Your kids will have a blast running through hula hoops and sliding to the finish line.
How to make hurdles out of pool noodles. As they catch on to what you want you can raise it higher. We came home and started setting up our backyard obstacle course. These pool noodle hurdles take less than 5 minutes to set up and they are nothing short of pure. Line up the pool noodle on the wall so that at least two of the slits sit over studs.
Holes spaced every 4 in. Here are more backyard obstacle course ideas for kids that you can combine with your pool noodle hurdles. 4 pool noodle crafts for kids. Repeat to make as many hurdles as you wish for your obstacle course.
3 on top 3 on bottom. Push the ink pens into the ground approximately 1 deep and 18 apart. In the pvc pipe. Mini hurdles noodles.
Place the pool noodle over the top of each pen to create a hurdle. Use duct tape to tape 6 rings together. Another 10 metres or so from the pool noodles the kids hurdle two soft top hurdles that are spaced at their regulation distance 7 metres for the age group that i was working with here. To make each hurdle.
They then run to step quickly over the pool noodles. Make 6 rings as described above in the giant ring toss game. Use a utility knife to cut slits in the foam noodle spacing them 4 in. But make sure you re not raising the bar so high that it causes injury to your dog.
Jul 3 2018 how to make pool noodle hurdles for kids these make a great addition to a backyard obstacle course for kids. From a start line the kids run over six mini hurdles. More pool noodle activities for kids. Then tape the rings to two hollow pool noodle posts.
Pull those slits apart slide in a fender washer and screw the noodle to the wall with 2 in. Turn your backyard into a crazy and colorful obstacle course. The best 10 i ever spent. 1 pool noodle.
For training start low and coax them through with a command treat and plenty of praise. Use a hammer to pound two 3 4 dowels into the ground ours were 48 long and slide. The kids and i spent the morning at dollar tree snagging pool noodles and pencils. Stay safe and healthy.
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