Actions on the Board: You could make one square say “lose a turn”, or another to say “move two spaces ahead or two spaces back”, another idea could be “roll again.”.Once you have played on the super simple game board a few times I recommend adding a few “additions” to your game board path. Then the second person rolls and on it goes until someone is the first to land on Point B (have to roll exact amount to land on it).The first person rolls the die and moves that many spaces on the game board.Line all the game pieces at Point A and choose who will go first (we had youngest go first).Realistically, you can have as many game pieces as needed to accommodate as many players as you have. We each chose a favorite toy car for our game pieces, so a total of three cars for three players. Once your board is complete (with your path and pictures), it’s time to add in the game pieces (figurines) and a die. We decided to use an automobile theme so Point A was a set of tires and Point B was the garage. You can decide based on the figurines you have to use and your kids’ interests. Then draw or find a picture to print and glue on for Point A and Point B (I just drew our pictures).ĭepending on the theme of your board game, Point A could be the Earth and Point B the Moon, or Point A could be a barn and Point B could be the pasture.
I recommend a simple curvy path with squares for each space. Theme ideas: space, automobiles, animals, sea creatures, insects, Lego people, even pom poms.ĭraw your game board by making a path from Point A to Point B. It’s really up to your preferences and which figurines you already have on hand (the goal is to not have to buy anything). Then, brainstorm with the kids for a theme. The first step is to get a nice size of cardboard (I used the sides and bottom of a box).
The purpose of the game is to get from Point A to Point B by rolling the die and counting each space on the game board path.Ī person wins by moving their figurine from Point A and reaching Point B first. Making a “Point A to Point B” DIY Board Game for Kids I’ll share two simple approaches and you can choose to use just one or choose to make both it’s totally up to you. The beautiful thing about DIY, is you can change it up as you please. When making your own DIY board game, I recommend starting simple and then as you’ve played the game a few times, you can always add something, omit a piece, or increase the complexity.
I have found that board games for kids can teach them so much taking turns, being a graceful winner or loser, academic skills, problem-solving, and teamwork.īut have you noticed how expensive and complicated they can get? So as a hands-on mom I thought, I’ll just make a few myself. Have you noticed how much kid learn from just playing board games? Alisha shares two simple ways to create your own board games for kids!
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