Greetings, dear friends of **DIYHub!** It is a pleasure for me to participate once again in the activity for the month of April ( [🎾April: Intern. Day of Sport for Development & Peace ☮️](https://ecency.com/hive-189641/@diyhub/april-intern-day-of-sport)), celebrating International Sports Day throughout the month and reminding everyone of the importance of practicing sports around the world. In my contribution today, I wanted to create another game to enjoy when I get together with friends or family and have a fun, dynamic, and very pleasant time: a table tennis or ping pong game.
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### The materials I used are:
• A cardboard box or a couple of pieces of it (you can use just the flaps of the lid, as I did)
• Foam in your preferred color; you can use two colors so that each paddle has a different one (you can also use just one color like I did)
• White glue or liquid or hot silicone, scissors or a cutter for cutting, a pencil and ruler for marking, and brown and green paint
• Two plastic bottle caps to make the ball (you can also use a small, lightweight ball you have at home)
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# • To make the paddles •
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To make the paddles, I used two identical rectangle pieces of cardboard, both being flaps from the lid of a large cardboard box. I first marked the shape of my paddle on one of them. I created this shape by first drawing a circle using a margarine cup and below that a rectangle 8cm tall and 3cm wide, creating a shape similar to that of a lollipop which I used as a guide to create curves and slightly elongate the shape, resulting in a rounded tip and a bit narrower where it’s meant to be held. I cut out this shape and, using the same template, cut out the other paddle, resulting in two identical pieces.
To reinforce the handle of the paddles, I took one of them and made two lines almost halfway up what would be the circle where the ball bounces, so I could replicate the shape of the handle using the same cardboard and glue it onto each paddle. I used this same line as a guide to mark the foam and replicate the part of the paddle where the ball hits. With the exception of the area where I was going to glue the foam, I painted both paddles completely, both front and back, and once dry, I glued the foam where it belonged.
This way, I obtained these two paddles. As I mentioned, you can make one of one color and the other a different color (for example, blue and red), but I decided to make both of them the same color.
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# • To make the “net” and the “ball”:•
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To create the simulation of the net used in this game, I used another long rectangle of cardboard along with two smaller pieces. I folded the two smaller pieces of cardboard three times, resulting in two triangular tubes that served as supports (legs) for the “net.” I made a small cut in these triangular tubes to cross the other piece of cardboard through and secured it well with white school glue. Once this had dried, I reinforced the structure with staples and painted it green (a bright color so it can be easily seen while playing). I then drew a series of diagonal parallel lines on it using a ruler, a pencil, and white color, simulating a mesh or net.
For the ball, I simply glued two plastic bottle caps together, leaving the hollow side of each facing towards the other.
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|And that’s it! This game can be played on any table or high surface that allows it to be positioned about waist height.|
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All photographs are my own, taken with my iPhone XR.
The cover was published on the BeFunky website.
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