Kids' Board Games to Make at Home

Our friends at Nick Jr. have lots of great ideas for crafts and board games based on your kids' favorite Nick Jr. shows. Click here for directions and a free template download to make a fun guessing game with a variety of Nick Jr. characters, and click here for the Paw Patrol version.

Niccola Drake came up with a cute way to paint-stamp a checkerboard with a kitchen sponge, and her family made the checker pieces with milk and juice jug caps — way to upcycle!

In this game, players roll the dice to move Dora the Explorer and her friends around the board, across their own color-coded bridge and into the barn. Click here for directions and templates.

Teach your kids how to read a map by creating a simple floor plan of your home and hiding treasures in different rooms. Mark where the treasures are on the map and send them off to hunt.

Let your kids' imagination run wild as you create a path to the farmhouse, complete with pitfalls and prizes along the way. Visit the One Crafty Mumma blog for details.

Learn how to make this "Concentration" style board game with fabric scraps and favorite photos.