Penny Hockey

Penny Hockey
He shoots! He scores!

Remember playing Penny Hockey
as a kid? Winter is a perfect time
to show your kids how to play this
fun indoor hockey game!







What You Will Need:

• 3 Penny's to use as pucks (quarters or water bottle caps work well, too)
• Table, Floor, or other Flat Surface
• 2 Hockey Players

What You Do:

• To start the game, players sit across the table ("rink") from each other. One person is Defense (the Goalie), and the other is Offense.
• The Defense Goalie creates a goal by placing their two index fingers flat on the table about 4 inches apart, with fingers pointing towards the opponent. The Goalie must stay in place during the Offense players entire turn.
• The Offense player places the three "pucks" in a straight line in front of him. To start his turn, he uses his fingers to "flick" the middle puck forward — this is a "pass".
• Now he must pass the right or left puck forward, between the other two pucks. Passing continues with the following rules:
  - With each pass, the puck must move forward towards the opponent — you cannot move backward.
  - The puck must pass between the other two pucks without touching them.
  - All pucks must stay on the rink (table).
• The Offense player can shoot the puck at the goal at any time during his turn, but the puck must pass between the other two pucks first.
• The Offense player's turn ends when: a goal is scored!; or a puck is shot off the rink; or there is no room for a puck to pass between the other two pucks in a forward direction.
• When the player's turn ends, players switch roles and play begins again.

Variations:

• If you want to create more detail for your game, use a large sheet of paper to create your ice rink. Use markers or colored pencils to draw the lines, face-off circles, and goals. Don't have a large sheet of paper? We have a large Drawing Paper Roll that makes a perfect hockey rink!

Want More Winter Activities for Kids?

We have lots of fun indoor and outdoor winter activities for kids of all ages in our Play With Your Kids section. Here are the links to these activities:
Ice Ornaments
Icy Bubbles
Snow Bowling
Track and Snow
Fox and Geese Backyard Game
Ice Spikes
Frozen Faces Treat
Indoor Snowball Fight
Marshmallow Snow Sculptures
Backyard Bird Buffet