Kids' bowling games play off of the traditional 10-pin version of the game that most people know. Whether you are at an actual bowling alley or you're planning bowling entertainment at home, several game options are available for kids. Many of the games work well for a themed kids' party or as a way to keep kids entertained.
Bottle Bowling
Many stores sell kids' bowling sets, but you can also make your own from empty plastic bottles. Kaboose recommends using either 20-oz. or 2-liter bottles for the game. Let the kids decorate the bottles with paint, glitter, stickers and other craft supplies. For more stability, place about an inch of water tinted with food coloring inside each bottle. Set up the bottle pins in a pyramid shape, starting with one bottle in the first row, two bottles in the second row and so on. A small piece of tape on the floor to mark the spot for each pin helps the kids set them up easily. The kids roll a foam or inflatable ball toward the bottles to bowl.
Silly Bowling
Disney Family Fun offers a game idea to spice up a regular bowling game. Before you arrive, write silly ways the kids can bowl on slips of paper. Some examples include bowling with your back to the pins, predicting the number of pins you'll knock down, dancing as you go down the lane or bowling with your eyes closed. At the beginning of each frame, let one of the kids draw a slip of paper. During that frame, every player does what the paper says when it is her turn to bowl. This game also works at home using a child's bowling set.
Bingo Bowling
Two classic games, bowling and bingo, combine to create a new kids' game. Before you go bowling, create cards for the game. Each square should have a different possible score or action the child could achieve, such as a spare, strike or gutter ball. If the child does one of the actions on the bingo card, he marks the spot. A child who earns a bingo by scoring five actions in a row on the card wins a prize.
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