Stars and Stripes Ring Toss

Materials:

1. 3 12" long x 3/4" diameter dowel rods
2. 6 sturdy dessert-sized paper plates
3. Red, white, and blue craft paint
4. White or silver star-shaped stickers
5. Craft scissors
6. Piece of Styrofoam
7. Newspaper

Directions:

1. Spread some of the newspaper over your work area.
2. Using the craft scissors, carefully cut out the center of each of the dessert-sized paper plates, leaving 2" rings.
3. Let kids help you paint 3 of the paper plate rings blue and the remaining 3 red.
4. Allow the paint to dry.
5. Once the paint on the paper plate rings has dried, let your toddler help you apply the star-shaped stickers around the edge of each of the rings.
6. Press one end of each of the dowel rods about 1/2" into the piece of Styrofoam.
7. Let kids help you paint each of the dowel rods white. Allow the paint to dry.
8. Once the paint on the dowel rods has dried, add a red or blue spiraling stripe to each of the rods from top to bottom. Once the paint has dried, remove the rods from the piece of Styrofoam.
9. Take the completed dowel rods and paper plate rings outside.
10. Press each of the dowel rods into the ground, placing them approximately 3' apart.
11. Show the kids how to aim and toss one of the rings to try to get it to land on one of the rods.