paper Ball Bullseye
Paper Ball Bullseye is a game that is similar to marbles. You use a paper ball and try to roll it into the center spot to score points.
Materials Needed
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-Paper
-Chalk
Water Race
Water race is a game that involves transferring water from one cup to another using a straw.
Materials Needed
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-Cups
-Straws
-Water
Cup Catch
Cup catch is a game that will test your hand eye coordination. The one who can toss and catch the ball from cup to cup the best will prevail.
Materials Needed
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-Cups
-Small ball or paper ball
Water Bottle Flip Challenge
This is a water bottle flipping game in which you need accuracy and precision.
Materials Needed
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-Water Bottle
-Chalk or papers to make a target inside
Extreme Hot Potato
This is a game which requires you to do several exercises quickly before being allowed to toss the hot potato to the next person. The faster you do the exercise the better chance you have to get rid of the hot potato before the timer goes off!
Materials Needed
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-Some type of ball
-A timer
Paper Ball Shoot
Paper Ball Shoot is a game that can be played indoors, with a few cups, some paper, and a playing surface. This game requires hand/eye coordination and aim to throw the balls into the baskets to score points.
Materials Needed
-Paper
-Scissors
-Tape
-Wall
-Cups and a basket
Indoor Soccer
Indoor soccer is a game where you use your quick feet to score a ball past your opponent.
Materials Needed
-Paper ball
-Towel
Billiards Golf
Billiards golf is a game that involves the technique of striking a billiards ball, but uses the concept of golf.
Materials Needed
-Paper
-Golf Balls (or paper balls)
-Household items such as a golf club, pool stick, or wand.
Chopsticks Race
Chopsticks Race is a game that involves using fine motor skills to use chop sticks or pencils to move pieces of cereal from one location to another.