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Kids often invent new games with materials and objects they can easily find. What game can you invent using inexpensive or recycled materials?

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This is a game where you can experiment, have fun, and learn at the same time.

Will It Float? Animalwing12

36 stickers

We like how players can experiment with whatever materials are easy to find. How do you play this game? Are there rules?


you have to try and knock the bottles down with a paper ball.

bowling pin penguin10003

22 stickers

This designer created a bowling game using materials that are recycled or easy to find. What kinds of bottles do you think will work best? Something heavy or light?


it is a cardboard game board that you draw on with color coded squares. You can either reuse dice or make them. And there is a key down in the bottom left corner to show what the colors mean.

recycled game … leelee396

36 stickers

Making your own board game can be fun! Do players need tokens or other objects besides the board and dice?


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