Burn energyGood for siblings
Sock Snowball Fight
Every pair of rolled socks in the house, two forts and no rules.
- Ages
- 2–8 yrs
- Play
- 5–15 min
- Prep
- 3 min
- Mess
- barely any
- Energy
- wild
- Where
- on the floor
You’ll need
Things you probably have at home.
- rolled-up socks
Optional
- cushions for forts
- a laundry basket to collect themGet it on Amazon
How to play
Before you start: Roll the clean socks into balls and split them into two piles.
Build two low forts out of cushions, one at each end of the room.
Shout go and throw. Underarm for the little ones.
When the socks run out, call a truce and gather them up.
Play again with a new rule: only throw from inside your fort.
End with everyone throwing every sock into the laundry basket.
What it helps with
Make it different next time
- Throw socks into the basket from further and further back.
- Play it as dodgeball: get hit and you sit down for ten seconds.
Cleanup: Socks straight back into the drawer. Matching them up is a bonus game.
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