10 Creative Scrabble Tile Crafts for Kids and Teens
Celebrate National Scrabble Day by making the most of your old tiles – with these creative and fun Scrabble tile crafts for kids and teenagers!
If you go into any average American home, you’re sure to find a few standard popular toys and board games. It is estimated that at least one-third of American households have one globally popular game – Scrabble!
Fun Facts about Scrabble
- The first version of this game was made in 1933 by Alfred Mosher Butts, an unemployed New York architect who was dealing with depression
- The game was first named Lexico; it was then changed to Criss-Cross Words and later to Scrabble
- The distribution of the letters and points per letter was decided based on the frequency of letters seen on the front page of The New York Times
- While there are different versions of Scrabble today, the original version still has the same number, distribution and points of tiles as it was when created
- Today, Scrabble is available in 29 different languages, although English is the most popular
We’ve all grown up playing the game, and I’m sure you’ll find it lying in a shelf somewhere! If you’ve been looking for an opportunity to take it out, it’s now! National Scrabble Day is on 13th April, the birthday of Scrabble inventor Alfred Butts. If you find that your tiles are incomplete, don’t worry! Buy a new set to play, and use the old tiles to create these creative Scrabble tile crafts for kids and teens!
10 Creative Scrabble Tile Crafts for Kids
1. DIY Scrabble Tile Wall Art
We absolutely love how this Scrabble tile wall art has turned out! Adding a colorful background and buttons has made this a lively piece for a child’s room!
2. Personalized Scrabble Tile Ornaments
We love making our own DIY Christmas ornaments, and I Choose Joy shows that Scrabble tile crafts for kids are a great option too! Combine letters to make holiday messages and you’re done!
3. DIY Scrabble Tiles Picture Frame Craft
If you’re looking for a DIY gift for Mother’s Day, you must try out this cute little craft from Buggy and Buddy! It works well for Mom as well as Grandma!
4. Scrabble Tile Coasters
These Scrabble tile crafts for kids are a great way to make Scrabble a part of our everyday lives. For instance, when you use these coasters from The Super Mom Life, you’ll smile, and it’ll inspire you to play more!
5. Scrabble Tile Badges
We love the quirkiness of these Scrabble tile badges from The Gingerbread House! They’re fun for kids to make if they have a club to show the position each person holds!
6. Scrabble Tile Magnets with Board
Who knew that you could use Scrabble tiles to organize your life? Well, Creations by Kara shows us how to get it done, and we love how simple and easy to use it is.
7. Upcycled Scrabble Tile Art Frame
If you have a photo frame which is missing the glass in front, this project from Scrappy Geek is a great way to upcycle it – along with your spare Scrabble tiles!
8. Scrabble Tile Shapes and Spelling Game
We know that playing Scrabble can boost your word power, but can those tiles also teach you STEM concepts? STEAM Powered Family combines letters and Math in this fun project!
9. Personalized Scrabble Tile Necklace
It’s the age of wearing your personality in the form of clothing, charms and whatnot, and Kix Cereal hops on the trend with this personalized Scrabble tile necklace!
10. DIY Holiday Scrabble Tile Letter Board
Tater Tots and Jello brings us an interesting Scrabble project that’s perfect for the holidays! Decorate it with a few ornaments and you’ll have a lovely vignette ready!
We hope these Scrabble tile crafts for kids have inspired you to start playing the game again, rekindling a childhood love. It’s also proof that even if your old set isn’t complete, you don’t need to toss your tiles – just turn them into something fun and interesting!
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