Are you looking for a creative gift idea for Christmas? Then this homemade game is just the thing. The aim is to chase your playing figure across the playing field and collect presents. The winner is the one who has collected the most presents at the end.
DIY game board
Place two plywood boards next to each other and stick cork over the entire surface. This way, the two wooden boards hold together, can be folded and the tabletop is protected from scratches.
Now print out the free templates.
The motifs have the following meaning: Large circle: starting point Star: Destination Large gift: gift storage Small circle: Playing fields Small gift: For the bags Small motifs: Action fields
Draw the starting point, the destination, the gift store and the playing fields onto the wood with graphite paper.
Paint the whole thing with craft colours. We chose the classic Christmas colours.
Once the craft paints are completely dry, seal the entire playing field with an acrylic varnish. Allow the varnish to dry.
Now you can use Posca markers to outline the motifs, set accents and connect the playing fields. Now also transfer the small motifs for the action fields onto the board.
Add numbers to the wooden cube. In our example, we deliberately mixed numbers and counting eyes on the cube.
Paint the game pieces with craft paints and seal them with acrylic varnish when dry.
Transfer the small gift onto four drawstring bags. Use graphite paper for this as well.
Place a piece of thick cardboard in each bag to prevent the colours from bleeding through.
Colour the gifts with Posca markers, matching the play figures, and let the paint dry.
Then you can fix the paint with the iron (inside out without steam). This way the bags are washable at 30°C.
Rules of the game:
The aim of the game is to collect as many presents as possible. Whoever has the most presents at the end is the winner.
Before the game starts, the small gifts are put into the gift store. Everyone gets the bag that matches the colour of their game piece.
Decide who is allowed to start. For example, the youngest player or the player with the longest name could start.
Now the dice are rolled in turn. The other players each move forward by the number rolled. If you land on a square with a small gift, you can take a package from the gift store and put it in your own bag. If you land on the bag symbol, you can "steal" a package from another player's bag, and if you land on the heart symbol, you can give one of your own packages to another player. The game ends as soon as the first player has reached the goal. Now all the gifts collected can be counted.
