DIY Patolli Board Game

Another easy to make your own version of  the board game Patolli. Patolli is one of the oldest games from America. You can find more details of the game and game rules here.

All you need is a pen/pencil, cardboard/reused carton box and some bottle caps for the coins.

DIY - Board Game of 20 squares

All you need is a cardboard - reuse any carton box and some colors. I have tried to recreate the ancient game of 20 squares. You can find more details about the game and rules of play here.

Roll and Play Card Game for Toddlers

Idea courtesy: icanteachmychild.com

I have used the following colors and themes:

• Yellow:  Directions.  -- Up, Down, Right, Left
• Violet:  Body Parts.  --Point your nose, Touch your toes, Nod your Head, Show your ears
• Green:  Animal Sounds.  --Roar like a lion, Moo like a cow, Meoww like a cat, Quack like a duck
• Orange:  Counting.  -- Clap your hands two times, Blink 3 times, turn around once, Jump 4 times
• Blue:  Colors.  -- What colour is your dress/tshirt?, Show me something black, Bring your yellow ball, Get your pink bat
• Red:  Action Cards. -- Jump, Dance, Sing, Clap

This is how our cards look like

                      

         

 

   

Before the cards got their color

       

 

Use a soft dice with all the 6 colors. You can make one on your own, just follow the steps here.

DIY Butterfly Board game for toddlers

You can create your own board games to teach new things. I made this first board game for my 2-year old daughter. It is to help Miss. Butterfly find her way home. 

 The flowers and strawberry are to show the food that butterfly eats, and the spider's web and net are the possible dangers to the butterfly. Later I will bring in little rules to the game, when she has a play date.

• Landing on spider/net means a restart
• Landing on flower lets you advance by one step if you tell the correct color of the flower
• Landing on the strawberry lets you advance by 2 steps if you name the fruit correctly
• The one who reaches the home first is the winner
• Roll 1 on the dice to start
  

 This was our game as "Work in Progress"

That is our Miss. Buttefly, cut out from the cardboard/reused carton box and pasted on a bottle cap. And this is how you make your own soft dice.