TrevorMar 11
My almost-6-year-old has decided she wants a small Minecraft-themed birthday with family this year. Because I can't leave well enough alone, I had the idea to fill select blocks with goodies and make a game out of filling loot bags by mining. I'll say more about the game part later, but for now, BEHOLD: blocks! Printed at home and cut on my Cricut Explore 3, with a little two-sided tape. I think this is going to work out just fine (although it is going to be a lot of work). Thank goodness for the Cricut; it's such an unlock for ideas like this. Uses the game textures, assembled into the cube pattern in Inkscape.
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Show threadTrevorMar 14
The great blockening continues. Minecraft-themed birthday party for the littlest is tomorrow and she and I spent some time taping and pre-folding blocks. Middle child & I did a bunch of assembly on the basic blocks that won't have goodies in them. Glue may have resulted in faster application, but I think the hold we're getting from the 2-sided tape is pretty good, and even more instant than superglue would be. This is nuts, but it's way less nuts because I had a little robot friend to help me make them. If I had to cut and fold all of this without the Cricut, I don't think I would have even attempted it.
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The great blockening was a big hit. Littlest and teens both got in on the fun, with slightly different rule sets. Middle child & I had a great time at the dollar store and Bulk Barn finding themed goodies for each type of ore & specialty block. The simple roll & pick game (roll a die to see how many blocks you can mine) was simpler than needed for my newly-minted 6-year-old, but perfect for her younger cousin. As it stands, there was so much fun and excitement to see what was in each block and strategizing to get to blocks that had been revealed, but weren't yet accessible. A real highlight of the party, and the adults there (most of who weren't very familiar with Minecraft) loved seeing it in action too. And having the bigger kids helping their tiny cousin was fantastic - just reinforcing how Minecraft can encourage emergent collaborative play, even when there's competition for resources.

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Mar 16 at 3:44pmWeb
Show threadMaria “indigoviolet” IvyMar 16
@lovemakeshare That’s so cute!!
Show threadTrevorMar 16
@indigoviolet thank you!