It’s time for summer fun & games! As a Lowe’s Creative Ideas Blogger, one of our recent challenges centered around outdoor games. Last year, we had so much fun with our patriotic and kid-friendly ladder golf game. So, this year we made a diy ring toss game!
Doesn’t that look like fun?! It’s a great family game! In fact, the boys have absolutely loved playing it! 
This ring toss game would definitely be perfect for summer picnics, family reunions, and 4th of July celebrations! Here is how to make your own:
Supplies:
Ring toss board:
– 1 round pine panel 18-in x 18-in
– 7/8″ drill bit
– 2 7/8″ dowels (4ft long), cut into 4 11-in pieces & 1 13″ piece
– two (or more) paint colors of your choice
Rings:
– 1/2″ Nylon rope – cut into 12″ pieces
– E6000 (or similar bonding glue) to help secure the ends together
– Duck Tape – your choice of colors
Directions:
Start by painting your round pine panel and your dowels. We happened to have leftover Pantone Emerald from the seahorse canvas, so we used that for the base and center dowel. I thought it was a fun spring/summer color. For the additional dowels, we just used white. You could use any colors you want. Depending on how you want to do your scoring system, you could even make each dowel a different color. Once the paint is dry, all you need to do is drill holes in the base for the dowels. Mr. Mom Endeavors used the 7/8″ drill bit to drill 5 holes in the base (in the shape of an “X”). 
By doing it this way, the dowels fit in tightly. But, they can still be removed for easy storage! Once the base is done, you just need to make the rings. We used nylon rope wrapped in duck tape. 
At Lowe’s, we got 1/2″ Nylon rope cut into 12″ pieces. They cut it right in the store for us, which made things really easy. To make rings, I started by tearing off a piece of duck tape and setting it down, sticky side up. I laid one end of the rope on the duck tape and put some E6000 glue on the two ends of the rope. Then, I stuck the ends together and wrapped in duck tape. 
Just keep wrapping the nylon rope in the duck tape. The end result is perfect ring toss rings! And, that’s it! Wrapping the rings is a little time consuming, but really the project is very easy to make! Just a little work with a few supplies and you have a game the whole family can enjoy! 
Hope you have as much fun playing as my favorite little guys do! 😉
What summer games does YOUR family enjoy?
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Disclosure: I am a member of the Lowe’s Creative Ideas Creators & Influencers Network and receive a Lowe’s gift card to complete my projects. However, all ideas, opinions, & experiences are entirely my own.
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31 Responses
this is an adorable idea! love it, perfect for the backyard fun!
What a cute idea and look how much fun they’re having! Adorable!
This really is such an easy idea and I know my boys would love it too! I might have to try it!
That is so fun! My kids would love that and it looks like a fun summer project. I pinned it so we can try it.
Such a cute and creative idea!
Thanks so much, Pam! 🙂
Thanks, Pam! 🙂
That is absolutely adorable. I’m so impressed!
This would be great for a birthday party game too!
Oh my kids would love this!
This is so clever and I can’t believe how simple it is to make!
I can see that your boys love this game and I can’t blame them!
I’m a huge backyard game kinda gal anyhow so I love this! I could handle making it too!
I love this! My dad always used to make these for us when I was a kid too 🙂
How fun! What a great idea!
this is such a great idea! love it!
This is fantastic. Just added this to Dad’s “to-do” list. I think my boys will love it, too!
I love this idea. I’ll be making my kids this project and i’ll see if i can paint some small minions on each stick. Standing one on top of the other or some piled up rocks or something, just to make the kids have a bit more fun on deciding which minion to capture with their ring. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
Great idea for toddlers… Amazing!
I plan to use this design this summer. I would like to substitute the dowels with glow sticks for after dark fun.
Hi Sara,
Your idea is so great. I use transparent plastic tube instead of rope and it works nice for me. And I add some glitter paper inside the tube so they become more glowing.
Thanks for sharing your idea…love it.
Such a easy and beautiful DIY concept for kids. I am sure kids must love it. Thanks!
Great idea for toddlers… Amazing!
I plan to use this design this summer. I would like to substitute the dowels with glow sticks for after dark fun.