DIY Pool Noodle Games- No Water Needed! (Alternative Uses for Pool Noodles)

Fun, Easy, DIY Pool Noodle Games- no water needed! Check out these fun alternative uses for pool noodles! Perfect for frugal summer activities for the kids.

Alternative Uses for Pool Noodles – DIY Pool Noodle Games

The final post in my Alternative Uses for Pool Noodles series is one filled with fun!  Sure the intrinsic nature of a pool noodle is fun and games.  But how about without using water!?  Here are a few Pool Noodle Games I came up with that don’t call for a pool!

Pool Noodle Ring Toss

Supplies:

• 2 pool noodles
• 2 pencils (sharpened)
• duct tape

Instructions:

• Cut one noodle in half (easy to do with a bread knife) and tape the other together in a ring shape using the duct tape (both of these techniques were used in my Pool Noodle Wreath project too).
• Push the pencils into the grass (try 1/4 of the pencil) about a foot apart.
• Then place the noodle hole over each pencil
• Voila- a simple ring toss game.  You can place the “pegs” further apart depending on age/skill of kiddos.

Pool Noodle Soccer Goal

• 1 noodle
• 2 pencils (sharpened)
• a ball- soccer, beach…

Instructions:

• Push one pencil in the ground and place the pool noodle hole over it (like in the ring toss game)
• Create an arch shape with the noodle and use second pencil to hold the arch in place
• Easy peasy… GOOAAL!

Pool Noodle Tic Tac Toe Game

Supplies:

• 3-4 noodles
• 10 noodle “disks”, 5 of each color

Instructions

• Cut 5 disks out of two different colors of noodles.  These will be your “x” and “o”s
• Use 4 noodles to create the tic tac toe grid.  I used my cut noodles from the ring toss, they were a little on the short side, but worked just fine.

Matchbox Car Race Track Made of Pool Noodles

Supplies:

• 1-2 noodles
• matchbox cars

Instructions:

• Cut your noodle straight down the center.  I found that it actually works a little better if you use a piece that is cut 1/3 of the noodle rather than 1/2.  Depending on the size of the hole on your noodle, and the size of your cars- the cars are not going to fit perfectly in the hole divot.  They actually work better if the “track” is almost flat. (I hope that makes sense)
• If you want to do head-to-head races, make two tracks the same length.

Pool Noodle Pom Pom Poppers

How fun are these Pom Pom Poppers!? Great for parties and homeschooling.  See a full tutorial for these Pool Noodle Pom Pom Poppers here.

See more Alternative Uses for Pool Noodles: Pool Noodle Wreath and Decorative Garland… (and send me any of your clever ideas!)

post first published June 2014