Olaf Bowling {Frozen Party Game}
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Olaf Bowling is the perfect DIY game for Frozen, Christmas, or winter parties. It is an easy game to create and is so much fun to play.
Olaf Bowling Frozen Party Game
When I hosted classroom parties, I was in charge of coming up with fun games to play like this one. I always like to have active games to take to school like Pass the Prize, Pumpkin Ring Toss for fall games, or this Magnetic Fishing Game for younger kids to play.
In a magazine, I saw a ghost bowling game that used paper towels as bowling pins, which inspired this fun DIY Frozen game. I thought the paper towels would be perfect for Olaf’s body, and of course, his head would be the bowling ball. We had so much fun knocking the paper towel over and over again. Who needs to pay for a bowling lane when you have an Olaf bowling game at home?
Supplies You’ll Need for this Game
- An 8-inch Foam white ball – Do not get the polystyrene balls. They are too lightweight.
- White felt circles – about 2 inches wide
- Black acrylic paint
- Brown cording pr yarn for eyebrows
- Black felt for his mouth
- White felt for his tooth
- Orange felt or foam for the nose
- Paper towel – 3-6 rolls
Equipment Needed
- Round foam paint brush – 1 inch wide
- Pointed paint brush
- 3/4 inch wooden dowel
How to Make an Olaf Bowling Game to Play
- Use the round foam brush and black paint to make black paint circles in the center of the white felt circles for Olaf’s eyes.
- Use the same round foam brush and paint to make circles on the paper towel rolls, representing black buttons
- Cut a carrot shape out of the orange foam or felt
- Cut a long mouth out of the black felt
- Cut an oblong tooth out of the white felt
- Glue the big tooth onto the black mouth
- Cut two strips of brown cording for eyebrows
- Using the wooden dowel, push finger holes into the foam ball – imagining little hands playing the game, space the holes closer together than you would for an adult hand. There should be one indention for the thumb and two finger holes below that one – just like a normal bowling ball
- Begin assembling Olaf’s face on the opposite side of the hole indentions, adding eyes, nose, mouth, and eyebrows.
- Finally, paint a smile on either side of Olaf’s mouth with the pointed brush and black paint.
FAQs
I like to use a tacky glue called 3-in-1 glue from Beacon. It is an all-purpose glue that holds almost instantly and dries quickly.
Tips
Using a cheap paper towel would be best. I used a thick roll of name-brand paper towel and found it much heavier. It is still fun to knock over, but a cheaper towel would have less bulk and knock over more quickly.
Are you looking for Frozen Party Ideas? Check out some of my other posts, like:
- Olaf Bulls Eye Game to play
- Here’s Olaf Floating in a Pool of Jello – A fun party treat
- Olaf Brownie Treat
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Printable Instructions
Olaf Bowling {Frozen Party Game}
Equipment
- 1 round foam paint brush 1 inch wide
- 1 pointed paint brush
Materials
- An 8-inch Foam white ball – Do not get the polystyrene balls. They are too lightweight.
- White felt circles – about 2 inches wide
- Black acrylic paint
- Brown cording for eyebrows
- Black felt for his mouth
- White felt for his tooth
- Orange felt or foam for the nose
- Paper towel 3-6 rolls
Instructions
- Use the round foam brush and black paint to make black paint circles in the center of the white felt circles for Olaf's eyes
- Use the same round foam brush and paint to make circles on the paper towel rolls, representing black buttons
- Cut a carrot shape out of the orange foam or felt
- Cut a long mouth out of the black felt
- Cut an oblong tooth out of the white felt
- Glue the big tooth onto the black mount
- Cut two strips of brown cording for eyebrows
- Using the wooden dowel, push finger holes into the foam ball – imagining little hands playing the game, space the holes closer together than you would for an adult hand. There should be one indention for the thumb and two finger holes below that one – just like a normal bowling ball
- Begin assembling Olaf's face on the opposite side of the hole indentions, adding eyes, nose, mouth, and eyebrows.
- Finally, paint a smile on either side of Olaf's mouth with the pointed brush and black paint.
~ Melissa – KidFriendlyThingsToDo.com
