How to Create a Snakes & Ladders Board Game for Kids

Use the ruler to divide the poster into 10 equal sections by drawing nine vertical lines. Then draw nine horizontal lines equally spaced from each other, to form 100 sections, or squares.

Starting from the bottom left-hand corner, number each square consecutively until you reach the end of the row. Then start from the right side of the second-to-bottom row and continue numbering to the left. Follow this pattern until you reach the top of the board, labeling the last square "100."

Draw some snakes and ladders of different sizes on the construction paper. Only one snake and one ladder should be very long, and several should be very short. Aim to have six to nine snakes and the same number of ladders. Make the snakes similar sizes to the ladders.

Cut them out and fit them on the game board (posterboard) at different angles. Placing them at a more vertical angle will result in more squares skipped or lost. Placing them more horizontally will have less of an effect.

Set aside game pieces (coins or buttons work perfectly) for the game, as well as a set of dice, or at least one die.