Buddy loves games, so I wanted to find a new game to play as a family. When I came across a snowball toss game on Hands On As We Grow’s blog, I knew it would be perfect. I bought a set of indoor snowballs this winter, and I already had some plastic cups set aside for play use. (Read about our bowling game with these cups here.)
I set out six plastic cups in a triangle pattern. Then, I emptied our snowballs into a bucket for easy access. After that, we were ready to play! Since Buddy is pretty small, I didn’t set any guidelines for where he needed to be when throwing. We found that sitting was easier than standing. But we were a little frustrated because the cups tipped over a lot.
I fixed that problem by wrapping the outside of the triangle with blue painter’s tape. Then they were all together and no longer tipped over. Once that problem was solved, we had a ton of fun! With 10 snowballs to choose from and 6 cups to toss into, we could all go at the same time. Even Hubby wanted to play!
When the cups were taped together, there was an empty space in the middle. Whenever a snowball landed in there, we called out “Bonus!” We didn’t really keep score, so it didn’t matter. But Buddy thought it was so much fun whenever it happened.
This game was so fun and so easy! It was a lot of fun to play as a family, and I know we’ll play it again soon!
