If you have a football lover in your family you need to have your own football mini cornhole game. Because this cornhole game is mini-sized it can be played indoors or out.
I’m going to teach you how to customize your own mini football cornhole game to match your favorite team colors or even to match your party decor.
If you’re throwing a football party check out all of my fun football posts and get prepping!
How to Make a Customized Mini Football Cornhole Game
Making your own football cornhole game is easy and actually really fun. Gather your supplies and we’ll have this put together in now time at all.
Supplies Needed:
When I made my mini football cornhole game I did not use a Cricut machine. Now I would definitely use a Cricut to help me create this project even more easily.
I am including the materials I used for the original project along with materials I would use today to make this project with a Cricut machine.
- Americana Gloss Enamels Paint White
- Americana Acrylic Writers White
- Americana Acrylic Paint Leaf Green
- Mini cornhole boards (the ones I used are no longer available but there are quite a few options on Amazon)
- Adhesive Vinyl
- Brown Felt
- Painter’s tape
- Something to fill your footballs (corn, buttons, beans, etc)
- Cricut Maker
- Fabric Grip Mat
- Weeding Tool
- Iron-on
- Transfer Tape
- LightGrip Mat
- Brayer
- EasyPress Mini
- Mini Football Cornhole Cut File
Prepping Mini Cornhole Boards
To begin I painted my boards white. It took a couple coats to cover the whole board really well.
I like the glossy sheen of the Gloss Enamels paint, you can use whatever white paint you prefer.
Adding Football Field Details
Once the white paint was completely dried and cured I used a wide painter’s tape to create the yard line markers.
Originally I also added vinyl numbers to either side of the painter’s tape. You can do this or you can cut your vinyl numbers with your Cricut machine the color you want them to be and add them after the fact.
Now we’re going to paint over the entire mini football cornhole board with green paint. This includes over the top of the painter’s tape and the numbers. Apply a few coats to make sure it’s all covered really well.
Allow the paint to dry slightly and then remove the painter’s tape and vinyl numbers. This will leave you with a two-tone football field mini cornhole board.
If you chose to cut the numbers out of vinyl in the final color you want them to be, wait for the paint to dry completely and then using transfer tape apply them to the board on either side of the yard line markers.
How to Make Felt Footballs
Originally I freehand cut my felt football shapes with scissors.
You can also use your Cricut Maker machine to cut out the felt pieces.
You can either use a writing paint like the Americana Writer to make the football stitching or you can cut the stitching out of HTV and press it onto the felt football shapes.
I made six total football bean bags.
To create the football-shaped bean bags sew two pieces wrong sides together about 3/4 of the way around and then fill them. I actually used bottoms to fill my shapes. You could also use corn, beans, or beads.
Once the footballs are filled sew the remainder of the shape closed.
Final Thoughts on Creating Your Own Mini Football Cornhole Game
Can you even believe how easy it was to create our own mini football cornhole game? I chose to use green and white paint, you could use any color combinations you wanted.
This is such a fun project, my family has been playing it non-stop. Kids and adults alike enjoy this fun game and it’s perfect for football season or even any parties you’re planning
Grab the supplies and make your own today!
If you have any questions about how to make your own mini football cornhole game leave them in the comments below and I’ll answer them for you.
Equipment
- Fabric Grip Mat
- LightGrip Mat
- EasyPress Mini
- Mini Football Cornhole Cut File
Supplies
- Americana Gloss Enamels Paint White
- Americana Acrylic Writers White
- Americana Acrylic Paint Leaf Green
- Mini cornhole boards (the ones I used are no longer available but there are quite a few options on Amazon)
- Adhesive Vinyl
- Brown Felt
- Painter’s tape
- Something to fill your footballs (corn, buttons, beans, etc)
- Iron-on
- Transfer Tape
Instructions
- Prepping Mini Cornhole Boards
- To begin I painted my boards white. It took a couple coats to cover the whole board really well.
- I like the glossy sheen of the Gloss Enamels paint, you can use whatever white paint you prefer.
Adding Football Field Details
- Once the white paint was completely dried and cured I used a wide painter’s tape to create the yard line markers.
- Originally I also added vinyl numbers to either side of the painter’s tape. You can do this or you can cut your vinyl numbers with your Cricut machine the color you want them to be and add them after the fact.
- Now we’re going to paint over the entire mini football cornhole board with green paint. This includes over the top of the painter’s tape and the numbers. Apply a few coats to make sure it’s all covered really well.
- Allow the paint to dry slightly and then remove the painter’s tape and vinyl numbers. This will leave you with a two-tone football field mini cornhole board.
- If you chose to cut the numbers out of vinyl in the final color you want them to be, wait for the paint to dry completely and then using transfer tape apply them to the board on either side of the yard line markers.
How to Make Felt Footballs
- Originally I freehand cut my felt football shapes with scissors.
- You can also use your Cricut Maker machine to cut out the felt pieces.
- You can either use a writing paint like the Americana Writer to make the football stitching or you can cut the stitching out of HTV and press it onto the felt football shapes.
- I made six total football bean bags.
- To create the football-shaped bean bags sew two pieces wrong sides together about 3/4 of the way around and then fill them. I actually used bottoms to fill my shapes. You could also use corn, beans, or beads.
- Once the footballs are filled sew the remainder of the shape closed.
What size was the cornhole board that you ordered as well as what were the size of the felt footballs.
Thank you
I’m sorry, I don’t remember the exact size of the cornhole boards I used. The file for the footballs is listed in the supplies list 🙂