Punch Cup Game DIY Design Ideas For All Holidays & Parties
No matter what time of year, a punch board is the perfect DIY party game. Here 8+ punch game design ideas you can easily recreate! The best part is that you can reuse the same board repeatedly.
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This easy party game is one of those DIYs that is so easy to make, and kids love it. Our Kids request this punch board whenever there is a birthday or class party!
What is a prize punch game?
Kids (and adults) can punch tissue paper-covered cups to reveal the prize inside. Each of the designs listed below has complete tutorials linked where you can get all the tips for making your DIY game.
How To Make A Punch Board Game With Cups
- Place prizes in cups.
- Use rubber bands to cover the cups with tissue paper.
- Hot glue tissue paper-covered cups onto a foam core board.
- Add designs such as a turkey, Frankenstein, or a ghost.
PRO TIP – If using this at a class party, have extra prizes and tissue paper. A little one always gets too excited and punches two cups.
#1 Classic Mixed Colors
No matter the time of year, you can change the tissue paper in a random pattern to match the holiday. You can see our full original prize punch board tutorial on our sister site.
#2 Easy Thanksgiving Game
Instead of random Christmas colors, use warm tissue paper to cover your cups. Create an easy paper or cardboard turkey for this fun & easy feast party game.
#3 Halloween Punch Board
Create a fun Halloween punch cup game. Your child will have a spooky time punching your Frankenstein, ghost, or pumpkin! In this design, all 20 cups are usable since the eyes were made with tissue paper and other details drawn on.
#4 Easy Ghost Board
This punch board design is probably one of the easiest ones to make. Just add prizes, white tissue paper and draw different ghosts for a fun DIY party game.
#5 Grinch Punch Game
The design of the cups is a little off since we are reusing the same board for many of these designs. But a classic Grinch face can also work well for a fun Christmas class party game. Add a background color to areas to help you get the shape of the Grinch’s head.
#6 Conversation Heart Board
The same board, different holiday. Add different colors of pink tissue paper and fun foam heart stickers for an easy Valentine’s Day punch-out board.
#7 Christmas Tree Board
This layout is a different board than the other designs. Yes, we love this easy party game so much that we have made two boards. Instead of just randomly gluing cups on, glue them in a triangular shape. Add your tree decorations for a fun holiday game!
#8 Pink Barbie or Valentine’s Day Game
You could add a logo, draw hearts, or add stickers to your punch-out game design. The red and pink theme board was a perfect addition to those Valentine’s Day parties.
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Tips
- Any age will love punching a cup. We usually recommend having another activity first (such as our fill the pumpkin or fill the snowman game) before allowing children to punch to get their prizes.
- Make sure that your tissue paper is tight enough on the cups. Kids love the pop sound when punching the game.
- Use generous hot glue when attaching the cups to the board.
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Let us know if you make a punch board game! We would love to add your project to our list!