Things You'll Need
Instructions
Big Box Maze
Draw a maze on 1/4-inch graph paper. Fill in a full square to represent a closed box. Leave one or two lines open to indicate a box you can crawl through. Create long passages that go nowhere or loop back on themselves in a confusing way. This type of maze is designed for crawling through.
Start building the maze at the entry door and create the maze so that it ends at another door. The boxes you use should be large enough for the largest person participating to crawl through easily. A large person should be able to turn around inside the box.
Position the open end of the box in the doorway with the flaps out to each side to block the rest of the doorway opening. Tape the flaps to the door trim to hold the box in place.
Follow your maze plan and position the next box against the first. Cut an opening in the side to create a door or open the back flaps to create a pass through. Tape the flaps or doors to the second box to allow as little light between the boxes as possible. Every fourth box cut small roof holes to allow light into the maze. These should be too small to stick your head through.
Assemble and tape the maze together all the way to the goal doorway. Create sticks with small ribbon flags for each player to carry. The person who creates the maze should have a chair in the room where they can see the maze clearly. As the players move through the maze they can stick their flag through a light hole showing where they are if they get stuck, and the maze master can give them clues to move forward.
Cardboard Box Marble Maze
Find a large shallow cardboard box. Box lids are a good choice.
Cut plywood to fit the inside dimensions of the cardboard box. Draw a grid of squares on the plywood using a ruler and marker. The squares must be larger than the game marble. All of the grid squares should be the same size and shape.
Nail large-headed, 2-inch nails into each spot where the grid lines cross and along the outside edges. Apply construction adhesive to the back of the plywood and attach the plywood to the inside of the cardboard box. Allow the glue to dry for 4 hours.
Spray the inside of the cardboard box, the nails and the plywood with white spray paint and allow the paint to dry for 4 hours.
Look at a maze you like or draw your own on 1/4 inch graph paper. Locate your beginning spot and create the maze by stretching large, thick rubber bands around the nails in the shape of the maze. Keep the rubber bands close to the plywood so that the marble cannot escape under the bands. Mark the beginning and ending of the maze with colored push pins. Play the maze by placing the marble on the start spot. Two people pick up the box and tilt the box together to try to send the marble through the maze to the goal. The maze can be changed quickly for new games simply by moving the rubber bands and push pins.