This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Greate pieces. Keep writing such kind of info on your site. Im really impressed by it. Thanks for sharing this. You can check some math board games also. They are interesting. Leave a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. What Parents Have to Say… There's always something new for us to discover, as well as old favorites. I am so grateful to have activities handed to us Fun and easy ones that can be put together in a moment's notice!
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It is hard to think of things to keep the 3 year old entertained and engaged while taking care of the baby. Everything we have tried so far from your website, the three year old has loved. We have made a few of these to gift friends and family during Christmas and they are always a crowd pleaser. For this version of the game you can either do a quick 5min set up of the board and pieces or come up with something super awesome and intricately detailed.
The choice is yours. I absolutely love this DIY board game idea by artsycraftsymom. Once you have the sheet of paper all ruled up — simply let your little ones express their creative side by coloring in the squares or drawing a picture. After the board is colorful its time to pain the popsicle sticks and then place the chutes and ladders on the board.
Wait 5 — 10 mins for the glue to dry and you are ready to play. This is a great rainy day activity for the kids. This is an adaption of the traditional chutes and ladders game and uses the same concept but makes it colorful and 3D.
The printable template can be found at mrprintables. I love to customize the memory games for my kids. Again, the skies the limit here, you can use pictures of the family, super heroes you name it. Simply print doubles of each image. Lay all the cards face down on the table and play memory in turns with your family. Another brilliant DIY board game by mrprintables.
This is the perfect game to play during the Easter holidays to get the children in the mood for egg hunting! My children absolutely loved playing through the game and lifting the flaps to find the eggs — if you are going to play more than a few times though I would recommend using light cardboard! In order to make this game you will need to print the template here , have a cupcake wrapper or other place to put the eggs. And what better blank canvas board than an unfolded cereal box.
There are plenty of ways to create a board game using an empty cereal box. One example is the one above by thecrafttrain who created a dinosaur themed game after visiting the Museum. All families have a love hate relationship with Monopoly. It is one of those games that sits on everyone shelves…. And while there are plenty of different themes for Monopoly available today. Nothing is quite as cool as a personalized version of the game.
There are two options when it comes to creating a DIY Monopoly board game. Printing a blank version of the board here and using it as a base — then taking the money and cards from another set of the game like the above picture from thecraftables. My kids loved to create cards based on areas of our home town and neighborhood and we even created some super awesome custom chance cards based on our family and pets!
You can find template game board and cards here! Last but not least is a DIY checkers game. This is incredibly simple to make and just requires you to collect a few milk bottle lids, create a checkered board and then customize each sides pieces!
The one above is from deceptivelycreative and incorporates maths problems in the game! There are many different and creative ways you could create a checkers game — and I would love to see a few of your creations! Board games are a great way to make learning fun for children and we have even published a full article on the best educational board games broken down by the skills they teach.
A lot of the DIY games I have made with my children are almost as fun to make as they are to play! Most of the board games above I have linked to the original creators of the game. If you are inspired but need a little help, many of the above links have step by step instructions of how to make the board games yourself in an easy to understand way. Listed above are what I think are the best DIY board game ideas to make for kids.
However, I am sure many of you are super creative and can think of other cool board games that can be made at home. I would love to hear your experience with board games and how you went creating any of the ideas listed above. If you loved this article make sure to check out our article on the benefits of board games — 8 reasons why they are good for you!
Your email address will not be published. Learn More Accept X. Sarah Leiman October 4, One Comment. Table of Contents. They are great to make on a rainy day or to keep the kids entertained during vacation. Lego Chess.
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