Snowman Knockdown

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Snowman Tin Can Knockdown a fun winter activity

TEXT, STYLING + PHOTOGRAPHY Kiley Cruse

SNOWMAN TIN CAN KNOCKDOWN

• Empty tin cans • W hite spray paint • O range and black paint or permanent markers • Pom-poms, bean bags or tennis balls 1. Wash and dry six or 10 tin cans. 2. Spray-paint the outside of the cans with white paint. You will probably need a couple coats. Allow the paint to dry thoroughly between coats. (Alternately, you could brush on white acrylic paint.) 3. Using orange paint or a marker, add a carrot shape to the middle of the can. 4. Using black paint or a marker, add the rest of the facial features: eyes, mouth and even eyebrows. 5. Set up your tin cans indoors or outside, depending on the weather. Indoors use pompoms or bean bags to knock them down. Outdoors bean bags and tennis balls work well. TIP: If you have young children or if you are nervous about painting details onto the cans directly, try cutting out the details from cardstock or felt and gluing them on.

EXPAND THE GAME

Make it harder each time by moving your throwing line further away from the tin can snowmen.

Grab a larger ball and try bowling a ball instead of throwing it.

Turn it into a math game by adding numbers to the back of the tin cans. Then have the kids add up the points of what they knocked down.