Wood

Get creative with these wooden craft ideas! With so much to see and do, take a peek at these activities to get you started!

Checker Board

Let's play! Here are the rules: Checkers move diagonally on the green squares. Arrange each player's 12 checkers on the first three rows of their side of the board. Jump over your opponent's checkers to capture them! Try to capture all of the other player's checkers. If you get one of your checkers to the other side - your opponent will need to place a “captured” checker on top of one of your existing checkers to make a “king” that can move backwards and forward. Game on!

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  • Step 1Paint your square green. Allow to dry.
  • Step 2Use masking tape to create a grid on your square. Paint the exposed squares white. Allow to dry.
  • Step 3Remove the tape and tape over the already painted white squares in a grid to create a checker pattern. Paint the exposed squares white. Allow to dry.
  • Step 4Paint 12 similar sized circle branch offcuts a bright colour. Paint another 12 similar sized circle branch offcuts a different bright colour. Allow to dry.

Materials used in this activity

Masking Tape - 24mm x 50m
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Product Code: 11775
EACH $6.59 (inc GST) $5.99 (ex GST)
20 or more $4.61 (inc GST) $4.19 (ex GST)          
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Branch Offcuts - Circle - 250g Pack
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Product Code: 14711
EACH $19.79 (inc GST) $17.99 (ex GST)
6 or more $14.84 (inc GST) $13.49 (ex GST)          
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CleverPatch Acrylic Paint Tubes - 75ml - Set of 14 Colours
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Product Code: 20811
EACH $52.47 (inc GST) $47.70 (ex GST)
3 or more $41.47 (inc GST) $37.70 (ex GST)          
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