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How to make a DIY Football Inspired Checker Board + Game piece pouch

This super simple Football Inspired Checker Board tutorial will get your non game day loving kiddos excited about game day.

DIY Football Inspired Checker Board and Game piece pouch

Today I’ll show you a fun craft I made especially for my daughter who loves candy but not football. My Football Inspired DIY Checker Board is unique because it’s played with candy. Incorporating candy is a fun way to get non football fans involved at game time.

To create the board I used a few simple crafts items and all of the orange and green colored candies from a bag of small candies.

DIY Football Inspired Checker Board + Game piece pouch

This project took me about an hour start to finish using the instructions below.

SUPPLIES
  • brown felt 9″x12″
  • paint pen (white)
  • permanent marker (black)
  • washi tape (green & white)
  • paint canvas (8×10)
  • no-sew velcro dots for fabric
  • ruler
  • pencil
  • scissors
  • football party confetti
  • hot glue gun
DIY Football Inspired Checker Board and Game piece pouch
INSTRUCTIONS: Football Checker Board 
   1. Cover the short edge (8 inch side) of the canvas with 1 inch of green washi tape per side.
   2. Next, mark a dot at every 1 inch interval starting and stopping at the edge of the washi tape not the edge of the canvas. The space between the two washi’s should measure 8 inches so you should have 8 dots. Repeat the process on the next row, an inch below your first row of dots.
  3. Now, mark off every other space between four dots, with a “B”. This will help you keep track of which squares to color. Using a black permanent marker, color in all of the boxes marked with a “B”.
  4. Next it time to give the board a football theme. Using the white paint pen, make a (yard lines) starting at the edge of the canvas and then one at every inch. Make three shorter lines between each (yard line). Embellish with a little football a pack of party confetti.

DIY Football Inspired Checker Board and Game piece pouch
DIY Football Inspired Checker Board and Game piece pouch
DIY Football Inspired Checker Board and Game piece pouch
INSTRUCTIONS: Game Piece Pouch
   1. Cut the piece of felt into two 6″x9″ pieces then fold it three time to create a rectangular pouch and a small flap.
   2. Hot glue the seam and apply a velcro dot to the flap.
   3. Use white washi tape to create faux football lacing on the pouch. Fill each pouch with a single Skittles flavor.

DIY Football Inspired Checker Board and Game piece pouch
DIY Football Inspired Checker Board and Game piece pouch
DIY Football Inspired Checker Board and Game piece pouch

When it comes to homegating, I love incorporating something new and fun for the entire family. Sometimes I cook a fun dish my husband loves or plan a fun activity.

Taking the classic game of checkers and introducing candy into the mix adds a colorful and yummy surprise.

The rules of the game are the same, the only difference is, the winner gets to eat his opponents pieces.
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11 thoughts on “How to make a DIY Football Inspired Checker Board + Game piece pouch”

  1. This is adorable!! Takes "playing with your food" to a whole new level 🙂

  2. You did an amazing job. It looks very much like the real deal.

  3. Oh my gosh, this is such a creative idea! Usually I think I'd be prone to eating the game pieces before the game is over but this board is so cool it would be a shame not to finish the game. 🙂

  4. These are precious! I love everything about them! I am definitely going to try to make these!

  5. The board design is awesome! Great job! I love how you did the game piece pouches too.

  6. This is such a creative idea. And finally an occasion where kids will have an acceptable reason to play with their food.

  7. I definitely like the rules of that game–winner gets to eat the opponents Skittles!! I am so not into football and I doubt this would get me to like it–but checkers is a fun game!!

  8. Oh my goodness you are a master in DIY loving the idea, easy and colorful. Perfect when having the kids coming to watch the game.

    1. Thank you Adriana! Older kids could even make their own if they're not into football, but like playing checkers.

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