Halloween Bowling Game with Toilet Paper Roll Printables

Okay, this one was super fun to make. I've shared plenty of fun Halloween crafts and activities for kids to make over the years. I've even shared an awesome Charlie Brown Great Pumpkin bowling game for kids and this Halloween Bowling Game for kids is one of my newest faves! Be sure to check out all of our free printable games for kids.

Halloween pumpking bowling with toilet paper rolls with title

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Everyone has toilet paper rolls...I know you do! Don't recycle them, give them a new life. I've created 6 printable Halloween characters to use as bowling pins. All you need to add is the little pumpkin bowling ball.

Halloween Pumpkin Bowling Game

6 empty toilet paper rolls
our Halloween Pumpkin Bowling Game printable
clear tape
craft scissors
small pumpkin

The first step is to gather up the toilet paper rolls. In our house, empty toilet paper rolls are stored in the craft room - they are one of my favorite craft supplies. As soon as you remove them from the toilet roll holder take them to your craft room. Easy, and inexpensive, and this keeps them from the landfill. You can also purchase cardboard rolls if you prefer. Or cut down any cardboard tube - longer paper towel roll or wrapping paper roll.

halloween bowling game printables on green background

Once you have your rolls, it's time to print off the characters for your bowling pins. There are six characters to print. We printed ours on heavier card stock, but you could totally use regular printer paper. Use the scissors to cut out each character. This is a great job for the kids.

pumpkin bowling printables with toilet paper rolls and scissors

Wrap the characters around the toilet paper roll and then tape the ends in place. You will see that each character has a distinct front and back. Aren't they super cute!?

backside of toilet paper roll halloween bowling pins

Feel free to color the Halloween characters. You could totally add more details to each monster, ghost, witch, and the jack-o'lantern. Have fun with them!

6 pumpkin bowling toilet paper roll pins cat witch pumpkin ghost and frankenstien

When the Halloween bowling pins are ready, it's time to play. You can set up the bowling pins in a traditional 1-2-3 pattern and use a little pumpkin as a bowling ball. If you don't have a little pumpkin or gourd, a tennis ball will totally do the trick. How far you place the bowling pins from the starting line, will determine how challenging the game is. The further back will be a whole lot harder to roll the pumpkin in a straight line!

pumpkin bowling game pins set up on green table

Feeling a little more adventurous? Try stacking the rolls and seeing how many the kids can knock down. Maybe you could even create a totally different way to play. I know kids love using these little characters in imaginary play, outside of the bowling game.