DIY Snowman Bowling Game for Kids
Learn how to make your own Snowman Bowling game. This is a fun game for kids to play this holiday season, especially if you’re stuck indoors because of the cold winter weather.
If you want more ideas for how to get your kids moving this Winter, then take a look at these 25 Indoor Energy Burners for kids. It’s a great list of games to help your kids have fun when they’re stuck inside more than they’d like to be.
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If you want to make this holiday season extra fun for your kids, then start by taking a look at all of our Winter activities for kids.
Of you can invest in the Winter Activity Pack, which is filled with educational printables for little ones.
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Materials Needed
- 10 White paper cups
- Black and orange permanent marker
- A piece of construction paper
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If you prefer to see the tutorial instead of reading them, you can also watch the step by step instructions on our YouTube video.
How to Make a Snowman Bowling Game
When drawing the faces of your snowmen, make sure that the cup is upside down. While this isn’t essential (so don’t worry if you forget), it does make it easier to stack the cups when you’re ready to play the game.
1. Draw a carrot nose.
Use the orange marker to draw a small triangle in the middle of your paper cup. The triangle can point to either side or even to the top of the cup. I tried all three directions because I wanted to see how it would look with my snowman’s funny faces.
2. Draw the eyes and mouth
Use the black marker to draw two large circles above the carrot nose, and a mouth below it.
For this particular snowman, I stuck with a classic snowman smile. However, for the other cups, I tried making a few funny faces because I wanted to make it a little more silly for my kids. However, if you’re not comfortable with drawing, then stick to the simple smile. You’re kids will still love it no matter what.
3. Make the snowball
Take a regular sheet of paper and scrunch it into a ball.
I found that a paper ball was enough for this game. However, using a tennis ball or something similar is a great option too.
How to Play
1. Stack the cups into a pyramid
Arrange the cups into a triangle shape, going upwards, like a Christmas tree.
You can also arrange the cups into a classic bowling shape, with the cups arranged in a triangle all on the floor, not balancing on top of each other. However I found that a paper snowball wasn’t strong enough to move this formation. If you’re going to try it this way, then I recommend getting a heavier ball to do your bowling with.
2. Throw the snowball
Pick a certain distance at which to stand or sit, then throw your snowball at the cups. Younger kids will need to stand closer, and older kids further. I like how it’s so easy to make this game more challenging for kids of all ages, just by changing the starting distance from which you throw.
3. Calculate points.
Of course you don’t have to calculate points, after all some kids don’t want to compete and just want to have fun.
You can either score by counting how many cups fell down, or by counting how many throws it took for you to topple the snowmen. Either way, you’ll have lots of fun.
Storage
At the end of the game just stack each cup on top of the others and stick your paper snowball in the middle. Now it’ll fit very nicely on your toy shelf with the rest of your fun activity ideas.
Winter Activity Pack
Educational Printables for preschoolers and kindergarteners for this Winter.
Are you going to make this Snowman Bowling game for your kids? Don’t forget to pin the idea for later.
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If your kids love throwing games then try this Snowman Toss Game, which is something easy to make that you can play indoors.
If you want to focus on turn taking or patience, then try this Build a Snowman Game instead.
