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DIY Christmas Game: Water Bottle Bowling

Jane and Sonja
Made with empty plastic water bottles along with a bit of paint and some felt scraps, this DIY Christmas game is also a fun upcycling craft.
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Ingredients
  

  • 3 or more empty plastic water bottles with lid
  • Americana Acrylics paint in Santa Red, Festive Green and Snow White
  • Hot glue gun and clear glue sticks
  • Felt scraps in black, grey, orange and red
  • Fabric scissors
  • Tennis ball

Instructions
 

To Make the Santa:

  • Add a good amount of red paint to the inside of the bottle, enough to coat the inside of the bottle. Reattach the lid securely and gently shake the bottle until the inside of the bottle is completely coated in paint.
  • Cut a long piece of black felt about 1” wide that is long enough to wrap around the water bottle.
  • Glue the black felt in place around the middle of the bottle.
  • Cut a piece of grey felt in the shape of a square with the center cut out to resemble a belt buckle. Glue the belt buckle on top of the black felt.

To Make the Snowman:

  • In the same way, add a good amount of white paint to the inside of another bottle. Reattach the lid securely and gently shake the bottle until the inside of the bottle is completely coated in paint.
  • Cut two circle shapes in black felt for the eyes and 6 more smaller circles for the mouth. Cut a triangular shape in orange felt for the carrot nose.
  • Glue the pieces on to the water bottle.

To Make the Elf:

  • In the same way, add a good amount of green paint to the inside of the last bottle. Reattach the lid securely and gently shake the bottle until the inside of the bottle is completely coated in paint.
  • Cut a long band in red felt about 2” wide and add a zig zag cut along one of the lengthwise edges.
  • Wrap this around the bottom of the bottle with the zig zag facing upward and glue in place.
  • Now that all three of the water bottles are done…Let the bowling begin!
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