Snowball Fight in a Bucket!

Ever had the urge to throw a snowball at someone...

say...your sister...

and there was just no snow around to do it?

Or you didn't want the hassle of putting on your snow suit,

bundling up with 3 pairs of socks, boots,

long underwear, your scarf and mittens...

then waddling outside in the cold to MAKE the snowballs?

Never fear!

Now you, too, can have an indoor snowball fight!

No cold, wet, messy snow needed!

Start with some styrofoam balls.

These were $4.77 at HobLob before the coupon ($2.86 after).

Some felt sheets 4/$1...can't beat that!

You'll also need a couple paint pens or some acrylic paint and brushes.

Oh...and some hot glue.

Next you need a pail.  I got this one half off so it was $2.50

but it ended up being WAY too small for this size snowball.

I actually found a larger one in the basement that was nice.

Score!

It would be perfect for the next smaller size.

For this size snowball...I cut the felt into these funky

shapes to fit the ball...about 1 3/4" at the widest spot by 4 3/4" long.

You'll need 6 per snowball.

If you're me, you need extras for when you screw up.

It might sound funny to say: center your first piece on the ball...

but you'll see what I mean...it can be lopsided if you try. :)

Follow suit with the remaining pieces...matching up the edges as you go.

The points will come together like this:

Looks like I need some lotion.

For the faces...I had rubbed on some pink cheeks, but

I think the glitter spray paint made them fade away. :(

However, you could dab on some pink acrylic paint...

I had only used a gel pen.  Trust me...that didn't work.

The eyes and mouth were a fine tipped permanent pen.

I used an orange paint pen for the nose.

You could use paint pens for all of it...

or just paint and a brush...or three.

I finished off the balls with some glitter spray paint.

I tried applying glue and glitter.

Ummmm...that didn't work so well.

But I did NOT use the Krylon Glitter Blast -

I think that might be TOO much and cover the face.

I spray painted the pail...this is the Krylon Cherry Red.

Isn't it happy?

I was going to use vinyl for the front of the pail...

but that didn't work out so well.  It didn't want to stick.

That "frame" you see is vinyl...but it may come off at any moment!

The writing, snowflakes and snowball face are all drawn on with paint pens.

They are awesome.

I love them.

A lot.

The felt gives the styrofoam enough weight

to be thrown across the room...

but not enough to hurt or likely break anything.

Not that I'm advocating horseplay in the house.

But not that I can stop it.

You should see the chaos when a grown man and his

18 year old daughter have a marshmallow gun war.

I hide in the bathroom.

I hope your holiday season has started off smashingly.

I know I promised some hot drink mixes...

they are a-comin' folks...

workin' on the last one.

So...what's YOUR favorite hot drink

at Christmas or any time during the winter?



Sloshing it up at these fun parties:

The Dedicated House
Simply {Kierste}
The 36th Avenue
Savvy Southern Style
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Clean and Scentsible
StoneGable
Jennifer Rizzo
At The Picket Fence
Tatertots and Jello
Serenity You
I Heart Naptime
I Should Be Mopping the Floor
DebbieDoo's
Or So She Says
Averie Lane
Dwellings
Love Grows Wild
Life With the Crust Cut Off
Wonderful at Home
Lamberts Lately
Saving 4 Six
From My Front Porch to Yours
Embracing Change
Living Well Spending Less
A Peek Into My Paradise
The Craft Dictator
Crafts a la Mode
Lil' Luna
WhipperBerry
Cheerios and Lattes
Twelve O Eight
DIY Showoff
Carrie This Home
Put A Bird On It
Horrific Knits
Will Cook For Smiles
Live Love Create
Living Locurto
The Scrap Shoppe
3 Little Greenwoods
Lolly Jane
Huckleberry Love
Sew Can Do
Funky Polkadot Giraffe

This project was inspired by something in a catalog from this site.