{"id":3770,"date":"2010-01-24T04:48:35","date_gmt":"2010-01-24T11:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/?p=3770"},"modified":"2010-01-19T23:56:21","modified_gmt":"2010-01-20T06:56:21","slug":"velcro-catch-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/2010\/01\/velcro-catch-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"Make a Velcro Catch Ball Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/velcroball_finished.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4611\" title=\"velcroball_finished\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/velcroball_finished.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/velcroball_finished.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/velcroball_finished-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/velcroball_finished-580x422.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I so love this simple and brilliant idea by my friend <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makeandtakes.com\/\">Marie<\/a> at the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.craftzine.com\/archive\/2009\/11\/how-to_velcro_catch_ball.html\">Craftzine blog<\/a>. Since it&#8217;s still cold outside, your dollar store (and every other store on the planet, pretty much) will probably have these magic stretch gloves, so pick up a few pairs to make a fun Velcro catch game. Kids of all ages will enjoy this game, and it looks like it would be a great way to expend some energy when it&#8217;s too icky to go outside. Marie just came up with another twist on the game, too, using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makeandtakes.com\/catching-velcro-balls-with-our-heads\">a hat to catch the ball with<\/a>. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.makeandtakes.com\/\">click here for Velcro Catch Ball how-to<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you can&#8217;t find the round self-stick Velcro at the dollar store, try cutting your own circles and gluing them on. You can also use diaper tabs from disposable diapers in place of Velcro.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Project Estimate:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Magic knit gloves (or hat), $1<\/li>\n<li>Wiffle balls, $1<\/li>\n<li>Round self-stick Velcro, $1 and up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Total: $3<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/pixy.gif?x-id=07e0d952-923b-8eef-9adc-4a8506a7ab18\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I so love this simple and brilliant idea by my friend Marie at the Craftzine blog. Since it&#8217;s still cold outside, your dollar store (and every other store on the planet, pretty much) will probably have these magic stretch gloves, so pick up a few pairs to make a fun Velcro catch game. 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