Want to bring out your inner child again? Try tetherball, or the modern version of carnival ring toss, known as Sport Toss. Challenge your neighbors to an intense round of croquet. Throw the perfect wringer in horseshoes. Bowl your best backyard bocce game. Or, indulge in a casual match of classic badminton—Olympic rules not required.

(1) Badminton, $12.99, from KB Toys Ala Moana, 941-5800

(2) Horseshoe Set, $24.99, from Sports Authority Ward Gateway Center, 596-0166

(3) Croquet, $59.99, from Sports Authority Ward Gateway Center, 569-0166

(4) Sport Toss, $34.98, from Wal-Mart Mililani, 623-6744

(5) Tetherball, $19.99, from Sears Ala Moana, 947-0228

(6) Bocce, $29.98, from Wal-Mart Mililani, 623-6744