DIY Kids’ Wooden Game

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This charming, rainbow-inspired game makes the perfect gift for your best little buddy! Try making a DIY kids’ wooden game.

DIY Rainbow Balance Game for Kids
DIY Rainbow Balance Game for Kids

I love including a piece in our DIY game series for the littles!

This balance game has become one of Henry’s favorite things to play, and it’s simple enough that even a 2-year-old can get the rules and play successfully.

That, and it’s pretty cute and colorful, if I do say so myself. It looks great hanging out on a shelf in a kid’s room, and it’s fun for everyone to play.

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DIY Rainbow Balance Game for Kids

A DIY Kids’ Game that Teaches

This DIY kids’ wooden game is such a fun idea!

What starts as a craft idea for kids becomes a game that’s awesome for little ones to practice fine motor skills, dexterity, and balance.

I love this idea whether you’re a stay at home parent, a homeschool teacher, or a classroom teacher.

There’s so much to learn and teach throughout the making of the game, and even more while you play.

DIY Rainbow Balance Game for Kids

Supplies You’ll Need

Materials

DIY Rainbow Balance Game for Kids

How to Make a Wooden Kids’ Game

Make Time: 2 Hours

DIY Rainbow Balance Game for Kids
  1. Cut the wood circle in half.
  2. Use wood glue to glue the two halves together to make the base of the game double-thick. Clamp them together until glue is dry.
  3. Trace the half circle onto cardstock. Draw a template of how you’d like the top edge of the game to be. You can make the jagged edges pretty much any shape you’d like, as long as they point upwards on the outer edges of the half circle.
  4. Trace the shape onto the wood and cut it out using the scroll saw.
  5. Paint the wood blocks. Use 6 different colors and paint three blocks (large, medium, and small) in each color.
  6. Paint the block you’ll use as a die. Paint one of each of the six colors on each side of the die.
  7. Paint the wood half circle in your desired shade or pattern.
DIY Rainbow Balance Game for Kids

How to Play

Now play! To play, roll the multicolored die to see which color you’ll have to place on the circle.

Take turns rolling and placing colors, trying to stack the blocks so that it’s difficult for your opponent to balance.

Whoever knocks over the tower of blocks first loses. Have fun! xoxo

P.S. See the rest of our DIY games here!

DIY Rainbow Balance Game for Kids
balance game for kids

DIY Kids' Wooden Game

Yield: Kids' Wooden Balance Game
Active Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours
Difficulty: Intermediate
Estimated Cost: $40

This charming, rainbow-inspired game makes the perfect gift for your best little buddy! Try making a DIY kids' wooden game.

Materials

  • 10" wood clock face or wood round
  • three different sizes of wood blocks
  • one extra block to use as a die
  • nontoxic paint
  • wood glue
  • pencil
  • cardstock

Tools

  • paintbrush
  • scroll saw
  • clamps
  • scissors

Instructions

  1. Cut the wood circle in half.
  2. Use wood glue to glue the two halves together to make the base of the game double-thick. Clamp them together until glue is dry.
  3. Trace the half circle onto cardstock. Draw a template of how you'd like the top edge of the game to be. You can make the jagged edges pretty much any shape you'd like, as long as they point upwards on the outer edges of the half circle.
  4. Trace the shape onto the wood and cut it out using the scroll saw.
  5. Paint the wood blocks. Use 6 different colors and paint three blocks (large, medium, and small) in each color.
  6. Paint the block you'll use as a die. Paint one of each of the six colors on each side of the die.
  7. Paint the wood half circle in your desired shade or pattern.

Notes

Now play! To play, roll the multicolored die to see which color you'll have to place on the circle.

Take turns rolling and placing colors, trying to stack the blocks so that it's difficult for your opponent to balance.

Whoever knocks over the tower of blocks first loses.

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  3. This DIY rainbow balance game is such a creative and fun idea! I love how it mixes hands-on crafting with learning and play – perfect for little ones to develop balance and coordination. Can’t wait to try it with my niece!
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  4. This DIY kids’ wooden game is such a fantastic idea! I love how it combines creativity and learning, making it perfect for little ones. It reminds me of the fun I had with my project, color block jam, where I explored colors and shapes.

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  7. This DIY wooden game is such a clever idea for kids! I love that it teaches fine motor skills and balance while being so colorful and engaging. It reminds me of the fun you can have with online browser games, but with a lovely hands-on approach.