I fondly remember spending many carefree hours as a boy flinging arrows around with my little red bow. (I somewhat less affectionately also recall running for my life more than once after shooting an arrow in the air directly above me and losing sight of it in the sun!)
I recently bought my 3 oldest sons and daughter inexpensive youth recurve bows from one of our local sporting goods store. This past Saturday Caleb and Aidan spent some time in our backyard practicing their fledgling archery skills. Dad joined in too for some friendly competition.
A basic bow with a few practice arrows can be purchased for around $25.00. Pick up a hay bale or two (or an archery target) and you're all set for some relatively low cost fun.
Of course younger children should be closely supervised at all times by a responsible adult when launching high speed pointy-tipped projectiles. Be sure to have a safe target backstop and clear background because you can expect a few errant arrows. Also, first secure your pets unless you prefer poor Fido to resemble a hairy pin cushion.
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| Aidan takes aim |
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| Caleb at full draw |
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| Bullseye! |
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