A hammer A broom handle Thin rope or some strong string 120 cm (4 ft long Some soft rags from the rag bag A pillowcase, plastic shopping bag or tights WHAT TO DO Hammer the broom handle into the ground in an open part of the garden. Very firmly tie one end of the rope to the top of the broom handle and attach the other end to the bundle. Make this by putting some rags into a plastic shopping bag, a pillowcase or even into the top of a pair of tights. Bundle them all in and shape it like a big, soft ball. The players take it in turn to thump the ball, one child using their right hand to hit the ball anticlockwise and the other using their left hand to