My favorite memories growing up are spending time with the family, a great way to do that is with the best DIY games for kids I could find! Quality bonding time with your kids is so important and with these tutorials, you can create super fun games and learning activities that you can use even after the craft session ends. These DIY games for kids make all of the crucial learning easier on you, and your kids. Plus, any activities you choose are going to be a blast!
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Here are the DIY Games For Kids!!
DIY Cardboard Board Game
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Looking to create a fun board game for your kids? This will not only test your kids counting abilities but also their ability to follow rules and general discipline. Plus, they will absolutely love The colors and all of the cute little animals. Love it!
Cardboard DIY Connect Four
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Who doesn’t love Connect Four? I think we can all agree it is such a beloved game for kids and adults alike. But an oversized connect four? That is something you’ll have to see to believe! With your main item needed being cardboard, this is not only simple and cheap to make, but it will keep your kids engaged and excited. This is seriously awesome!
DIY Color Matching Project
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If you want to test your kid’s ability to distinguish colors and practice their fine motor skills, then you will be all about this game! Take any drawing and shapes you want, and make it a fun learning game for any age
Rubberband Fine Motor Skill Game
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When your kids are young keeping them engaged while also teaching them their fine motor skills is crucial. This activity is a wonderful way to do just that! You’ll need some elastic bands in different colors, as well as some other household items. Interested to see how it looks? Check out this tutorial
Pizza Box DIY Painting Game
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Is your little one art-loving? Maybe even a future Da Vinci? They NEED an easel. Unfortunately, these run pricey, so why not make your own? This is about as cheap as it gets as you only need a cardboard box, preferably any old pizza box! Let your kid’s creativity run wild with this one!
DIY Addition Learning Craft For Kids
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Math can be a challenge kids, let’s be real. I have a hard time even attempting to try to get my kids excited about math. This, however, is a game-changer. With this “Say It, Make It, Write It” game, you can use different materials, like counters and play dough to help teach them simple math logic and problems. I really love this one!
Cheap Fine Motor Skills Game For Kids
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Are your kids bored at home? Out-of-game ideas? I’ve got you covered! Grab some cardboard and old shoelaces and create this! Your kids will practice their motor skills and you will enjoy some family time. Win-win!
Homemade Counting Game For Kids
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If you want to help your kids practice counting, then you will definitely want to check this out! The fruits and vegetables hanging to dry definitely add a touch of color to this activity and make it more interesting, and the setup is so easy using a cardboard box. I “COUNT” my blessings with this one!
Moon Phase DIY Learning Activity
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Ready to teach your kid everything about the moon in the most fun way possible? Easily achieve it through this little art project! This will show all the moon’s phases, thus making it easier for your little one to understand and identify them. Shoot for the stars, and hit the moon with this one!
Cardboard Counting Game For Kids
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Want to teach your kids numbers in a practical way? These easy and cheap to create cardboard cards have different items on them and different numbers. Just watch how easy counting becomes with this game!
Roll The Dice DIY Kids Game
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With Halloween just around the corner, I am so excited to have found an activity that is Halloween-themed, fun, and educational. This hungry monsters game is all that and more! It teaches your kids to identify colors, count, and more all while having a ton of fun with it. Plus, it’s suitable for the Halloween season!
DIY Game With Old Pouch Caps
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Teaching addition can be hard to do, as it takes a lot of time for our little ones to understand the concept. Here’s an activity that will help you with that! Learning and playtime have never come together better
DIY Toilet Roll Color Drop
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Ready to teach your toddler to distinguish colors quickly and easily? Use whatever items you want for the “color drop”, add a couple of extra items like a cardboard box, and watch them enjoy and learn. Awesome!
DIY Alphabet Learning Activity
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Let’s face it. Sometimes we just don’t have the time. This “Letter Match” game will be the easiest activity to prepare, and it will entertain your children for weeks! For this game, you will need some recycled cardboard to write lowercase letters and uppercase letters on pegs. It’s as simple as that. Love it!
DIY Maze Game For Kids
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Mazes aMAZE kids, don’t you think? Teach your little one how to create a maze themselves! Plus, this will help them with their fine motor skills as well as create problems with practical solutions. Check it out!
Letter Match DIY Game For Kids
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A fun game your kids will enjoy while learning? I think YES! This Tape and Play Letter Match game will quickly teach your kids to match the uppercase letters to their lowercase correspondents, and I love how colorful and bright it is too. This one is a serious game changer!
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DIY Matching Activity For Learning
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Geography is such a hard concept for our little future travelers, and it’s so important to help them learn all about the world and the places that make it what it is. Now you can help them with a fun memory game! With only using cardboard and some markers you can give them such a fun way to learn, and you can even make the continents in different colors to make the learning brighter! Love it!
DIY Pom Pom Learning Game
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An abacus is a great way to learn to count. But an abacus made of pompoms? even better! This activity won’t cost you a ton of money, won’t take up a lot of time to put together, and will be worth making as it will help your kids learn counting the FUN way!
DIY Weather Learning Activity
Photo credit: Little Bug Learns
Teach your kids all the different seasons and all about weather through a fun board you can put on the wall or your fridge! With cardboard, paint, some pegs, glue, scissors, and markers you will have all four seasons and all sorts of different weather patterns going on! I’m predicting SUNSHINE with this one!
Homemade Fine Motor Skills Game
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A sensory activity with a little hammer? I know that would be fun for my little man! Not only is it a great way to teach your kids to distinguish colors, but also a fun way to get rid of frustration. Sounds like an easy nighttime routine after playing this game!
Shape Learning DIY Game For Kids
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Want to help your kids learn geometric shapes? This little booklet is the real deal! In it, your kids will find the page which corresponds to the shape, the color, and the pattern of the geometrical shape they have in their hand. Amazing!
Color Learning DIY Cardboard Game
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Don’t just taste the rainbow, play with the rainbow! With some cardboard, paint, and paper clips in different colors, your kids will love looking at, and learning all about the colors of the rainbow!
DIY Scissor Skills Game For Kids
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Not exactly impressed with your kid’s cutting skills? Here’s a way to improve them! This fun Halloween-themed activity is simple to make and extra simple to play. Easy as will be to create, it will make a HUGE difference in cutting errors. Love it!
DIY Toilet Roll Matching Game
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Wouldn’t it be great if there were an activity that you could use for shape, number, and letter recognition practice? Wishes have come true because With some toilet paper rolls and dot stickers you can make this activity that will keep your kid entertained for hours and help them with their shapes, counting, and alphabet!
Egg Carton Alphabet DIY Game
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Grab your empty egg cartons because this is EGG-TASTIC! This egg carton puzzle is not only a fun time-filling activity but also a craft that will teach your kids the alphabet too! You’ll definitely want to check this one out!
Days Of The Week DIY Game
Photo credit: Natures Playroom
This mood board is so simple and includes SO MUCH! The days of the week, seasons, weather, and feelings are just some of those things, and it leaves so much room to add even more if you have other concepts to work on. I love it!
DIY Mermaid Sensory Game
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I don’t know about you, but my kids seriously cannot get enough of play dough. We’ve had play dough for a couple years now, and it’s still a weekly thing they choose to get out and use. Make it a DAILY thing, and an educational thing too! You’ll definitely want to check this one out!
Animal Matching Homemade Game
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If you want to focus on your child’s language development, this activity is definitely the one for you! Have your kid match the lowercase letter with the picture and words written in lowercase letters, and watch them grasp it! It’s definitely just as simple as it sounds!
DIY Pattern Match Learning Game
Photo credit: Miami Skye
Getting your kids to recognize shapes, colors, and patterns isn’t always an easy task. That’s why this activity should be your go-to game! It’s cheap, easy to make, and you’ll be able to use it endlessly. Absolutely love this one!
Paper Towel Roll DIY Game
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Motor skills, motor skills, motor skills. We ALL know how important motor skills are. A game to practice these skills with only two supplies? PLEASE! With only a paper roll and some popsicle sticks, you will have such a great activity for you and your kids!
DIY Cardboard Cutting Machine
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Does your littlest one enjoy using their little scissors? I really believe practicing cutting at an early stage is crucial for helping them get ahead in school, and this activity makes doing that fun! You can draw any shapes and lines that you want your little one to make, and watch them go to town. This is so easy, and so helpful!
Lego Shape Matching Game
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Kids love Legos, and this will turn that Lego love into a practical thing that will help them learn! This activity is so easy to put together and the results are impeccable! You can draw or print any shape or letter you want on a piece of paper, have your kids make that shape out of Legos with the same color, and voila!
Cheap Counting Activity For Kids
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If you want your little one to practice their fine motor skills and counting, this activity will be your new best buddy. For this game, you’ll need a few simple supplies and your creativity to make those flowers extra colorful. That’s it! Easy and entertaining, does it get much better?
DIY Paint Chip Matching Game For Kids
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How cute is this paint chip pizzle craft? If you are working on learning shapes and colors with your young ones, this activity is here to save the day. Pick up some free paint chip samples from the store and make learning that much more fun!
DIY Cardboard Activity
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A game with treasure? Say no more! Roll a dice, move the piece to its respective place, say the sound out loud, and put a treasure on it. So perfect!
I hope learning becomes easier this year with all of these DIY educational games and activities to choose from! Now your kids will be begging to play these educational games. Don’t forget to check out all of the free templates I have to offer, too!
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