How to Make a Magnetic Travel Board Games Set with Altoids Tins Craft for Kids

Today I will show you how to make a really cool travel board games kit out of magnets, paper and an altoids tin. This is a great travel game board system that you can stick in your pocket to bring to school with you to play on the bus, in the cafeteria, or what ever. You could even bring it in the car with you to play with your sisters and brothers with. Or you can just play solo since there are 2 different solitaire games to play.

How to Make a Magnetic Travel Board Games Set with Altoids Tins Craft for Kids

Crafts Materials Needed

– Altoids Tin
– Magnetic Tape, Magnetic Sheets, or Old Unwanted Fridge Magnets
– Paper
– Paste / Glue
– Scissors

First Print Out These 2 Pages

See this altoids tin…soon it will be your favorite game to take with you in your pocket.

Step 2

Cut out the game boards and just place the ones that you want to use within the tin. You don’t even need to glue them in…they will just stay inserted.

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Step 3

If you want to use backgammon, then glue both of them to the back of the tin…as I did in the picture above.

Step 4

Cut out the game pieces and glue them to the magnets.  For the Dots and Square game…you can just cut out thin slits of magnet to use as the lines.

Step 5

Above you can see all of the game inserts that come with this craft.

Here are Instructions on How to Play the Following Games:

Peg Solitaire Cross

Peg Solitaire Pyramid

Dots and Squares

Checkers

Chess

Backgammon (needs dice)

Reversi

Tic Tac Toe

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