![]() ![]() ![]() You should have plenty of lumber to cut around large knots, etc. Pay close attention to knocks and irregularities in your lumber while cutting. Trust me, you definitely want a stop for this.Ĭut 2x3s into 54 short 7.5″ long blocks. I took a scrap 1×4 board and clamped it to my fence. If you’re saw doesn’t have a stop, you can do what I did. This will make cutting much faster and a lot more accurate. This way I can get the sanding done 5x and then just touch up the ends after cutting.Ĭreate a stop on your miter saw 7.5″. I didn’t want to try and do a thorough sand on 54 different blocks. I did this first so it would save me time later. safety gear (hearing protection, safety glasses, etc.).Finishing supplies (stain, paint, etc.).See honey? I told you I’d use it someday!) (1) 1x12x12 board for a bottom base (optional- I just used a scrap board.This is such a simple build I didn’t make a downloadable PDF, as I can’t imagine anyone needing it. That’s it! For a little more than $10 you are able to build a great summertime entertainment piece! The Plans: You will need (5) 2x3x8 boards, and here in Reno they are about $2 a board. In thinking of the design, I felt that 2x4s are wider and a wider blocks may create additional stability, and the blocks may not fall when they normally would, so 2x3s it was! It is almost as if 2x3s were designed specifically for Jenga! I could have used 2x4s, but since Jenga is highly based on gravity and physics, I felt using the same ratio the actual game uses to be important. If your mathematically challenged like me, just replace centimeters with inches and low and behold, there are your measurement! Turns out I needed (54) 2×3 blocks cut at 7.5″ long. If you’re reading this, Hi Mom!), nor am I any good at unit conversion (I actually have a calculator on my phone for that), but this was the kind of math even I could do. Now, I’m no mathematician (my mom can attest to that. Each block is three times as long as its width, and one fifth as thick as its length 1.5 × 2.5 × 7.5 cm (0.59 × 0.98 × 2.95 in). I went to Wikipedia and found the following: After laughing quite hysterically for what seemed like half of June, I decided to look up the size of the blocks to see if I could build them out of some 2x4s. I looked them up and found them priced at close to $100. The first idea I had was for a giant Jenga set. Being BBQ season, I decided having some outdoor games would be fun, but I didn’t want to spend too much on them either. Over the last year we’ve been adding to our yard, making it more for us and for entertaining. Don’t get me wrong, I like summer, and I enjoy going to the lake and doing things outdoors, but something about constant 100-degree or near 100-degree days drives me crazy. But all is not lost, summer is also time for barbeques with friends and family!!! For years, our backyard has been dedicated to our kids, but as they’ve gotten older, they used the yard less and less. The time for heatstroke, sun burns, and sticky stinky smelly sweat dripping all over your projects. Please enable JavaScript if you would like to comment on this blog.Stay in the loop! Be sure to follow-me on Instagram and Facebook! You can also follow me on Pinterest to see what I’m inspired by and find inspiration of your own!Īhhhh, summer. Giant Jenga = summer fun over here for sure! Since the game height increases with each round, the longer, heavier pieces of wood are better low down ( so you can reach the top and don't have to wear a helmet for when it topples, ha!) The only change we made from the first tryout here, was placing it on a lower (coffee table height) table. It was fun instantly, and a hit at the party. Then my daughter and I painted those edges and we were in business! So simple and such big impact. It was a real team effort while my daughter measured and marked the wood, I cut it, and my son and his friend power sanded the cut edges. We bought some 2x4's and cut them at home into 72 10.5" pieces. I'm the type of mom that jumps at the request to " make something". Then she showed me this pin, of the home made giant Jenga Game DIY by the abeautifulmess team, and I was all in. She had ideas for her party to celebrate the start of summer, one being lots of outdoor games. It's so fun having her home, full of her own ideas and spirit the whole house (and it's inhabitants) come alive when she's here. My daughter came home for summer and asked if she could host a summer solstice party. Oh, the colors! I love this summer project for those alone. ![]()
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