Tiny Game Designers: Make a Board Game (Ages 5–7)

Yes. No reading is needed. Rules are made as picture cards, such as a drawing of an arrow for move forward. Children count spaces out loud together, and the teacher explains each step with words and pictures. A grown-up nearby to help at the start is welcome.

A large sheet of paper or the inside of a cereal box, crayons or markers, a few stickers, child-safe scissors and one or two coins or small toys to use as game pieces. A device with a camera lets your child hold up their board to share.

Your child will make a colorful race-to-the-finish board game with a drawn path, special lucky and oops squares, and picture rule cards. In the last class they play it with someone at home and show it to the group.

There are four classes over four weeks, one class per week, and each lasts 30 minutes. Short sessions with movement and drawing breaks suit young attention spans, and each week adds one new part of the game.

No one is ever forced to speak. Children can share by holding up their drawing, giving a thumbs up or saying a single word. Many quieter children grow more comfortable by the final show-and-play, but it always happens at their own pace.

It may still work. The range of 5 to 7 is a flexible guide. If your child can sit for about 30 minutes, hold a crayon and count to ten with help, they can likely join, especially with a grown-up nearby for the first few minutes.

There is no homework. Everything is made during class, though children often love playing their game at home. There is no certificate. The keepsake is the board game your child creates.

You receive a full refund if you cancel before the second class starts. After that, classes already started count as used, and classes not yet started are refunded to store credit or your original payment method. Missed classes count as used, but for illness or emergencies you can contact support, who review each case.