Continuing on with the instructions for a "Life" size board game here is the board set-up I used. To make the set-up a bit easier, I have written all that we did down:
You will need 33 cardboard “spaces” labeled like so:
1 Start
1 Finish
1 Spring Break
1 Get a Job
1 Catch a Cold
1 Get Married
1 Honey Moon
1 Have a Baby
1 Vacation
4 Move Forward 2 Spaces
4 Move Back 2 Spaces
4 Move Forward 1 Space
4 Move Back 1 Space
8 Draw a Card
This is the order we had the cards in. I wanted to be sure that no one would end up in a perpetual circle between forward and back spaces.
Start
Move Forward 2 Spaces
Draw a Card
Move Back 1 Space
Draw a Card
Move Forward 1 Space
Spring Break!
Move Back 2 Spaces
*Get a Job
Move Forward 2 Spaces
Catch a Cold!
Move Forward 1 Space
Draw a Card
Move Back 1 Space
Draw a Card
Move Back 2 Spaces
**Get Married
Honey Moon (eeeewww!)
Move Forward 2 Spaces
Draw a Card
Draw a Card
Move Back 1 Space
Move Back 2 Spaces
Move Forward 1 Space
***Have a Baby
Move Back 1 Space
Move Back 2 Spaces
Draw a Card
Vacation!
Move Forward 2 Spaces
Draw a Card
Move Forward 1 Space
Finish!
*The “Get a Job” space had a table next to it. On the table were all the ‘jobs’ that players could pick from.
**The “Get Married” space had another table with the veils and ties.
***The “Have a Baby” space had a cooler with all the water balloon ‘babies’.
Remember, the players all had to carry their; jobs, marriage, and babies without dropping them. They also had to roll the huge dice.
Feel free to mix it up, add or subtract all you want! Got a better idea? E-Mail me and I will add it to this page!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Make Your Own Die (Dice)
It took a little thinking to make my "Life" size Die so I am sparing you the trouble and posting instructions:
Cut two equal pieces of white fabric. They should each be about three times as long as they are wide with a quarter inch seam allowance on each side.
Each piece of fabric will be folded in three sections. See the picture for how the pieces will match up for sewing.
It is best to leave a whole side open so you can sew your dots on.
I’m Seeing Spots!
Every die needs it’s dots. To make mine I traced our drink coasters. They just seemed to be the right size. You will need 21 dots (or more if you loose them like me!).
I just sewed mine directly on each side. It is probably easier to sew them on before you put the die together, but I wanted to be sure I got them on the right sides. Another option is to use No Sew and glue them on!
Remember when placing your dots, that opposite sides should equal 7.
When all that is done, just stuff it and stitch it! It took about 2 bags of stuffing to do mine. Of course this will vary with size.
Does all this seem to complicated? E-Mail Me to buy mine!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
How to make your own "Life" Size Board Game
We had so much fun with this project!
My husband came up with the idea to have some kind of board game for our youngest daughter’s birthday party. So with some brainstorming, we came up with a game that was somewhat similar to “Life”.
The object of the game is to get to the end, that’s it. But you have to do it carrying your ‘job’, ‘spouse’, ‘baby’, and while throwing a huge die!
Here are the instructions for building your “Life” Size Board Game:
Items needed:
Large Die (Dice)
Lots of cardboard
Water balloons
Several household items for “jobs”
Toole and stretchy head bands
Foam craft sheets and yarn
Cards (Draw a Card)
Goody Bags for all the winners
“Life” Size Die
I made my dice with fabric and stuffing. Check back later for my instructions to make your own die!
If you want to go the easy route, you can purchase some fuzzy dice or something for a smaller version.
Cardboard
We collected old cardboard boxes from work for about a week. You can also go to a local store and get some. You should have 33 large squares of cardboard for the ‘spaces’ on the board. Each space will be marked with something. Check back later for my board set-up.
Water Balloons
At some point in the game each player has to have a baby. Their baby will be one water balloon. Sometimes during play they will have more than one baby, they still have to make it to the end of the game without breaking their ‘baby’! We drew funny faces on our ‘babies’! (At the end of our game the kids had a blast popping their ‘babies’ on each other’s heads!)
Jobs
Each player will have to choose a job during the game. We picked out items from our home to represent each job. They have to carry their ‘job’ with them for the whole game!
Examples:
Hairbrush - Hair Stylist
Pool Float - Lifeguard
Microphone - Rock Star
Book - Librarian
Hose - Firefighter
Toole and headbands
During the game each player has to ‘get married’. For the girls I cut small pieces of toole (2 foot by 2 foot). These were attached to their heads using some dollar store headbands. Elastic would work too (but the girls got to keep the headbands when the game was done).
Foam sheets and yarn
When the boys got married they got a tie instead of a veil. We cut out ties from foam sheets and tied them on with yarn. (For some reason the boys didn't want to keep these after the game, hmm.)
Cards
Various spaces around the board were “Draw a Card” spaces. Check back later to see what I put on my cards!
Goodie bags
I made simple cloth bags from canvas. We filled these with little card games, chocolate coins and some other stuff. Have fun finding things that have to do with the game of Life and board games in general!
My husband came up with the idea to have some kind of board game for our youngest daughter’s birthday party. So with some brainstorming, we came up with a game that was somewhat similar to “Life”.
The object of the game is to get to the end, that’s it. But you have to do it carrying your ‘job’, ‘spouse’, ‘baby’, and while throwing a huge die!
Here are the instructions for building your “Life” Size Board Game:
Items needed:
Large Die (Dice)
Lots of cardboard
Water balloons
Several household items for “jobs”
Toole and stretchy head bands
Foam craft sheets and yarn
Cards (Draw a Card)
Goody Bags for all the winners
“Life” Size Die
I made my dice with fabric and stuffing. Check back later for my instructions to make your own die!
If you want to go the easy route, you can purchase some fuzzy dice or something for a smaller version.
Cardboard
We collected old cardboard boxes from work for about a week. You can also go to a local store and get some. You should have 33 large squares of cardboard for the ‘spaces’ on the board. Each space will be marked with something. Check back later for my board set-up.
Water Balloons
At some point in the game each player has to have a baby. Their baby will be one water balloon. Sometimes during play they will have more than one baby, they still have to make it to the end of the game without breaking their ‘baby’! We drew funny faces on our ‘babies’! (At the end of our game the kids had a blast popping their ‘babies’ on each other’s heads!)
Jobs
Each player will have to choose a job during the game. We picked out items from our home to represent each job. They have to carry their ‘job’ with them for the whole game!
Examples:
Hairbrush - Hair Stylist
Pool Float - Lifeguard
Microphone - Rock Star
Book - Librarian
Hose - Firefighter
Toole and headbands
During the game each player has to ‘get married’. For the girls I cut small pieces of toole (2 foot by 2 foot). These were attached to their heads using some dollar store headbands. Elastic would work too (but the girls got to keep the headbands when the game was done).
Foam sheets and yarn
When the boys got married they got a tie instead of a veil. We cut out ties from foam sheets and tied them on with yarn. (For some reason the boys didn't want to keep these after the game, hmm.)
Cards
Various spaces around the board were “Draw a Card” spaces. Check back later to see what I put on my cards!
Goodie bags
I made simple cloth bags from canvas. We filled these with little card games, chocolate coins and some other stuff. Have fun finding things that have to do with the game of Life and board games in general!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Rissa is Blogging!
Wow, so I gave in and started a blog. I am basicly starting this up because Yahoo is killing geocities. Right now you can view my web page at: http://www.geocities.com/rissarewax/. You can also visit my Etsy page at www.RissaReWax.etsy.com
My Etsy page is filled with handmade crafts. Most of the crafts I made, and the puzzles were made by my grandmother. I like to do just about any craft I can get my hands on and will always be listing new things. Right now things are a little slow because I take classes over the summer.
To get things started, here is a video of my dog Daisy stuck in pants pocket.
Check back soon for more!
My Etsy page is filled with handmade crafts. Most of the crafts I made, and the puzzles were made by my grandmother. I like to do just about any craft I can get my hands on and will always be listing new things. Right now things are a little slow because I take classes over the summer.
To get things started, here is a video of my dog Daisy stuck in pants pocket.
Check back soon for more!
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