Hey y’all! I know a lot of you moms, dads, grandparents, caregivers and teachers are trying hard to find a fun game for the kid’s Valentine’s Day party! Well…Look no further! I’m telling you, the kids absolutely LOVE flying Olaf’s head toward paper towel bowling pins!
I thought it would be fun to put a Valentine’s Day twist on the original Olaf bowling game. This one is so cute with little conversation hearts stuck to his body. With his belly saying Tweet Me, and I Love You…You might even think twice about knocking him over! Here’s what I did to make Valentine Olaf Bowling!:
You’ll Need:
- An 8 inch Styrofoam white ball Large google eyes
- about 4 inches from an orange pipe cleaner for the carrot nose
- Brown hemp or other cording for eyebrows and hair – I used brown paper filler this time
- Black felt for his mouth
- White foam for his tooth
- Paper towel – about 6 rolls
- Old fashioned clothespins without the hinges (12)
- Conversation Heart Foam Stickers – I found mine at Michaels
- Glue gun
Instructions:
- The above picture shows brown felt for Olaf’s mouth. I ended up switching it out to black, but you get the idea
- At this point, I started assembling Olaf’s head
- I gave him giant eyes by gluing them down – they are about 2 inches in diameter
- I used the brown paper filler for his eyebrows and glued them – I trimmed the eyebrows to fit the eyes
- Using the brown paper filler, I used my scissors to make a little indentation into the top of Olaf’s head and add some brown paper for hair – I secured it with glue
- I bent the orange pipe cleaner in half and just pushed it into the Styrofoam
- I glued my piece of black felt – about 4 inches wide by 3 inches tall and shaped in a wide U – to Olaf and added the white foam tooth
- His decorations are done!
- Now pick Olaf up and with his decorations on the left or right of your hand, line up your fingers like they would be in a real bowling ball
- Use your scissors to mark the spots for your fingers
- Again, use your scissors to bore holes deep enough for your fingers (or kid’s fingers) to go into
- Now, on to the paper towel:
- Just use your glue gun to glue the wooden clothespin to either side of the paper towel
- Peel back the backing from your heart stickers and attach them to Olaf’s belly
- You are done and ready to Partay!
~ Melissa – Kid Friendly Things To Do
