The Ring and Hook Game is a fun and competitive easy to install game anyone can play because no skills are required. We made our own for under $5 and you can too with this simple tutorial.
Welcome to the Summer Family Fun Blog Hop
We have teamed up with a few of our blogging friends to bring you some fun summer activity ideas for children of all ages! From June 4th through June 8th, we’ll be sharing 3 new projects each day. Our goal is not only to survive the summer break but provide some enriching activities to keep the boredom at bay as much as possible because mom’s have the best ideas! Just take a look at what these Mom bloggers have come up with and you’ll see what I mean! But first, enjoy the tutorial I am sharing for How to Install the Ring and Hook Game in Your Garage!
Shirley Intelligent Domestications • Erlene My Pinterventures
Jenny Cookies, Coffee And Crafts• Donna Two Chicks And A Mom
Marie DIY Adulation • Sam Raggedy Bits • Emily Hunny I’m Home DIY
Rebecca The Moments At Home • Victoria Dazzle While Frazzled
Aleisha & Marie The Inspiration Vault •Michelle Our Crafty Mom
Heather Glitter On A Dime • Emily Domestic Deadline Habiba @Craftify My Love
How To Install The Ring And Hook Game In Your Garage
We first learned of the Ring and Hook Game a few years ago after our daughter and son-in-law saw it while on vacation. They came home and installed the game under their carport. Then our other daughter installed one in her garage. There is a bit of a competitive spirit in our family so of course we needed one. It makes for great rainy day fun too!
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Supplies
- Small scrap piece of wood
- Paint colors of your design choice
- 1 Inch O Ring (1)
- 1 3/8″ Screw Eye Hook for ceiling (1)
- 1 3 3/8″ Open Hook Screw (1)
- 2″ Deck Screws (2)
- Nylon String
- Easy-Tack Repositionable Adhesive Spray
We decided to attach our Open Hook onto a piece of scrap wood rather than straight into the wall so I had a little fun with painting the wood. I thought it would be fun to paint a bulls-eye onto it and use my favorite summer decor colors which are red, white and blue.
My hubby always seems to have a couple pieces of scrap wood which I love and he had the perfect piece for this project so no cutting involved.
First I gave the wood a coat of white paint and allowed that to dry overnight. Then I taped the edges with masking tape to create a thick outer edge line.
Once the sides were dry I taped the top corners to match them with the side edges and painted those red as well.
Meanwhile my husband created a bulls-eye stencil using card stock and a couple of small round objects from the house. He used Easy-Tack Repositionable Adhesive Spray to attach the stencil into place and painted the bulls-eye in Navy Blue.
Time to choose your spot on the garage wall for your bulls-eye target. You will have to select the best location in your garage which for us is right next to the back door.
Once we determined where we wanted our Ring and Hook Game Bulls-eye, it was necessary to find a spot with a stud in the wall. My hubby whipped out one of his toys, I mean tools which is the Zircon Stud Finder. I seriously love the way it lights up on the edges of the stud and the red arrow which shows up on the wall.
We chose to put our bulls-eye target 5 ft. from the floor. The distance from the wall is based on the location of the stud.
First drill a pilot hole into your location on the wall. Drilling a pilot hole first will help keep your wood from splitting. Then use two 2″ deck screws to attach the bulls-eye board to the wall.
The location of your bulls-eye will then determine where the eye hook goes into the ceiling. When selecting your location of play keep in mind that you will have to stand about 5 or 6 ft. away from the bulls-eye wall to play. That may make it necessary to back the car out of the garage for playing.
Measure the distance from the side wall over to the actual open ring hook on the bulls-eye target. For us that was 71 inches. Now we need to do two measurements on the ceiling to get the exact location for the eye hook from which the string will hang.
It is important to note that the further away you place your ceiling eye hook and thus the string with the ‘O’ Ring, the harder the game will be. We chose a distance of 6 ft. An easier distance of play is 4 to 5 feet.
Now, we need to double check and make sure we have our ceiling eye hook exactly the same distance from the side wall as the bulls-eye target. We do this by measuring the distance from the opposing wall to our marked location for the ceiling eye hook. Our selected distance was 71 inches as previously mentioned.
This project provided my hubby with an opportunity to enjoy one of his favorite tools which is his Little Giant Ladder. That ladder has been such a blessing as it is so versatile to use around the home for many spaces. He has even been able to prop one end shorter onto our tall hearth so he could reach inside that crazy big mantle to hang a picture.
Tie the string onto the eye hook before screwing the eye hook into the ceiling. Leave ample string hanging.
Determining the exact length of sting you need is a trial and error process based on the distance between your ceiling eye hook and the target open hook.
First, place the ring onto the hook. Then begin to tighten the string leaving a little slack. Now tie it off leaving a bit for adjustments. You will have to play the game by swinging the ring a few times to determine if your string is too long. Make the adjustment needed for your string length, tie it off and call the crew to begin playing!
Wouldn’t you know it! He had a ringer on his first try! It took me a few times but I had a ringer too! I plan to hang a wipe off board nearby so we can keep score!
Free Printable PDF diagram below.
Our new Ring and Hook Game cost us less than $5 because we already had everything we needed except the O ring, open hook and eye hook. Chances are you probably have most supplies also. Ring and Hook Game Kits are available on Amazon in a variety of different fun designs.
Visit my blogging friends below for more summer family fun ideas!
How To Install A Ring And Hook Game @Intelligent Domestications
Fairy Garden Fun for Kids @Two Chicks And A Mom
Tropical Shrinky Dink Charms and Pins @My Pinterventures
Tuesday
DIY Painted Rocks That The Kids Will Love To Make @Our Crafty Mom
DIY Sharpie Mug Bird Feeder @Glitter On A Dime
How To Turn Admission Tickets Into A Bookmark@Craftify My Love
Wednesday
DIY Giant Backyard Frisbee Tic-Tac-Toe Game @DIY Adulation
Book Themed Outdoor Play Ideas for Kids @The Moments At Home
5 Easy Ways to Have Fun with DIY Bubbles This Summer @Hunny I’m Home DIY
Grandma Camp @Intelligent Domestications
Thursday
Easy Kids Obstacle Course Ideas @Cookies, Coffee And Crafts
How to Make a Fun Kids Swim Towel @Dazzle While Frazzled
Polymer Clay Charms @Domestic Deadline
Friday
Nerf Battle Paint Splatter T-Shirts @The Inspiration Vault
How to Make Easy Farmhouse Planter Herb Markers @Raggedy Bits
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Mother of 3 says
This looks like such a fun game. Thanks so much for sharing with us at the Summer Time Fun Linky. Pinned.
Emily says
I don’t think I’ve ever played this game, but it seems like fun! I’ll be featuring at Merry Monday this coming week 🙂
Marie says
I don’t know if I could make this, but it sure looks like a blast to play!
Rebecca West says
This looks easy and fun. Thanks for the idea!
Habiba says
What a great game! I could see my hole family (no matter what age) enjoy this game of finesse.
Diana says
Great idea. Looks like great fun. thanks for this post.
Twochicksandamom/Donna says
Where have I been? I haven’t heard of this game before but it sure looks fun and entertaining!
Erlene says
This looks like a fun game to play. I can see my kids playing this for hours, which would be a nice change from the computer.
jsparmo says
I just heard of this game a couple weeks ago and it looks so fun! This is a great family activity. Pinning!
Glitter On A Dime says
How fun! My son and his friends would have a ball with this! Thanks for sharing all the details!
Emily says
I have never heard of this game before, but it looks like fun! Thanks for sharing!
Michelle James says
This looks like such a fun game for kids & Adults of all ages & I love how inexpensive it isn’t! Bring on Summer fun!