Adult mayflies are really elegant with their long bodies, wispy tails and delicate wings. They even look quite friendly with their big eyes! But Mayfly young – the nymphs – don’t look quite so friendly! They have the same long tail but the rest of them looks a bit more fearsome! Some of them have …
If you have made your board game, designed all the extras (like cards and playing pieces) that you want, then now is the time to try it out! If you’ve been following Ru and my dung beetle game then you’ll be familiar with the board design. Ru put the finishing touches to it this week …
Perhaps you have the basic ideas for your board game and want to make it a bit more exciting! How about making moving parts like a catapult or moving playing pieces using magents? Ru and i made a very simple mayfly game using a lego catapult to fling mayflies into a fishes mouth! Check out …
Using fimo or polymer clay to model insect playing pieces is really effective. We made a couple of adult hoverflies and also two funny green hoverfly larvae! Once the polymer clay is cooked the playing pieces are tough enough to be used for a board game. But be careful not to make any very thin …
Brainstorming is a brilliant way to work out what sort of game you would like to create. Getting all of your ideas down on a big sheet of paper can really help to get your thoughts flowing. It can also help you imagine what the game may look like. ps this is a hoverfly larvae …
Ru and I were amazed to find that dung beetles aren’t just black! Dung beetles can be really colourful… …which is perfect for our dung beetle playing pieces because each player can choose which colour they would like to be! We decided to paint our dry clay playing piece lots of different colours using acrylic …
This is a really simple way to make a playing piece based on a dung beetle. We used a small ball of clay which we flattened a little. Then we used a sharp twig (a blunt knife would do) to draw in details. We drew the outlines of wings, legs and head. You could make …
Over the last few posts Ru and I have thought a bit more about each insect in turn and brainstormed some game strategies based on the insect and its behaviour! Our third and final insect is the poo-loving dung beetle… When working out your game strategy, a lot will depend on which insect you choose …
Over the next few posts Ru and I will think a bit more about each insect in turn and brainstorm some game strategies based on the insect and its behaviour! Today we’ll look at the Hoverfly… When working out your game strategy, a lot will depend on which insect you choose and which part of …
