Just because traditional games like baseball, softball and basketball aren't being played right now doesn't mean we can't play games of our own.

Yes, we're staying at home.

But we can be creative.

And we can play.

Here's a few examples:

Miniature golf — Design a few holes in your home, using the contour of a room, furniture, set-up wooden planks, etc. as obstacles. Lay a plastic cup or an empty soup or vegetable can on its side to serve as the hole.

Indoor bowling — Save 10 empty plastic water bottles to use as pins. A tennis ball or rubber ball can serve as the bowling ball. Knock 'em down for fun or actually keep score.

Could be a fun way to teach kids how to keep score on their own. It can be a good math exercise for youngsters.

Hide and Seek — An old-school game, for sure, but use a timer to put pressure on the seeker(s). The person hiding sets the timer for two minutes, for example, before making himself scarce. The pursuers count to 10, then try to beat the clock.

Frisbee — Want to get outside? Have four people in the backyard, two each at opposite ends of the yard. Mark off small “end zones” at each end of the yard. The two-person teams try to get the frisbee to hit the ground in the opposite end zone.

Each time it does, the throwing team scores a point. First team to score 10 points wins.

Traditional Games — Corn hole, bocce, croquet, lawn darts, ladder golf, etc. They all work if you want to be outside.

Guess the Sound — Any number of people can play, large family or small. Everyone sits with their backs to one person. That one person comes up with a sound — stapling paper, tearing a piece of paper, tapping a glass with a spoon, shaking a jar of something, etc. First person to correctly guess the sound wins.

Touchy Feely — Same concept, only using the sense of touch. Put an object inside an empty shoebox. Blind-fold a person and have him or her reach in and feel the object. Use a timer to give the contestant whatever amount of time you like to figure it out.

Trivia — Everyone can have fun with this. Choose whatever category you like — movies, sports, TV, singers, etc. — a couple of days ahead of time and have all participants in the game come up with 10 multiple choice trivia questions.

When it's time to play, the first person points to another player and says “Question 3 (or whatever number), please.” That person reads his question. Answer it correctly without hearing the choices, you get 5 points. Answer it correctly after hearing the choices, you get 2 points.

Answer it right, it's still your turn. Miss it, the next person picks somebody's question ... so on and so forth. Keep score and find your trivia champion!

Have fun. Be creative. Stay safe.

John Enrietto is sports editor of the Butler Eagle