This lawn game is really easy to put together if you have some scrap plywood around. I wanted to make a game that was easy and fun, and perfect for all ages. It features a leaning board with four differently sized holes for various points, and I also made four sacks in leather for tossing into the holes. The board can easily be moved and you can throw from various distances for different degrees of difficulty.

Step 1:

So first up, cutting some plywood for the different pieces.

For two of the pieces, the angle on the saw was placed at 13 degrees, to create a slight angle that the board could lean sturdily on.

Here are all the pieces that I'm going to be using for the board.

24 x 36 inches (610 x 915 mm)
13 degree incline 4 in in front, 14 inch rear (100 x 1400 mm)

Step 2: Assembly

I used screws to assemble the board together with a back, front and leaning board. I also used an angled piece underneath to prevent the board from warping.

Step 3: The Holes

I decided to make four holes, of different sizes, and I used a large compass to draw them out.

3" - 75mm

4" - 100mm

5" - 125m

5.5" - 140mm

I used a jig saw to cut the holes out.

Step 4: Painting

Since this is going to be outside, I wanted to make sure I spackled all pocket holes, to prevent moisture from affecting the plywood. And then some paint on all sides.

I sketched out some circles around each hole and numbers, and then I painted each one in different colors, although I used a silver color on the inside of each ring. Mostly I was going for bright and colorful.

Step 5: Leather Pouches

OK, and throw with I decided to make some leather pouches, this is scrap leather pieces, but of course if you don't have that around, you can just use any fabric or vinyl instead.

So I folded a piece in half, and cut rounded corners, then punched holes and started sewing it shut using heavy duty waxed thread. I looked around at some websites where they sold cornhole games, and it seemed like the bags tended to break a lot, so I wanted to make something pretty durable.

I'm sewing with a saddle stitch which is really strong. When I had sewn about 3/4s the way, I filled with some stones, and tried to pack as many in as possible. And then finished the stitching.