I feel like every holiday we have added another Nerf (or some other foam dart) weapon to our arsenal. We have had some epic Nerf wars where dad is left a gun, some ammo and a note to brace himself at the door. It’s fun and intense. Sometimes we are a little slower paced in our fun with Nerf though.
Random fact about me: I love hitting targets. Targets of any kind. I actually have a somewhat innate ability to eyeball stuff and hit it with little to no practice. We love target shooting with our Nerf guns, and bows and I think it’s time we step it up and have a more thought out shoot in our home.
I love hearing of the fun archers have at their 3D shoots and I think setting up a similar course in your house would be awesome. With foam darts we like to use light objects that topple as our targets so that there is no second guessing if something was hit or not. We find that empty two-litre plastic bottles, empty paper towel tubes and cereal boxes all make fantastic targets.
If you wanted to up the aesthetics of your course you could have the kids draw or print out pictures to attach to the targets. Perhaps wild animals, Pokémon or storm troopers.
For your Nerf dart shoot, set up several areas of targets and use masking tape to mark shooting distances on the floor. We always let the younger ones start a little closer but if they’re making all of their shots they have to graduate and move back.
Some target areas can just a competition based on shooting five foam darts from a specified distance and the one who knocks over the most targets wins or gets the points for that round. Some rooms can be set up in such a way that you have to hit targets from spots in a timed run.
You can reload as much as you want and the winner is determined by speed. Mix it up, make a night of it and don’t forget a trophy.
