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Petite Croquet, a Homemade game
By Franklyn Gallup of BOTBusters.net - Trouble Free Computer Service
When the kids were growing up finances were pretty tight and buying toys was something we didn't have a lot of money for. I am in the wood flooring business and have a lot of left over wood flooring. One day I decided to make a game called Petite Croquet. It is made from beautiful scraps of wood flooring. The idea is very similar to full size lawn croquet with a few changes in the rules and size of the game. To make the game I cut wide engineered flooring into two 7 inch by 7 inch squares. One square becomes the bottom of the game. I designed the game on a sheet of paper and then photocopied it onto green paper so it looks like grass. I added directions and rules right on the "grass". I then glued this green copy of the game to the bottom 7 by 7 inch square. I added staples designed to fasten wiring in the appropriate places to make miniature wickets. Finish nails became the two end posts. I cut a six inch hole centered in the second square and this was laid over the bottom square. This became the walls of the game. I added a half inch hole in the center of the game which became a "sand trap". This made the game much more challenging since falling in the hole ended your turn. This meant I had to add two wickets on each side of the hole instead of the traditional one wicket in the center. I added a 7 by 7 inch Plexiglas cover to keep the ball bearing from getting lost and fastened it all together with 4 screws in the corners. To play the game you merely tilt the game to make the steel ball bearing go through the wickets in the proper order and proper direction. Going through the wrong wicket out of order or through the wicket in the wrong direction ends the turn and requires starting all over again. This game is great for developing fine motor skills and patience as just a slight movement moves the ball too fast in the wrong direction. At first my kids claimed it was impossible to go through all 14 wickets without making a mistake. I then had to show them it was possible and it kept them busy for hours and hours. I gave several away as Christmas presents and sold several at craft fairs. Making the game was too labor intensive to be profitable so I stopped making the game. Perhaps I will start again when I retire. Could keep me busy for hours. |
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Close up of Petite Croquet
Note the beautiful wood flooring grain in this game
Side view showing the construction of the game
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What a lovely toy! This beats Nintendo any day. Congratulations! And thank you for sharing.
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