Bean Bag Chairs usage idea

•  Interior Decorating:  A bean bag chair is a fun addition to any room. You can find a cover to match every decorating style. Changing the cover is also a quick way to add something new to your room without spending a lot of money. If you’re creating a relaxation room, pick colors that promote happiness and well being. Want a game room or have a sports theme? Pick a bean bag with your favorite team’s logo on it!  
   
• Extra seating:   Bean bags are a quick and easy way to provide some extra seating. They won’t take up a lot of room and your guests will enjoy the novelty of sitting on a bean bag.
   
• Board and Video Games:  Bean bags soosantai are great seating while playing games. They’re comfortable enough to sit on for long periods of time. Bean bag chairs are especially useful for video game playing, providing all the necessary support for the back but allowing your gamer to move around as necessary.
   
• Dorm room furniture:  Don’t have a lot of room? Can’t spare the expense of couches and chairs? Get a bean bag! They’re fun and easy to keep in a dorm room. College kids (and even teens at home) will love having a comfy bean bag to study and watch TV in, or even sleep on! With their washable covers and refillable padding, a bean bag chair or two, or even larger bean bag furniture will be perfect for your college student and their friends.
   
• Rest and Relaxation:  With foam fillers or plush polystyrene bead fillers, bean bags are at the top of the comfort level. To create a personal, comfortable seat, choose one with foam that will conform to your body. If you’ve injured yourself, a bean bag can be a great cushion for your body or to prop an arm or leg up on. The total support a bean bag gives can’t be beat. If you want one to stretch out on, our large selection of furniture has one big enough for that. Resting and sleeping on bean bags is the best in relaxation.
   
• Corporate Setting:  Bean bag chairs have been a new concept in the corporate world.  What fun to have a meeting where everyone can sit in a bean bag chair engraved with your corporate logo!  Or, have a few bean bags around the company lounge for some much needed relaxation?
   
• Schools, Libraries, Hospitals: Another trend has been having bean bag chairs in these great children's settings.  They have actually increased learning and teachers have noticed more attentive children!  Contact us for a volume discount on bean bag chairs for business, schools, libraries or other larger orders.

how big bean bags decorate your home

You probably already know that bean bags are fun pieces of furniture that act as comfortable seating and casual decor at the same time. This type of furniture is great for most rooms in your home and bean bags can fit almost any situation. Read these tips on how to incorporate bean bags into your home decor for some great ideas.

Bean Bag Home Decor Ideas:

1. Invest in more than just round bean bags.The round bean bag is, of course, a classic piece of furniture. However, you may not know that there are also bean-bag chairs, bean-bag cubes and bean-bag ottomans. A bean-bag chair is perfect for a reading corner in a bedroom or living room, or you could add a few bean-bag ottomans to your den. Mixing up your bean bag collection is the perfect way to achieve a fun look and a comfortable feel.
2. Purchase bean bags in complementary colors. Since bean bags aren't considered traditional furniture, you'll want to do everything possible to help them fit in. Instead, find a bean bag with colors or patterns that complement the style of the room. There are so many different colors, shades and patterns to choose from that you will easily find the right color bean bag for the room.
3. Measure for the correct size. Bean bags and lounge bags come in a variety of sizes, ranging from extra small kids' bean bags to jumbo-sized bean-bag lounge chairs for adults. Consider what room your bean bag furniture will be going in and how big or small you'll want the bean bags to be. Figure out how much room is available for your bean bag and buy according to those measurements.
4. Remember texture and fabric. Bean bag furniture is available in many different textures and fabrics from microsuede to twill to vinyl and even corduroy. Carefully consider the room you'll be putting your bean bag in and match the style of that room; for example, a luxurious living room might call for a plush microsuede bean bag, whereas a casual, comfortable den would look great with twill or corduroy bean bags.
5. Put them where you'll use them the most. A bean bag chair in a formal dining room may not get a lot of use. However, placing your bean bag chair in a more traditional spot, like in bedrooms, the TV room or in front of a gaming system, will guarantee it will be used on a daily basis. A large kids' bean bag in a bedroom can also double as a bed for sleepovers and guests. If you've invested in several bean bags or bean bag chairs, make sure that you leave enough walking space between each bean bag.

Bean Bags Gaming Idea

With all the electronic entertainment bombarding our children, it's sometimes difficult to find fun activities that can compete for their attention, especially without spending a fortune to do so. But there are a few traditional toys that are tried-and-true and still pack a punch today.

One of my favorites is the bean bag.

The materials themselves don't get much simpler or less expensive. A little fabric and a handful of beans or rice is all you need. If you don't sew, you can make them with socks and close off the end with a rubber band. If you have a bit more crafty talent, you can make them out of themed fabric, or apply numbers or letters to the bean bags for additional gaming rules. A few added props such as laundry baskets or bowls and the options are almost endless.

The games you can play are as uncomplicated as the bean bags themselves. They're safe, simple, and versatile. Here are just a few ideas:

Two-players:

Bean bag toss:
Simple game of catch using bean bags. This is a great game for younger players to build hand-eye coordination without requiring the dexterity needed to handle a round ball. Pick a short distance and gently toss the bean bag back and forth. If the bean bags have numbers (or letters) on them, have the players say the numbers as they toss them.

Bean bag double toss:
Give each player a bean bag. Both players toss their bean bag at the same time and try to catch the bean bag thrown by the other player.

Target practice 1:
Scatter a few baskets or bowls on the floor and assign a point value to each one. Toss the bean bags into the baskets and add up the points. Alternatively, use masking tape to draw lines on the floor, or to tape down paper targets.

Target practice 2:
Line up a series of empty aluminum cans and plastic bottles along a flat surface. Label the empty containers with a number for a point value. Toss the bean bags at the targets and knock them down to accumulate points.

Hide and seek:
One player hides the bean bags, the other searches for them. For more interaction, the player who hid the bean bags can say "hotter" or "colder" to indicate to the other player if they're getting close.

Marco Polo:
Tie a blindfold onto both players. Give one player the bean bags, and the other player a basket. Spin both players. The player with the bean bags says, "Marco," and the player with the basket responds with "Polo." The player with the bean bags tries to toss them into the basket, based upon the sounds made by the other player.

Bean bag hopscotch:
Use chalk to draw a hopscotch court on the driveway. Toss a bean bag to mark a skip. If you're trapped indoors, masking tape works great for outlining the court.

Shufflebag:
If you have hardwood or smooth tile floors, these make great surfaces for an adhoc shuffleboard court. Use masking tape or cans to mark the borders of the court. Give each player 3 bean bags which they slide down the court to score points.

Two or more players:

Balancing relay:
A player places a bean bag on a their nose and balance it while walking a short distance and dropping the bean bag into a basket, without ever touching it with their hands. If they drop the bean bag or touch it with their hands, they have to go back to the starting position and try again.

Hot Potato:
Sit the players on the floor in a circle. Give each player a bean bag, with one of the bean bags being red. Start a musical tune and have the players toss their bean bag to the player next to them as quickly as they can. Stop the music randomly. When the music stops, the player with the red bean bag steps out of the circle. As a consolation, that player could be put in charge of the music for a turn.

Balancing act:
Place a bean bag on top of the player's head. Have them do a series of actions while keeping the bean bag balanced on their head. Suggested actions are: turn in a circle, touch their toes, hop on one foot, crawl, deep-knee bend, animal imitations, sit and scoot on a skateboard, etc. The added bonus of this activity is the hidden exercise.

Dodge bag:
Place a few players inside a ring of other players. Have the players on the outside toss bean bags at the players on the inside while the players on the inside try to dodge the bean bags.

Bean bag tag:
One player is "it." That player chases the other players and tags another player "it" by tossing and tagging them with a bean bag.

These are just a few of the many great activities you can do with a couple of simple bean bags. You'll probably find as you play some of these games that they morph into new ones without really trying. What a great way to get your little ones away from the electronics, while sharing some laughs and getting a little exercise at the same time!

If you have some ideas for bean bag games that you've enjoyed, drop me a note or leave a comment to share!

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Bean Bags History

The History of Bean Bag Chairs

You've probably sat in bean bag chairs at some point in your life but have you ever wondered how they came about? Who invented them and when they became popular? Ultimate Sack looks back at the history of the bean bag chair.

The Sea Urchin Chair

The predecessor of the bean bag chair, the Sea Urchin Chair was designed by Roger Dean while he was still in the Royal College of Art in 1965. It was one of the first chairs which adapted completely to the user. It was a foam chair, which, though appearing spherical would conform to the sitter.

The Sacco (or Socco)

The bean bag chair we are familiar with today first came into existence in 1969. Italian designers Gatti, Paolini, and Teodora were working for Zanotta Design in Italy and were trying to create the right type of chair to market to the flower power generation. They needed a chair that was stylish, practical, and fit with the '60s lifestyle. The designers came up with the Sacco or the Socco as it became known overseas.

The original Sacco's were pear shaped leather bags. They were filled with thermocol pellets and eventually those were replaced with shredded polyurethane foam, urethane foam, polystyrene beads, Styrofoam or PVC pellets. This new chair became a very popular item because the Sacco was the first chair to adjust to the person sitting in it.

Although unconfirmed, there is a rumor that the Sacco was actually discovered by accident. This discovery came from a Styrofoam factory that put all the leftover pieces from the production line in a bag.

This Sacco is very similar to the bean bag chairs you would find at department stores in the 1970's. However, unlike those, the Sacco used pure Styrofoam pellets, was made of high-quality leather, and has a headrest area.

The Sacco became an instant hit was one of the most popular icons of the 1970's. Because the Sacco placed the sitter close to the floor and conformed to a variety of lounging positions, it met the casual social lifestyle of the times.

The '70s Bean Bag Chairs

The 1970's are when bean bag chairs made their way into department stores around the world making them available to the masses. The bean-bag chairs of that time were pretty much like the more high-quality bean bag chairs of today...that is, made of durable leather and filled with thick Styrofoam pellets.

Consumers liked that the chair molded to each individual users body shape. Professional decorators liked the lightweight, portable nature of bean bag chairs. Therapists observed that the bean bag chair helped children with sensory-integration troubles. Additionally, doctors recommended bean bag chairs for patients who were recovering from back surgery.

The '90s Bean Bag Chairs

During the '90s, the bean bag chair went from being cheap furniture to something very casual that would meet a wide variety of needs. Bean bag chairs of different shapes and sizes made their way into the marketplace and bean bag furniture such as bean bag sofas, recliners, and more were developed. Also during the '90s, bean bag chairs became more childproof. A number of children were injured and even suffocated to death after crawling inside the older style of bean bag chairs and inhaling the pellets.

In March 1995, the Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled 12,000,000 bean bag chairs and required all chairs sold after that date to have zippers that were childproof.

Today's Bean Bag Chairs

The bean bag chairs that can be found today are usually made of washable fabric covers that don't tear as easily as the leather ones and biodegradable Styrofoam pellets. In addition, some companies use urethane filler rather than Styrofoam since urethane can provide much more support and can be more reliable than Styrofoam. The Ultimate Sack bean bag chair is filled with high-quality, shredded foam.

Today, you can find bean bag chairs in many sizes, shapes and materials. Ultimate Sack manufactures bean bag chairs with washable, removable fabric covers. And by using shredded foam as filler, it provides durable, solid support.

So why not buy a bean bag chair for yourself? It's a part of '70s culture that will definitely serve you well for many years to come.