Covid19 has altered the status quo when it comes to outdoor activities. With limited places to visit and social distancing regulations, the list of outdoor activities has grown shorter by the minute.
But, what if you could still have some fun in your own backyard? Yes, you and your loved ones can recreate your backyard into a space for fun and games.
Fortunately, all you need is this article and an adventurous spirit. So read along to discover the five coolest jumbo lawn games to play with your loved ones.
Giant Jenga
Everything about the outdoors requires strategy and Giant Jenga is no different.
The Parker Brothers game basically involves stacking blocks of wood to build a tower. How is that fun, you ask? It’s not fun.
The fun comes when you have to dismantle the tower, block by block and restack them without toppling the tower.
How do you play?
- Pull the first block from any level of the tower except the top
- Stack pulled blocks at the top
- Play until the tower topples.
- The one who topples the tower loses
What do you need?
- 54 giant Jenga blocks
- Unlimited number of players
Yahtzee
There’s no better way to ’roll’ in your backyard than to play Yahtzee.
The trick behind this game is to use your three rolls, in a combination, to accrue the highest points, which are recorded on a Yahtzee score sheet.
How Do You Play?
- To begin, each player rolls all their dice and the one highest total score starts
- Understand the lower and upper section of the score sheet.
- Roll your dice thrice for each turn
- Determine which section to enter your points.
- The highest score wins
What Do You Need?
- 5 giant dice
- Yahtzee score sheets
- Unlimited number of players
Giant Beer Pong
This improvised version mimics the real-life bear pong, only this time round, you will use buckets instead of plastic cups and you would be better off filling them up with water instead.
How Do You Play?
- Arrange buckets with water in two pyramid-like structure opposite each other
- Get two teams to throw a ball into each other’s buckets
- Remove the bucket that the ball lands into
- The team to remove all the opponent’s buckets wins.
What Do You Need?
- 12 red buckets
- 2 big white balls
- 2 teams of three people each
Giant Flip Cup
Bring life to your lawn by getting giant plastic cups and filling them up with water before you get playing.
How Do You Play?
- Get an even number of cups with water.
- Arrange them opposite one another
- Get 2 teams to draw water from the giant cups
- Once drawn, let them flip the cup upside down.
- The team that finishes first wins.
What Do You Need?
- A table/ raised surface
- Any even number of giant cups with water
- Maximum six people per team
- Something to help draw/drink the water
Giant Croquet
To complete the list, is a game to help you run around in. In its original state, Croquet involves hitting balls through hoops, using a mallet.
How Do You Play?
- Demarcate a rectangular field and stake its center
- Set up giant flexible hoops equal distances apart
- Use your feet to kick giant balls through the hoops
- The team that gets their balls through the hoops in the right color order wins
What Do You Need?
- 6 or 9 hoops
- Four balls: red, blue, black and yellow
- A team of 2, 4 or 6 players
Conclusion
There are a myriad of games to cheer you up in your backyard. So instead of wallowing indoors, get you and your loved ones to the lawn and play these games instead.