Now that you're hooked on playing Cornhole with your friends and family, have you purchased or made your own Cornhole boards yet?
Have you come up with unique ideas to decorate your Cornhole boards? No, of course, you don't need to decorate them at all, but why not? That personal touch adds character to your games.
We've seen lots of pictures submitted by Cornhole game lovers who have decorated their boards in some most unique ways.
It seems the most common decorations for Cornhole boards are alma maters and sports teams. If you're not good at freehand drawing, you can cut out color logos from sporting event programs, print out logos from the internet, or purchase decals or posters from sports stores.
If you don't have Cornhole bags yet, don't forget to buy or make them it matching colors!
Other decorating options include designs that incorporate the actual cornhole into it. If you're like some Cornhole fans, your design might try to hinder opponents by hiding the cornhole in the design. Others like to highlight the cornhole so it stands out and is perhaps a bit easier to play. It all depends on your preferences and strategies for getting an upper hand in those all day games.
If you don't want to decorate with a sports theme, consider something from your favorite hobby, an interesting design, fun photos from the internet, or even print out photos of your family or favorite vacation spot. What about decorating with actual autumn leaves bursting with fall colors – or pressed flowers?
Once you have your decals, photos, or other items secured to the board, use a coat or three of clear varnish or polyurethane to protect your items and to even out the playing surface of the board.
If you need to paint straight edges, but aren't so good at freehand painting, here are some suggestions. If you have a long straightedge, of course that will work. If you don't have a straight edge, masking tape or painter's tape will work, too. Once you paint one color, let it dry, then retape a new straight edge – and mask – over the first painted color so you get a crisp line when you paint the second color.
To paint neat circles, find round objects around the house to trace, like cups, wastebaskets, coffee cans, etc. Or, you can make your own circles of your own specific diameter. First you need a length of string that will end up being half the diameter of your circle. Tie a nail or pen or pencil to one end and another pen or pencil to the other end. Hold one pencil end or the nail end to the center of your circle. The other end you will drag around in a circle, making the outline you will later paint around. It's a do-it-yourself pencil compass.
Now, if you're not all that good at painting around the curved lines of a circle without going outside the lines, you can also make a template from cardboard or even a manila envelope or folder. Tape your template to the board and paint. (Note that spray paint might work better to get your clean edges rather than using a paintbrush.)
Whatever you choose, the point is to have lots of fun playing one of the hottest games around. And if your designs give you a home court advantage, so much the better!
Author Resource:-
Dave Roth runs SC Cornhole, a website devoted to the game of cornhole. The site offers Cornhole sets, bags, and instructions for building your own set.
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