A Fun Game with Leelan!

Leelan is my 3YO grandson. He loves playing with his "bowling bat" (a plastic golf club) and a big red ball but of course not so good to play with in the house. We have a vacant lot between our house and the house to our south, which we maintain as a lawn, so Saturday Leelan & I went out there and made up a new game. It was great fun for me too!

One of us chooses a place to stand - close to a bush or tree, or on an incline, is a good spot - and that person is the "goal." The other one takes the ball about 20' away, and hits it with the bowling bat toward the "goal"; touching the ball with hands or feet is not allowed! You have reached the goal when the ball touches that person's feet/legs AND stays there, so s/he can pick it up without moving from their spot. 1 point is scored for each stroke, as in mini-golf. One the goal picks up the ball, s/he becomes the player and the other one becomes the goal. The player stays where s/he is and the goal chooses another place to stand. Play continues, reversing roles, until a certain score is reached - the person that reaches that score first is the loser.

What a fun game for both a preschooler and a grandma to play together!