DIY Ball Toss Game

Make a ball toss game! Here's the tutorial...

(Btw this thing ended up being about 5'5" and AWESOME)

You will need:

5 large boxes (I used 4 lrg 1 med. I wouldnt recommend it)

4 White Poster Boards

Pencil

Scissors

Exacto-knife

Duct Tape

Hot Glue Gun

Paint

Step 1: 

A.) With ONE of the large boxes, lay it flat and cut it at the creases on each side so you have two flat square pieces like this one. These pieces are going to be your slanted bottoms inside the game and your "scrap board".  

B.) Fold the other boxes so they are up and ready to be used (like a normal box). 

C.) Set one of the boxes on top of each square piece (from step A) and draw a line following the bottom edge of the box going the whole length of the square. This line is going to show you how wide the inside of the box is. Though the width should match the inside of the box, the length should me much longer so that the only way it fits inside the box is on a slant. Make sure it is correct before you cut!

Step 2:

A.) Your piece should look like this. It is the width of the inside of the box, and the length is longer so when you slide it down inside the box it has to sit on a slant. If it is right, continue on and do the same with the second square piece.

Step 3:

A.) Cut some of your scrap board so that it goes the whole length of the "slant board". 

B.)There will be creases in both pieces of board where it was originally meant to fold. Make sure these folding creases arent on top of each other when you glue the smaller board down onto the bigger board. The reason we do this is to build up the strength of the "slant board" so it wont bend or fold once inside the ball toss game. 

Step 4:

A.) Put the slant board down into one of the boxes. Hot glue it or duct tape the edges.

B.) Once fitting correctly do the same with the other slant board in a second box. 

C.) Draw a big "X" on the front of the box where the bottom end of the slant board is. This is going to be the front of your game. The slant board will help bounce the balls towards the front so they are easy to fish out of the bottom.

Step 5:

A.) On All of your boxes duct tape the flaps up to the boxes are taller, strong and secure.

Step 6: 

A.) On the two bottom boxes that have slant boards in them, cut shallow slits in two corners. Using your scrap board cut out 4 pieces that will go down in each slit.

B.) Make sure the slits and scrap board have the same depth measurements so they fit nicely.

C.) These will act as little ledges to keep the top boxes from sliding or falling into the bottom boxes.

Step 7:

A.) Tape the outside edges of the scrap board down.

Step 8:

A.) Put the top boxes upside down and on top of the bottom boxes. (I used a medium box on one upper corner. It makes it more complicated and I dont recommend it. Use all the same sized boxes.)

B.) Tape the top and bottom boxes together. Make sure the "X" marks are both facing you and on outside of the bottom boxes. 

C.) Tape the two columns of boxes together at the bottom, middle and top. Dont put the tape anywhere you think you will be cutting holes.

Step 9:

A.) Tape two poster boards together with the tape only on the back of the poster board so you wont have to paint over it. Use the hot glue gun to glue the front flap of the poster board down on top of the other poster board. The goal is to make it seem like its one giant poster board. It will make it a lot easier to draw and paint on.

B.) Repeat to poster board on other side.

C.) Tape the poster boards to the tops of the boxes. Trim to make sure it fits and then tape together on the back of the poster boards so they become like one giant poster board. 

D.) Draw a line  in pencil on the poster board where the boxes are taped together vertically and horizontally. When you are drawing your pictures you'll want to avoid placing a hole anywhere on these lines.

E.) Using a generous amount, hot glue the edges of the poster boards down to the edges of the boxes.

Step 10:

A.) Draw the front of your ball toss game. Use a theme or just make holes with points assigned to each hole. Just remember the bigger the hole the easier it will be, so make it appropriate for the skill level of whoever will be playing.

B.) Also dont forget to plan for holes at the bottom to retrieve the ball.

Step 11:

A.) Outline your drawings once you're happy with it.

B.) Using an exacto-knife cut out the holes.

Step 12:

A.) Paint and let dry.

ENJOY!!