Welcome back, sports fans! I’m so glad you stopped by today.

I’m not sure why paper footballs popped into my head this week. Maybe because I happened to remember the version of football we used to play in high school study hall (after we had our homework done, of course)?

Did you ever make a paper football, and then try to “kick” it through the “goalpost” created by another person’s hands? If not, there is no time like the present! If you have kids, teach them, and show them what a cool parent you are! Or maybe get a game started in the break room at work!

Are you ready to make your own football? Just grab a piece of paper, and follow these easy steps!

Step 1 – Lay the paper on a flat work surface, fold it into thirds, lengthwise, and press down the folds.

Step 2 – Starting at one short end, fold one corner over to the opposite long side, forming a triangle.

Step 3 – Fold the tip of the triangle up along the long side, and continue folding the triangle over until you don’t have enough paper left to make a full triangle.

Step 4 – Fold in the edges of the remaining paper, pull “open” a pocket in the folded triangle, and tuck the remaining paper in.

That’s it! Your football is ready!

Now, how about a quick overview of how to play!

Sit across the table from your opponent and slide the football from your side of the table to your opponent’s side. If the football hangs over the edge of the table without falling off, you score a touchdown (6 points). If it doesn’t hang off, it’s your opponent’s turn to try. NOTE: your opponent is not allowed to try and stop the ball!

If you get a touchdown, you get to “kick” an extra point. Your opponent holds his hands in the shape of the goalposts. You stand the football on the table and hold it with one index finger. Flick it with the other hand, and if you get it through the goals posts, you get another point.

Then it’s your opponent’s turn.

The cool thing about this game is that you can use any format you want, such as the first person to 20 points.

Let me know if you give this a try! I’d love to hear from you!

Until next week,

Carrie