3. The Mary Poppins Golf
It was until 2012 that in Portugal it
was created the “Mary Poppins
Golf”, a home-made variation of
this very royal sport.
4. What you will need
Several sheets of “used” Paper
(different colors if possible)
A umbrella for each player
5. Rules at a glance
• The main aim of the Mary Poppins Golf is to
hit the golf paper ball into the hole in as few
of strokes (swings at the ball) as possible.
• 14 holes are distributed among the living
room;
• Each hole as a different score according to
its level of difficulty to reach it;
• Each player can only use one umbrella club
and 3 paper balls;
• Each player can only kick the ball one time
for each round;
• Each player has 1 hour to hit the 14 holes.
6. Preparing the game
1. Make 3 paper balls for each player;
2. Fold 14 flags and write down numbers
from 1 to 14;
3. Place 14 squares of paper on the floor;
4. For each hole (paper squares) give a
flag with a specific number according to
its level of difficulty;
7. 1. Prepare your umbrella and
your paper balls
2. Then, make the flags and
number each one
3. Distribute the holes on the
floor