Let’s Make A DIY Activity Book

Today we are making a DIY activity book. Kids of all ages will love this simple, but fun, DIY activity book. An activity book is a great way to get kids to play games together, do puzzles, engage in quiet time, and more. This DIY activity book is perfect for at home, on-the-go, and even in the classroom!

DIY Activity Book

Need kids to engage in quiet time? Want fun activities that will keep kids busy while running errands? Want your kids to play together? Then this DIY activity book is for you! It’s so easy together.

Kids can practice fine motor skills, practice problem solving skills, as well as engaging in critical thinking with these simple, but fun games that they can take anywhere! It’s perfect for older children and younger children alike. So without further ado, let’s make a homemade activity book.

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Related: We have a great DIY busy book for kids.

Supplies Needed For This DIY Activity Book

How To Make This DIY Activity Book

Step 1

Use your marker to make a dotted line across the paper bag. Cut along the line. Do this for a few bags.

Step 2

Hole punch 1 side of the bag. Do this for all the bags in the same spot. We punched 5 holes.

Craft Notes

You can punch holes in 1 and use it as a guide to punch holes in the others.

Step 3

Cut your string into small pieces.

Step 4

Loop your yarn through the holes and tie them together.

Step 5

Cut your paper down to squares so it will fit in the sleeves of your book.

Step 6

Add different games to each paper like tik tac toe and dots. Now have fun playing!

Simple Games You Can Add To You Papers

Now you need to set up your games so you can use them later. You could probably make multiple sheets for kids to use. Some games you can put on your sheets are:

• Tic Tac Toe- Make a pound sign. One person is x’s and the other is o’s. First with three in a row wins.
• Dots and Squares- Put dots on your paper in neat rows equal distances apart. Each person takes a turn making a line using a different color. You guys work on making squares. The person who closes the square gets that square. The first person to get the most squares wins!
• Hangman or Hanging Spider- One player thinks of a word and then makes lines so people can see how long the word is. As they guess write down the letter on the line if it is correct or below if it isn’t. Add a line or shape needed for the hangman or hanging spider each time they get it wrong. If you draw the picture before they get the right word, they lose.
• Connect Four- Draw a big square and then make even squares in it by adding horizontal and vertical lines. You want to make a connect 4 board. Each person draws a circle in a different color and the first one to get 4 in a row wins!
• Snakes- Make another dot board. Players then take turns adding a line to the snakes body moving from dot to dot. The player who touches the edge of the paper or another line loses. It’s like that old Nokia cellular game!
• Cross Cram- Make a 6×6 dot grid. Then using two different colors add lines. One person makes lines vertically, the other horizontally. You take turns to make a line, but no dot can me joined more than once. The person that runs out of moves, loses.
• Words Within- Pick a word. A big word like Halloween, balloon, Wednesday, etc… is most ideal. Your child can then make smaller words out of the big words. The person with the most words wins!

You Can Use Printables In Your DIY Activity Book

Don’t want to draw out all your boards? That’s okay! You can use some of our printables to add into your activity book. Most printables have the option to shrink images, which is perfect, all you have to do is cut them down and add them. This is particularly useful for younger children.

• We have so many different crossword puzzles that you can download and print:
• Check out our word searches as well. These are fun and you can download and print these:
• Did you know we also have I-Spy printables? Download and print this:
• You can also download and print our coloring papers to add to your DIY activity book.

Our Experience With This DIY Activity Book

This activity book has been a life saver. Sometimes you need quiet time or for kids to busy when you’re on the run… or at least I do. And this has really helped. My older kids loved this.

My younger kids loved it, but I had to modify it for them. We printed out coloring pages and added them and I left blank pages in there for them to color. And I added some dot pages for them to draw on it and practice so they can play with the bigger kids. And sometimes the bigger kids do play with them.

I hope this activity book is as much fun for your kids as it was for mine!

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What games did you put in your DIY activity book?