AtoZ Blogging Challenge – Real-Size Board Games

Program Name: Life-Size Board Games

What: Imagine your favorite board game as a kid, now imagine that board game full-size and playing as the game piece! We’ve offered Life-Size Clue, Candyland and Chutes & Ladders. These have been a huge hit and although it takes a little planning, they’re a lot of fun to play and the kids love them!

Where: This program requires a large space – we use our large meeting room where we can stack the chairs and clear the floor to use. Masking tape is a huge life saver for this game and comes up pretty easily from the carpet.

When: I think we’ve mainly offered these programs when kids had the day off from school or in the winter when kids have extra energy that needs to be released in some way.

Who: We’ve only offered this program for kids from elementary school through high school. We haven’t tried this program with adults, but I think it could be a lot of fun for adults as well. It all depends on what game you chose to become life-size.
How: Check online, a number of libraries have offered this program and have how-to posts on how to implement this program in your own library. Otherwise, find the original board game, gather your imagination and a few basic props and get working! You can check my posts for how we created these awesome games!

Alternatives:

• A lot of libraries have also offered escape rooms, which I would love to try sometime!
• Libraries are also circulating board games and offering board game nights where they have a number of games available to learn how to play with friends and family.

During the month of April, I’ll be participating in the 2018 Blogging from A to Z Challenge. For this year’s theme, I’ll be offering you a library program plan with everything you to need to re-create it at your own library. Most of these programs we’ve offered in the past, others are programs I’d like to try in the future. I’m always looking for new inspiration and I thought you might be too!