#Outdoor jenga how to#

Making the DiceĬut a piece of 4×4 to a cube, 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″. After the glue has dried, sand the carrying crate smooth, especially the top/bottom where the jumbo jenga will be stacked to play the game. If you want to add handles, add one to each side.

Attach another ‘top/bottom’ board right by the other ‘top/bottom’ board and secure it to the ‘short side’ board with 1 1/4″ screws.Īttach the last ‘long side’ board with wood glue and 1 1/4″ screws to the ‘short side’ and ‘top/bottom’ boards. Use 1 1/4″ minimum to secure a ‘top/bottom’ board to the ‘long side’ board as shown.Īdd a bead of wood glue to 2 sides of the ‘short side’ boards and attach it to the ‘long side’ and ‘top/bottom’ boards with 1 1/4″ screws. The holes should be about 3/8″ away from the side and evenly spaced.Īdd a bead of wood glue along one of the sides of a ‘long side’ board. Use a countersink bit (or a regular drill bit about the size of the screw shank) and drill holes for the screws as shown in the sketch. One set of 9 blocks I left natural wood.Ĭut the 4 pieces of 1×8 to be 19 3/4″ long. I had my helpers paint 9 jumbo jenga blocks in each color.

(If you leave them natural wood you won’t have this issue.)

You can coat them with a clear coat or wait until the paint has fully cured. So the blocks want to stick to each other. One issue with latex is that it dries in a day, but doesn’t cure for a few weeks. I used latex paint (ultra pure white, the real teal, pimento, paradise sky and cherries jubile). Paint or stain the jumbo jenga blocks if desired. I used a belt sander for this part to make it faster, a regular hand sander will work too. (Sometimes those kids toys can be useful :-) ). I used a miter saw and set up a stop block on the left side so I didn’t have to measure every piece.Ĭut 54 jumbo jenga pieces.

1 – 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ from a 4×4 postĬut the 2×3 boards into 7 1/2″ long pieces, you should be able to get 12 – 7 1/2″ pieces from each 2×3 board.

54 – 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ x 7 1/2″ jenga block pieces cut from the 2×3 boards.

2 – drawer handles – optional for carrying crate.

wood glue – optional for carrying crate.

26 – 1 1/4″ wood screws – optional for carrying crate.

scrap piece of 4″ x 4″ post – optional dice (actually measure 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″).

1 – 1″ x 8″ x 10′ board – optional carrying crate (actually measure 3/4″ x 7 1/4″ x 10′).

#Outdoor jenga how to#

How to Make a DIY Jumbo Jenga Yard Game Materials I also made a carrying crate that doubles as the Jumbo Jenga stand, it has enough room for the 54 jumbo jenga pieces and dice. A ‘2×3’ board that you buy is actually 1.5 inches thick, 2.5 inches wide and we can cut them 7.5 inches long…perfect! The traditional Jenga pieces are 1.5 cm thick, 2.5 cm wide and 7.5 cm long, making the jumbo jenga pieces couldn’t be simpler using 2×3 boards. You can totally play the traditional way too. They will roll and whatever color it lands on, they have to move a block of that color. Each side of the dice (die) is a different color and there is a corresponding set of blocks in each color. The roll ‘n go version puts a fun twist on the game, and I kept it simple for my young kids. I thought it would be fun to make a giant sized version for the yard with a ‘throw ‘n go’ option (I’m calling it Roll ‘n Go). Keep playing like this until one player knocks the tower over.Hi, I’m Amy and I love to build things and share plans at Hertoolbelt! My kids love to play the traditional Jenga. Once the starting player places their block, the player sitting to their left goes next. Players are not allowed to pull a block from the top 3 rows, or use more than 1 hand to remove their block. The starting player removes a single block and places it on top of the tower to start a new row. Then, have one player volunteer to go first. Repeat this process until all 54 pieces have been placed into a tower. Then, stack 3 new bricks on top of the base with that are perpindicular to the first layer of bricks. To play Jenga, first lay 3 Jenga blocks together to make a square-shaped base. You can play with anywhere from 2-10 players. The aim of the game is to remove blocks and place them on top without knocking the tower over. Jenga is a competitive puzzle game played with blocks that are stacked on top of one another to make a tower.