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https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/cup-it-up/
Get crafty with recyclable materials then use your game to perfect your hand-eye coordination.

Resources

You will need
Paper cups
Coloured pens or pencils
Sticks
String
Scissors
Aluminium foil
Sticky tape

Instructions

Craft a cup and ball game
Decorate the paper cup using pens or any other craft materials you have.
Why not theme your design to tennis? You could draw rackets, balls, and a net on the cup.
Carefully cut a length of string and tie a knot at one end.
The longer the string, the more difficult the game will be.
Scrunch and roll some aluminium foil around the knot to create a sphere that’s about the size of a ping pong ball.
A larger ball will make the game easier and a smaller ball will make it trickier. You may want to seal the ball with some sticky tape to make sure it stays attached.
Use the top of a pencil to carefully pierce a hole in the middle of the bottom of the cup.
You may need to use scissors to make the hole if the paper cup is too thick.
Push the stick through the hole and attach it in place with some sticky tape. There should be a few centimetres of stick inside the cup; the rest should stick out of the bottom to act like a handle.
Tie the end of string around the top of the stick inside the cup and secure it with sticky tape.


Practice makes perfect
Everyone should take it in turns to show off their game. People could talk about how they decorated their game or how they decided how long to make their string.
The person leading the game should count down from three.
Everyone should begin trying to catch the aluminium ball in the cup using their dominant hand.
Everyone should keep playing until they miss a catch. When they miss a catch, they should put their game down. The winner is the last person playing.
Everyone should play again using their non-dominant hand.
Everyone should work together to choose a challenge they can work on at home. How many times do they think they can catch it successfully in a row? How many times can they work towards? Do they want to set different goals for their dominant and non-dominant hands?
In the next session, the person leading the activity should give everyone the change to show off their improvement and choose a new challenge to work on.

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