Making Homemade Board Games – A Quick And Simple Guide

by Inspiration4Living.com

Family Board Game Ideas

Family games are a great way to stay connected with each other. And nothing is quite as much fun as a game the family has designed together.

A really fun and easy way to create a homemade board game for the family is to use a ‘Monopoly’ premise but make it your own town. Street names would be ones your family chooses from the neighborhood, and they could buy up local businesses and establishments. You could also make a family trivia game. Here is how:

* Write up a number of trivia facts about everyone in your family. Cut them to fit on a regular playing card. Glue the info on the playing card and add a small cut out photo of the person the trivia fact is about. Embellish it any other way you like. Go back in your family history as you like; try adding great-great grandparents for loads of fun.

* Design a game board similar to a poster with family photos, important family dates – anything you can think of that relates to family. This will be something you want to keep for a long time, so make sure you laminate or seal it to last.

* For this family homemade board game, add some unique game pieces using your imagination. Old buttons, clay beads, even mini toys make great game pieces. You will also need a pair of dice.

* You can make a mini scrapbook to store all of the trivia cards, game pieces, dice, and game instructions along with assorted photos of distant and immediate family members.

What You Need to Do – Summary

To summarize, it is simple and fun to create a handmade board game. Follow these simple steps to create successful homemade board games that you and your family will enjoy for many years:

* Decide your ‘theme’
* Make your board
* Create your game pieces
* Determine the rules

Making a handmade board game will provide you and your family many hours of enjoyment and build great memories. Playing board games are great learning opportunities and teach valuable life skills to children. Making your own homemade board games will only build on these great positive experiences and lessons for your family and create treasured memories for all.

Enjoy the process, and have great fun with your homemade board games!

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