Homemade Baseball Party Game

Homemade baseball games are a great way to entertain children at a baseball theme party. Baseball theme parties that lack the dimensions of a baseball field should consider playing other versions of baseball instead. For small children, set up a tee with a waffle ball and plastic baseball bat and have them try to hit the ball at targets. The targets can be anything from trashcans, trees, or cardboard cutouts with targets painted on. The participant who hits the most targets within a given number of attempts in the winner. Another option is separate the children into teams and the teams with the most points wins. In case of a tie, have the children bat one more rotation, or inning, until a winner emerges.

Street or driveway baseball is a simple handmade baseball game that requires stones or rocks and chalk. Draw a standard baseball diamond on the ground using different colored chalk. Draw the bases of the diamond along with small boxes indicating a single, double, triple, and homerun. The first player to bat stands or kneels at home plate and attempts to land their stone. If the stone should miss that is an out. If the stone lands on the target, the other player gets a chance to toss their stone on the same spot. A matching toss turns the hit into an out and a miss means the hit stands. Use other stones to mark the locations of base runners, and move as necessary.