Fire Station Kids Crafts Game

Age

5+

This project is rated Easy to do.

What you need

• Shoe Box
• Construction Paper
• Figurines
• Marbles
• Glue

What you do

1. Glue construction paper to lid of shoe box.  We chose a black rooftop.
2. Glue construction paper to one of the long sides of the shoe box.  We chose red to simulate bricks.
3. Cute various size openings.
4. Mark each of the openings with a point value.  The smaller the opening the higher the point value.
5. Attached Fireman figurines to top of box.
6. Place the box against a wall and mark a line approximately 3 feet from the box. 
7. Gather a few of your marbles and start to play your new game.  The object of the game is to sit behind the 3 foot line and attempt to roll your marble "into the fire station".  The person to reach 200 points wins.

Helpful hints

1)       Mark the starting line closer or further away based on the age of the child playing.

2)       Plan on helping the little ones add up their score.

3)       You can modify the structure to be a police station, princess castle, or anything else that interests your child.