Play a game of horseshoes using candy canes.

1. Christmas Activities - Candy Cane
Horseshoes
Play a game of horseshoes using candy canes.
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2. Materials
Candy canes and a stick. Be sure the candy canes are wrapped
in plastic as they are almost guaranteed to break into a number
of small pieces during game play. For indoor games you can
either drive a nail into a flat piece of wood or turn a table or
stool over and use one of the legs as the post.
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3. Activity
• In the manner of playing horseshoes, the objective is to take
turns to toss the candy cane at an upright stick.
• Place a stick vertically somewhere in the ground.
• Then participants take turns throwing candy canes
(underhand) at it.
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4. • A game is divided into rounds and each round constitutes
the pitching of two candy canes by each contestant.
• In each round, the one with the highest score goes first .
• The objective of the game is to get your candy cane
closest.
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5. Scoring
• A candy cane must be within six (6) inches of the stake to
score.
• A candy cane that first strikes the ground outside the
target area or rebounds from behind the stake cannot be
scored, nor can any candy cane thrown from an invalid
position.
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6. • A “ringer” (3 points) is a candy cane that encircles the stake
so that a straight edge could touch the two prongs without
touching the stake.
• The closest cane from each pair scores 1 point. A leaning
shoe has no value over one touching the stake.
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7. • The points are scored according to the position of the shoes
at the round’s end, that is, after the contestants have each
thrown two candy canes.
• This means it is possible for the second player to knock the
opponents candy canes either away or closer to the stake.
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8. Read about the significance of the Candy Cane to
the Birth of Christ in the “Legend of the Candy
Cane”
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