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Backyard-Friendly Travel Checkers

Backyard-Friendly Travel Checkers

Bring the fun to camping trips, picnics, or grandma’s living room floor with this backyard-friendly travel checkers game! Ready to delight kids and grownups alike on your next trip? Make your own foldable fabric checkers—or chess, if you’re feeling fancy—game board, then create your own durable custom polymer clay game pieces with this travel checkers […]

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Driveway Fun: Tic Tac Toe Toss Game

Driveway Fun: Tic Tac Toe Toss Game

Bring the fun outside to the driveway, back patio, or sidewalk with this DIY tic tac toe toss game! Have some scrap fabric and a sewing machine? Whip up some super-easy game pieces. Check out this tic tac toe toss game tutorial that Patchwork Posse shared on Skip to my Lou to see how its […]

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Oversized Backyard Games: DIY Lawn Yahtzee

Oversized Backyard Games: DIY Lawn Yahtzee

Looking for some summertime fun? Grab your giant DIY dice and head outside for round of yard Yahtzee!

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Good Sweet Fun: DIY Donut Twister Game Mat

Good Sweet Fun: DIY Donut Twister Game Mat

In need of a sweet weekend project? This DIY donut Twister game mat is sure to inspire hours of family-friendly fun! Delight your dessert loving pals! Get your fill of glazed and sprinkled fun with this DIY donut Twister game mat tutorial with free printable templates from Kelly at Studio DIY.

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Make Memories: DIY Jenga Wedding Guestbook

Make Memories: DIY Jenga Wedding Guestbook

Getting hitched? Starting building your newly minted life of wedded bliss on a strong foundation of creative fun with a cool DIY Jenga wedding guestbook! Instead of signing a traditional guestbook (or in addition to it), friends and family can leave words of love, advice, or encouragement on a Jenga piece, creating a unique game […]

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Review: Giant Hexbugs are Unique R/C Robots

Review: Giant Hexbugs are Unique R/C Robots

This collaboration between Hexbug and Vex robotics sits squarely at the intersection between toys and robots. These are surprisingly large radio controlled beasts that, at the flip of a switch, become autonomous. With a price tag ranging from $50 to $90 depending on which model you get, they are certainly cheaper than most other robotics you’d […]

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Gaming Goes Retro at Maker Faire UK

Gaming Goes Retro at Maker Faire UK

Simon Clark hand builds retro arcade cabinets so that you experience those much loved games from the eighties the way they should be experienced.

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