Fun summer time yard games that are perfect for you staycation during the pandemic!<\/h2>\n
Are you finding days that you are get tried of the pool being over crowded, or too many boats out on the lake? Maybe your lake is haunted like ours, our is or so the legend goes; I mean I was born and raised in Georgia and I personally will not swim or go into Lake Lanier ever; have not been in it since I was a kid, IYKYK. That lake will gobble your butt up for sure, but that is story for a different day. Maybe it is just too much hassle to load everyone up in the car to go to the park just to get caught in pop up rain shower which drives you all back to your house? These are the perfect days to try a fun summer time yard game. In my later teen years I watched the movie Heather\u2019s, a 1988 cult classic,<\/a> and one of my favorite movies of all times, which uses this seeming simple British based yard golf game as a social cask system for high school teens, LOL.<\/p>\n I also love this T shirt from Amazon in Heather McNamara Red exclaiming \u201cWhat\u2019s your Damage\u201d<\/a> which I said all the time as a teenager!I think I might bring it back\u2026.it is really working for me right now. PIN ME<\/span><\/em><\/span> for later and be sure to follow us on Pinterest<\/span> at <\/span><\/span><\/strong>Jen @ JENRON DESIGNS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fun summer time yard games that are perfect for you staycation during the pandemic! Are you finding days that you are get tried of the pool being over crowded, or too many boats out on the lake? Maybe your lake is haunted like ours, our is or so the legend goes; I mean I was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7052876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[121515,105768,107620,11889,107153,182185,182183,145308,97603],"tags":[1456,1234,114543,539,1231,710],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-7052875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antiques","category-cocktails","category-entertaining","category-lifestyle","category-outdoor-living","category-patios-porches","category-porches-patios","category-southern-living","category-summer","tag-designs","tag-games","tag-jenron","tag-summer","tag-time","tag-yard"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Yard](\"https:\/\/jenron-designs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Yard-Games-Croquet-Mallets-JENRON-DESIGNS-scaled.jpg\")
<\/a> I remember as a little kid I loved playing croquet with my family. My father was always the red mallet since it was his favorite color plus red always went first, my mom was yellow, my sister was green and my brother was blue, which left me with either orange or black. Being the rebel I was, and not liking orange very much, I always picked the black ball, ironically.![\"Vintage](\"https:\/\/jenron-designs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vintage-Croquet-Balls-JENRON-DESIGNS-scaled.jpg\")
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I guess you would have to see the movie. Anyways, I learned all about the dirty side of croquet and how to \u201cknock out\u201d your opponent, which my family had never played in our simple garden variety version. Ahh the 80\u2019s what a time\u2026and don\u2019t forget the corn nuts! B-Q! <\/a><\/p>\n![\"Knock](\"https:\/\/jenron-designs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Knock-Out-Croquet-JENRON-DESIGNS-scaled.jpg\")
<\/a>Like I mentioned above, there are several forms of Croquet; from the Association versions, Golf versions and Garden versions. They each have their own sets of very specific rules. You can see more details on types of Croquet and all the game definitions and rules here.<\/a>![\"Summertimer](\"https:\/\/jenron-designs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Summertimer-Yard-Games-Croquet-JENRON-DESIGNS-1-scaled.jpg\")
<\/a>This particular croquet set is an original vintage set and has clearly seen better days, so I did give it a little face lift and refinished the worn and tattered mallets as seen here in the before pictures. ![\"Refinishing](\"https:\/\/jenron-designs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Refinishing-the-Vintage-Croquet-Mallets-JENRON-DESIGNS-scaled.jpg\")
This was done by taping off each of the bands and painting the colors back onto the mallets. As you can see a nice coat of fresh paint made all the difference to give this sweet set a whole new life. Sometime things just need a little love, and you do not always need to buy the newest of everything to find pleasure and enjoyment, it is about the story, history and journey.\u00a0![\"Vintage](\"https:\/\/jenron-designs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vintage-Croquet-Mallets-JENRON-DESIGNS-1-scaled.jpg\")
<\/a>We also decided to take the stand apart as well, and added a fresh coat of new Rust-oleum red paint to brighten up this vintage set and protect the wood from any further damage. The rust-oleum paint+primer will give this vintage wood a longer life and better protection for years to come, so we can have many more happy days of yard games with this family set.\u00a0![\"Refinishing](\"https:\/\/jenron-designs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Refinishing-Vintage-Croquet-Stand-JENRON-DESIGNS-1024x662.jpg\")
I also used a galvanized metal spray paint on the wickets, along with a trick my mother used to do to make them easier to see.\u00a0 My mother would actually tie some pretty ribbon on to the tops to make them more visible on the lawn. Now this is not \u201ca legal\u201d Association standard, however it is more of a family tradition. So I added a pretty gingham picnic plaid ribbon in which makes the metal wickets a little more visible in the grass. I remember as klutzy kid\u00a0 I was always tripping over them which did not hurt much then, but now it would probably beak a bone or two.\u00a0![\"Summertimer](\"https:\/\/jenron-designs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Summertimer-Yard-Games-Croquet-JENRON-DESIGNS-scaled.jpg\")
You may notice in the back ground that we had a few light refreshments and snacks. This is a way to graze lightly between shots, since the game is not really high energy and players take turns. ![\"Mixed](\"https:\/\/jenron-designs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Mixed-Nuts-JENRON-DESIGNS-scaled.jpg\")
Since the weather is hot, we picked snacks that would not spoil in the heat like mixed nuts and ice cold drinks. Just your typical bar snacks, however I think with the way corona virus is spreading maybe bar snacks and anything that requires the use of hands may not be a good idea anymore, so we had spoons on hand for scooping.![\"Summertimer](\"https:\/\/jenron-designs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Summertimer-Yard-Games-Snack-Table-JENRON-DESIGNS-scaled.jpg\")
We did a mix of lemonade and sweet tea, with a splash of Tito\u2019s\u00a0 which are also known as boozy Arnold Palmer\u2019s.\u00a0 If you are not familiar with the classic Arnold Palmer they are generally a mix of sweet tea and lemonade. The standard mixture is 3 parts tea to 1 part lemonade, however I have seen many varieties over the years. To make it a boozy Arnold Palmer just drop in a shot or so of your favorite frozen vodka.<\/p>\n![\"Summertimer](\"https:\/\/jenron-designs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Summertimer-Yard-Games-Snacks-JENRON-DESIGNS-scaled.jpg\")
<\/a>Another great yard game that has become very popular over the past few years is corn hole. This is a similar game to horseshoes<\/a> which is another game we played as kids. Although I will say bean bags are a lot safer than hurling a big metal horseshoe though the air like we used too, to get \u201ca ringer\u201d, LOL! However, get clocked with a horseshoe at 10 mph really builds character, and you learn really quick to pay attention to your surroundings at all times, bean bags not so much. It is a good life lesson and I lived to tell the tale so we are all good. ![\"Corn](\"https:\/\/jenron-designs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Corn-Hole-JENRON-DESIGNS-scaled.jpg\")
<\/a>Again, this is another yard game where not everyone is playing at the same time so you have a little time sip and sun while watching and waiting for your turn. I also feel this is perfect time for a little light coaching or heckling which ever suits your crew. It also works great for social distancing since everyone is far apart as well. ![\"Corn](\"https:\/\/jenron-designs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Corn-Hole-Watching-JENRON-DESIGNS-scaled.jpg\")
We also have a few other yard games we love, like Bocce Ball<\/a>, and Ladder Ball<\/a>. If we are really feeling like some exercise we will break out the Badminton set<\/a>, which again is another yard game from my youth. However I recommend a really nice level yard with out any holes for that game, it can be a real ankle turner. For those that are a little more low key, I recommend yard Giant Jenga<\/a> which is really fun too. As a fun side bar my local HomeGoods also just clearance out a bunch of these oversized fun yard games too, just sayin\u2019!<\/p>\n![\"Summertimer](\"https:\/\/jenron-designs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Summertimer-Yard-Games-JENRON-DESIGNS-scaled.jpg\")
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