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Make Your Own Portable Game Set

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This homemade 3-in-1 game board lets players take their pick of challenges, with tic-tac-toe and checkers on one side and a penny-pitching target on the other. Roll it up like a scroll and take it on vacation for a rainy-day diversion.

Prep Time: About 2 to 3 hours
What you need:
  Materials
20- by 11-inch piece of felt (we used pinking shears to trim the edges)
Tacky glue
Ruler
Chalk
1-inch square pencil eraser
Colored puffy fabric paint, including white
Scissors
28-inch length of ribbon
Game pieces (12 pennies and 12 nickels)
Seasons: Traveling
Materials: felt
Instructions:
1.Step 1 - Portable Game SetFold over one of the shorter ends of the felt 4 inches from the edge and glue together the side seams to form a pocket for storing game pieces.
2.Step 2 - Portable Game SetUse the eraser and paint to stamp a checkerboard to the right of the pocket. To make it easier, first draw 2 perpendicular 8-inch guidelines with chalk. Next, stamp a tic-tac-toe board on the face of the pocket. Once the paint dries, brush off the chalk lines.
3.Step 3 - Portable Game SetOn the flip side of the board, draw 4 chalk circles, one inside the other, to make a target. You can trace around different-size circular objects, such as a cup, saucer, bowl, and dinner plate. Cover the chalk circles with colored fabric paint and label each with a point value.
4.Step 4 - Portable Game SetOnce the paint has dried, attach a ribbon tie. To do so, snip a small slit in the end opposite the pocket and thread the ribbon through it. With the game pieces stowed in the pocket, the board rolls up for easy storage and transport.




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Make Your Own Portable Game Set

LovingKidsforChrist
December 06, 2009

My nine-year old son made this for a Christmas exchange at school that was supposed to be only hand-made gifts. He says, "It was easy and fun." I agree. Very simple, looks nice. Instead of using an eraser, we cut a potato, creating a 1-inch square base. Added to the fun, and we didn't end up ruining an eraser. Do try this! We're making more for my boys and their cousins.

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