Tabletop Soccer Stadium Craft

Kaylee's teacher had the students each draw a name of another student today so they can have a "secret friend."  They are to write anonymous letters, bake, make crafts for their friend etc., as long as they do not go out and purchase anything for them. Kaylee drew a boy so I asked her what she would like to do for her friend and she drew a cute picture.  Then I thought of this neat craft that I had read in my Family Fun magazine.  Its a tabletop soccer game.  Here is what you need to make it:

• 1 Shallow cardboard box such as a pizza box (we used the box that our bottled waters sat it
• Green paint or green card stock
• Black marker
• pipe cleaners
• cotton ball (we used the colored balls that you can buy at the dollar store)
• straws
• hot glue gun
• knife to cut holes for the goals

Here is how you make it:

1. Paint the inside of your box green or cut greed card stock to fit into the bottom of the box.
2. Draw a soccer field
3. Make goalposts from pipe cleaners and hot glue them in place
4. Carefully cut holes in the bottom part of the box for goals
5. I cut my straws into thirds

Directions to play game:

Prop game up on a book so that ball can fall through the goals.

Divide people into teams.  Use straws to blow the cotton ball across the field and try to score - no hands allowed.

Here is how our Tabletop Soccer Stadium turned out:

I think Kaylee's secret friend is going to like his new soccer game! :)