Homemade Bookplates
Description : Using premade printables, these Homemade Bookplates take just minutes to create.
Craft Link : Homemade Bookplates
Source : Martha Stewart
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Pop-Up Valentine’s Day Cards
I love these 3 Pop-Up Valentine’s Day Cards from Canon! Just print and assemble.
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Craft Your Own Board Games
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I’m a practical crafter. Almost everything I make is useful… skirts from leftover fabric, frugal gifts, inexpensive toys, etc.
Most of my recent crafting has been based around creating homemade print-and-play board games.
A print-and-play game is a board game that allows you to print instructions, board, pieces and cards all for free. All you need to do is to supply card stock, a printer and ink.
Here are the games I found online. I haven’t yet tried all of them out. I put an * next to the games I have actually made and enjoyed.
- Rat Hot *
- Valor And Victory
- Oh No, There Goes Tokyo *
- Canvas Eagles
- Ancients War Game *
- 18AL and 18GA *
- Chess
- Pocket Civilization
- Micropul *
- Zombie Plague
- Wiz-War Board Game
- XiangQi *
- Sword And Sail *
- Cannon *
- Amazons *
- Free Trader
- Unlur *
- Shogi *
- Decktet
- King Of The Tabletop *
- Tabernacle
- Xochintlan
- Hoyuk
- Space Junkyard
- Star Viking
- Island of D
- Island of D 2
- Deadly Harmony
- Interspace
- Dragon Poker
Before using these links, here are a couple of tips:
Ink is expensive. You may not want to print out a game until you have read the instructions thoroughly to be sure you will enjoy it.
Even if the instructions look good, you may still want to hear what others say about the games. Board Game Geek has rating for almost every game listed here.
If you do decide to print a couple of games, consider printing the full color ones in black and white. You can fill them in with colored pencils one day when you or the kids are feeling crafty.
Always print game board, cards and pieces on cardstock. Cardstock in available at Staples, Office Depot or any other office supply store.
Glue the cards onto a second slice of cardstock before cutting out. They will last longer and feel more “real” that way.
Game pieces and maps are nicer to work with if two slices of cardstock are glued to their bottoms.
Make sure the links to all parts of the game are functional before you begin to print. You don’t want to find out a map is missing after having already printed 5 pages of instructions and 2 charts.
Decide how you will store your new games. Resealable plastic bags placed inside an empty board game box, accordion folder or large manila envelope all work well.
Don’t go overboard. It’s easy to go crazy when you hear the word free. If you are not much of a board game player, downloading two or three games is plenty.
Most of the games on this list are for older folks. To find free board games for younger kids, check out Printable Toys For Young Children and Printable Toys For Pre-Teens.
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Printable 2010 Calendar
Description : This artsy little Printable 2010 Calendar is meant to printed in color ink. However, you can save money and use your black ink instead. There will only be a very slight loss of color in the grey stripes.
Craft Link : Printable 2010 Calendar
Source : Canon
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Craft Your Own Board Games
I’m a very practical sort of crafter. I don’t craft just for the fun of it. Instead, I craft to make something usable…a gift, something to wear, or something to beautify my home.
That’s why I enjoy crafting my own board games. Making games give me an excuse to play with scissors and glue, while at the same time, resulting in a project that is highly useful. So far I’ve made (and played) over 20 homemade board games.
Game Making Tutorials
- How To Make A Folding Game Board
- Make Your Own Box And Quad Fold Board
- How To Make A Tuck Box
- Cardboard Box Building How-To
- Game Bags: How To Make Your Own
- How To Make Print And Play Games
Favorite Homemade Games
These are the games that I made and particularly enjoy playing.
- Rat Hot
- Oh No, There Goes Tokyo
- Ancients War Game
- Chess
- 18AL
- Micropul
- Wiz-War Board Game
- XiangQi
- Cannon
- Amazons
- Unlur
- Shogi
- King Of The Tabletop
Games I Tried But Didn’t Love
I put these games together, but I wasn’t really crazy about them.
Games I Want To Make
These games got good ratings and I would eventually like to try them out.
Making and playing board games has brought me many years of enjoyment. I hope this article motivates you to try out my hobby yourself!
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Printable Toys For Pre-Teens
These projects are an easy way to introduce non-crafty children to the joys of papercrafts. Not only will the pre-teens enjoy using these printable toys, they will also enjoy the process of creating them.
FREE GAMES FOR OLDER KIDS
- Bones Game
- The Way Game
- Tiles Game
- ESP Game
- Porky Pies Game
- Tangrams
- Age of Heroes Game
- Ogre Lite Game
- WordFinger Game
- Jungle Game
- Fall Into The Black Hole Game
FREE CRAFTS FOR OLDER KIDS
- Brooklyn Bridge Model
- Taj Mahal Model
- Space Shuttle Model
- Stealth Aircraft Model
- Empire State Building
- Mount Rushmore
- Letter Stencils
- Zen Model
FREE TOYS FOR OLDER KIDS
- The Balance Game
- Skull Dice
- 3 Dimensional Puzzles
- 13 Piece Hearse Playset
- Curious Cuckoo Whistle
- Oogie Boogie’s Dice
- Dancing Skeleton Marionette
- Finger Tap Sumo
- Flip Animation
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Printable Toys For Young Children
Since my children are all adults, and I have very little storage space in my home, I don’t have any toys available for small guests. On the rare occasions that I do have kids visit, I like to make quick, disposable playthings using my computer. Most of the projects listed on this page can be assembled in an hour or less.
Free Toys For Kids
- Penny Butterflies (b&w)
- Create A Creature
- Magic Fortune Ball
- Marble Mice
- Whirleycopter (b&w)
- Circle Sewing Card (b&w)
- Turtle Racing
- Pumpkin Sewing Card (b&w)
- Spring Pinwheels
- Truck Sewing Card (b&w)
Free Theater Set For Kids
Free Puppets For Kids
- Penguin Finger Puppets
- Treetures Finger Puppets (b&w)
- Lion King Finger Puppets
- Little Red Riding Hood Puppets (b&w)
- Finger Puppet Stage
- Town Mouse & Country Mouse Puppets
- Monster Finger Puppets
Free Playsets For Kids
- Farm Playset
- Car Parade Playset
- Duckburg Airport Playset
- Western Fort Playset
- Castle of Nottingham Playset
- Cinderella’s Castle Playset
- Underwater Station
- Operation Desert Treasure
- Indian Village
- Space Station Playset
Free Board Games For Kids
- Circus Animals Memory Game
- Memory Game (b&w)
- Printable Dominos
- Printable Bingo Cards
- Tic-Tac-Toe, Green Eggs In A Row (b&w)
- Gingerbread Baby Board Game
- Easy Lotto Game
- Furry Animals Memory Game
- Peter Cottontail Game
- Tower of Cows Game
- Spooky Creatures Memory Game
- Animal Concentration
Tips
Printing : Print these projects out on the thickest cardstock that will go through your printer. If only regular paper will go through your printer, paste the printouts onto cardstock using a glue stick.
If you don’t own a color printer, print the projects out in black and white, but on colored paper.
Gluing : Avoid using glue if you can. A good quality glue stick works much better because it doesn’t warp the paper.
Cutting : Make each cut as long as you can. The more individual snips you make, the worse the result.
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