Tin Can Toss Game (2024)

Fun for a birthday party activity, these cans can be decoupaged with any patterned paper of your choice.

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Tin Can Toss Game (1)

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Updated on April 25, 2017

This idea comes from our friend Jena Carlin of Little Rusted Ladle.

Materials

  • 6 tin cans
  • Red and teal spray paint
  • Patterned paper, The Great Circus Company 12" x 12" Paper Pack, paperstudio.com
  • Mod Podge
  • Paintbrush
  • Sports ball for tossing

Instructions

  1. Tin Can Toss Game (2)

    Collect 6 tin cans and spray paint half of them red and the other half teal.

  2. Tin Can Toss Game (3)

    Cut patterned paper to fit around the can; use mod podge to adhere it to the can as well as seal the paper. Let dry completely.

  3. To play the game, stack the cans in a pyramid formation. Each player takes a turn tossing the ball at the cans to see who can knock down the most cans. The player to knock down the most cans in a series of rounds wins the game!

Originally appeared: MARTHA STEWART

Tin Can Toss Game (2024)

FAQs

How to play tin can toss? ›

Cut patterned paper to fit around the can; use mod podge to adhere it to the can as well as seal the paper. Let dry completely. To play the game, stack the cans in a pyramid formation. Each player takes a turn tossing the ball at the cans to see who can knock down the most cans.

Can toss carnival game rules? ›

Each player gets to throw one to three balls at the cans. You can use tennis balls, rubber baseballs, or other types of balls for this game. You can decide if they must knock down all or just a few cans to win a prize.

What are the rules for pyramid toss? ›

The basic rule is to arrange the glass in a pyramid-shaped shape, then break it. The player will also have three balls to hit the pyramid. Participants will have three chances to break the pyramid using balls. The winner will be the player who breaks the pyramid with three balls in a row.

What is the game Tin Can Alley? ›

Tin Can Alley is an inexpensive electronic shooting game for children. It uses infrared technology embedded inside a small plastic pistol or rifle. The objective is to aim at a mark below a selection of small tin cans perched upon a plastic wall.

Are all pyramid games winnable? ›

On average, around 80% of every Solitaire game is winnable.

Interestingly enough, the Pyramid, one of the simplest and most straightforward games of Solitaire has the lowest chance of winning, with the odds oscillating between 0.5 and 5.5%.

How does pyramid game work? ›

The object of the game is to remove pairs of cards that add up to a total of 13, the equivalent of the highest valued card in the deck, from a pyramid arrangement of 28 cards. When using the standard 52-card deck, Jacks are valued at 11, Queens at 12, and Kings at 13.

How do you play tin can Tommy? ›

The tin would be placed on the road and the two sticks would be laid on top of the tin in the shape of a cross. The first of the attacking side would stand several yards away on a marked position and would throw the ball at the tin. The defending side would stand at a defined distance away from the tin.

How do you play Bola Tin? ›

Run from the starting line to a designated spot; Throw the ball and knock down as many tin cans as possible; Retrieve the ball, run back to the starting line and pass it to the next child; and. Continue with the relay until all the tin cans are knocked down.

How do you play Tic Tac toss? ›

How to Play
  1. Each team will have a set of colored balls, spots, or Frisbees.
  2. A person from Team 1 will throw their object attempting to land the object in an open square on the game board. ...
  3. The team to finish the tic tac toe first, either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally signals the start of a new game.

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