Whack-a-Mole

This is a “Whack-a-Mole” game that you make materials with plastic drink bottles and some cardboard boxes.

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Japanese page : Whack-a-Mole

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Preparations and how to make materials.

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First, we make moles.

Things we use

packing tape, colored tape, plastic drink bottles, a permanent marker, scissors

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Cut off the mouth of the plastic bottle.

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Cover the hole with packing tape.

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Use colored tapes and a maker and draw the mole’s face.

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Next, make a stand for the game.

Things we use

Cardboard boxes, the moles made of plastic drink bottles, packing tape, scissors, a permanent marker, a cutter, plastic drink bottles

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Prepare a big cardboard box.

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Draw circles and cut them off. That’ll be the holes for the moles to come out.

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Draw some pictures and the game’s title and decorate the box.

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We’ve made the stand!

How to play and the rules

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The person who moves the moles comes behind the box.

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The player hits the mole which came out from the hole.

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For the hammer, you can use a produced one like the picture above, or youcan also use a plastic drink bottle. When you use the bottle, hold the lid.

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Know-how and the Points

I added more!

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I cut a hole at the face for the person who moves the moles so that you can see theplayer.

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I made some point board to show the player at the end of the game.

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They come out from underneath.

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Then, the prize will come out too.

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Inside the box, there is a slide made of cardboard.

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Slide the prize and it comes out from the front lower left.

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