Here is a list of the things I did, what I used, and how I did them. Tablecloth and Dishes Get heavy dishes from garage sales or resale stores. Use a cloth that has no hem on the side you are pulling under the dishes. Pull down, not back, on the cloth. Try to have all dishes within 12 inches of the far edge of the table, and no dishes near your end.
Wide glasses help.
Get something heavy to knock the bottom block out. Coin on Pool Balls Lay a pool ball on a round filter paper, or somehow outline a circle around the ball. Balance a quarter on the pool ball. Hit the pool ball with another cue ball, and try to knock the quarter outside the circle. You can cheat by making the target ball a little heavier that the cue ball.