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Craft Your Own Bunny Game

Craft Your Own Bunny Game
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Make a bunny-themed board game using cardstock, markers, dice, and tokens. Design rules, decorate pieces, and play with friends or family.

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Step-by-step guide to Craft Your Own Bunny Game

What you need
Adult supervision required, cardstock, coloring materials (markers crayons or colored pencils), dice, glue stick or tape, pencil, ruler, scissors, stickers or decorations, tokens (buttons coins or small toys)

Step 1

Gather every material from the list and put them on a clear table space.

Step 2

Decide your game's goal and how a player wins, for example reach the Finish space first or collect three carrots.

Step 3

Lay a large piece of cardstock flat to be your game board.

Step 4

Draw a path of connected spaces from Start to Finish using your pencil and ruler.

Step 5

Number each space in order from Start to Finish with your pencil or marker.

Step 6

Choose several special spaces and draw a small symbol for each one like a carrot hop or bunny slide.

Step 7

Write a short effect on each special space explaining what happens when a player lands there.

Step 8

Cut a stack of small cards from cardstock and write short event or challenge instructions on each card.

Step 9

Make or decorate your tokens by coloring buttons or cutting paper shapes and turning them into little bunnies.

Step 10

Decorate the board with colors drawings and stickers to make it rabbit-themed and fun.

Step 11

Set up the board with tokens and dice and play the game with friends or family to test how it works.

Step 12

Change one rule or adjust one space based on the test play to make the game more fun or fair.

Step 13

Share your finished Bunny Game on DIY.org.

Final steps

You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!

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Help!?

What can we use if we don't have cardstock for the game board?

Use a sturdy flattened cereal box or a manila folder as a substitute for the large piece of cardstock and glue two pieces together if you need a bigger board.

My cardstock cards and paper tokens keep bending or tearing during play—how can we stop that?

Reinforce the small cards cut from cardstock and homemade paper tokens by covering them with clear tape on both sides or gluing them onto extra cardstock or index cards to make them sturdier for play.

How can we change the game to suit different ages of kids?

For ages 3–5 shorten the drawn path to fewer spaces and use picture-only special spaces with no event cards, while for older kids lengthen the numbered spaces, add more complex challenge cards, and introduce scoring or timed turns.

How can we make the Bunny Game more special or replayable after the first test play?

Add personalized features like a laminated bunny profile card with one unique power, decorate matching tokens and special spaces accordingly, then test the new rule change during the playtest step and share the improved version on DIY.org.

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Facts about board game design for kids

🐰 Baby rabbits are called kits (or kittens) — a cute idea for naming your game's characters or tokens!

🎨 Cardstock is thicker than regular printer paper, making it perfect for sturdy game boards, tokens, and cards.

🎲 Dice have been used in games for over 5,000 years, so rolling for fun is a super ancient tradition!

👪 Many families make 'house rules' — inventing rules is a fun part of game design and makes play unique to your group.

🏺 One of the oldest known board games is Senet from ancient Egypt, showing people loved games thousands of years ago.

How do I make a bunny-themed board game?

Start by sketching a simple path on a large piece of cardstock—circles or stepping stones work well. Decide on a goal space and special spaces (jump ahead, lose a turn). Create rules: how many spaces to move per dice roll, and any card effects. Decorate the board and draw bunny-themed art. Make tokens from paper or small toys, then playtest and tweak rules with players to balance fun and fairness.

What materials do I need to make a bunny game board craft?

You’ll need a sheet of sturdy cardstock or poster board, markers or colored pencils, scissors, glue, stickers, and a regular six-sided dice. For tokens use buttons, coins, or paper cutouts glued to cardboard. Optional extras: small index cards for rule cards, stickers for decoration, clear tape or laminating sheets for durability, and a ruler to keep paths neat.

What ages is the bunny board game activity suitable for?

This craft suits children aged about 5 and up. Ages 5–7 enjoy decorating and simple rule sets with adult help for cutting. Ages 8–12 can design more complex rules, create cards, and balance gameplay independently. Younger kids (3–4) can join if an adult handles cutting and rule-writing, while toddlers can play with simple, supervised versions of the finished game.

What are the benefits of making a bunny-themed board game?

Making and playing a bunny board game boosts creativity, storytelling, and fine motor skills through drawing and assembling pieces. It teaches turn-taking, basic counting and probability from dice, and cooperative problem-solving when kids design rules together. The activity also encourages family bonding and confidence as children see their ideas become a playable game they can share with friends.
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