Tis the season for Halloween Bowling! I’m a cub master and a preschool teacher & put together these bowling sets for both groups to make this past week (at pack meeting and at a preschool Halloween party). They were a huge success, and so stinkin’ cute!!
This project was a pinterest find, and I modified it a bit since I was making so many (12 sets) and had different ages (3 –10 yrs). The original version used 4 x 9” blocks, construction paper, googly eyes, and a bouncy ball. I made 1.5 x 6” blocks with vinyl stickers, and used a golf ball!
What you need to make my modified version:
- 6 – 1.5” x 6” x 1” blocks
- spray paint - (My favorite is Rust-oleum brand, use these colors - white, key lime, seaside, black, grape, and real orange)
- vinyl [and Silhouette machine] - (in these colors - black, white, and a little bit of yellow)
- vinyl sticker template (I created, this is for a Silhouette SD, but I think it will convert to other Silhouette versions)
- a golf ball (I got mine at Wal-mart, or find them here)
- red & black sharpies
Paint each board a different color, and let them dry. While those are drying, cut the vinyl stickers. I TOTALLY recommend a Silhouette machine, it makes projects like this so SO simple. All you have to do is open the template, load the vinyl & cut!
Once the boards are dry, and the vinyl is cut, it’s just a matter of applying the stickers. I showed the 3 year olds what it was suppose to look like (on the template), then they stuck them on how they wanted it to look. For the cub scouts, I just handed it to them and said, “put them together!” The eyeball golf balls were simple too – use the sharpies to color in a black circle, then draw red squiggly lines all over it!
Then set it up and play!!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!