Roll-a-Snowman Game

Activity Type: Game

Best suited for: First & Second Level / Age 5-7, 8-11

Maths involved: number recognition

Materials needed:

Note: If you want to save on printing, you can also just draw the outlines of a snowman on to a sheet of drawing paper.

How to Play

Players take it in turn to roll a die and add a detail to their snowman, according to the number they roll.

  • 1 = add an eye
  • 2 = add a nose
  • 3 = add a piece of coal for the mouth
  • 4 = add a stick for an arm
  • 5 = add a button
  • 6 = add a hat or a scarf

For the eyes, arms and hat/ scarf you need to roll that number twice.

For the mouth pieces and buttons, you need to roll that number four times.

The winner is the first player to complete their snowman.

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