Board Game Builders

Youth / Youth Courses -

Summer 2023

UPDATE (4/28/2023): Due to maintenance and construction projects happening in our school district this summer, the June 19-23 session ONLY of Board Game Builders has been relocated from Beaver Creek to Wallace Elementary.

Students will learn the basics of board game design as they create their very own board game! This creative and exciting program uses elements of STEAM to break down a big project into bite sized pieces for students to make a playable board game.

Course includes a design journal, board game box, board, and all the bits & pieces needed to play! Over 5 quick days, board game builders will learn about crucial parts of board game design such as rules, board types, what all the pieces are and much more. Below is a breakdown of our board game building program components:

Theme & Backstory
The Board in Board Games
Bits, Meeples & Pieces, Oh My!
Rules and Their Importance
Visual Strategies & Play-Testing
Finishing Touches & The Pitch! (Parents are invited to the final 20 minutes of class to see their student present their game!)

While the program teaches young minds how to build a board game, the aim of this program is to inspire the next generation to take a step away from being consumers in order to be creators, makers and designers.

Instructor: Little Creators Club

To learn more about the board game building program, please check out www.LittleCreatorsClub.com or check out a leave-behind presentation here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSSc5qj3RHMtFPpFANfvuK3xzeGH8oYRCCWtzOB0gJBGppasbSsMY0TYs0GkpO99492yzDSz2HJuKJA/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=5000