If family fun is what you need at the moment, then beanbag games would be your best bet. These children-friendly games are safe for the entire family to enjoy at home, after all. They can be played indoors or outdoors, too, so you can have a good time when the sun is out in the afternoon or even when the clouds look grey.

For quite some time, bean bags were considered to be everyone's favorite toy to play with at home. They get rid of the fear of getting hurt from tough or sharp gaming equipment, after all. This means that young children can even play without you have to constantly worry about them or watch them from afar.

Toddlers who are fond of putting things inside their mouths wouldn't be the best candidates for these toys, though. This is because they might intentionally or accidentally place the bags into their mouths and choke on them. As such, it would be ideal for the kids who play with these toys to be at least four years old. Adults are all welcome to play with them, though.

For kids, the games will usually involve a board with faces of monsters, animals or cartoon characters on it. There would be several holes on the board, too. A few small bean bags would be needed to play the game, too, of course.

It is important for the bags to be small, though, because the goal of the game is to shoot the bag into the hole. Depending on the height and size of the hole that it shoots into, points will then be given. The difficultly positioned holes will obviously have more points compared to the ones that are considered to be easy to score, as well. These games that have scoring apply to older kids much better since they already know what scoring is all about to begin with.

For kids aged three to four, it would be best to keep the holes slightly big, so they won't have too much trouble playing the game and will actually enjoy doing so. Even if there isn't any scoring system in place for the younger kids, they are sure to enjoy playing with the bags. Just being able to get the beanbags into the holes should be enough satisfaction for them overall.

For adults, there are many games that are specially made to be played outdoors. A lot of the time, though, they will consist of a wooden board in the shape of a rectangle that has a hole located on the very top part. As with the kid's version, the main goal would be to shoot the bag in the hole.

Naturally, this adults' version will be harder than the kids' version. It is also possible to change the mechanics as you see fit. Instead of playing a similar game to basketball, for instance, you can play according to distance and challenge each other that way. The ones who stick it out to the very end will then be declared as the winners. This just goes to show that beanbag games are definitely a lot of fun for both kids and adults alike.