DIY Board Game

Flip a card, roll the dice, or yell out a number? How will you design your own board game?

What You’ll Need:

  • Large piece of foam board
  • Markers
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Colored construction paper (we had a regular pack and a pack that came with perforated shapes you could punch out)
  • Other items you may want to attach/use (ex. gems, stencils, dice, etc.)

Instructions:

child holding red construction paper while starting project

Step 1: Before you start, think about the goal of your board game and how you want players to move along the board.  

Step 2: Start designing the actual board part of the game first. We used colored construction paper shapes in lines because that was what our game board inventor planned in step 1!

Step 3: After you have designed the board part of the game, design and create any player pieces, cards, etc. you will need to complete your board game.

Step 4: Write out your game instructions or have an adult help you.

Step 5: Gather your friends and play your new game!

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