DURABLE DOLLAR STORE DUNGEON TILES FOR FAMILY GAMING
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Hm. Shouldn't you start thinking about making a second channel, for kids and this hobby? Sure, a "playlist" might also work. There's more than a handful of these videos centered around you and your daughter now; I think you are on to something here. The threshold of kids to enter this hobby is high and they quickly become frustrated when they try to paint a mini, ect.
I can't wait to read these with my son, I just bought them thanks!, I purchase everything through your affiliate link :D And I buy alot of stuff I mean alot of stuff, not sure how much you get but I hope my obsession with amazon prime is helping you :D
Do you have any other source material suitable for young kids you could suggest? I've been trying to find a way to use D&D style roleplaying and narrative as therapy for special needs and in-spectrum children.
Omg I have a 4 yo and 10 yo and jnr D&D sounds awesome
@@mx-0163 my kids and I use the "Hero Kids" system which you can find on drivethrurpg. I would recommend giving that a look! They are tonnes of quests which are aimed at kids. I found (as a brand new DM just for my kids) that once I'd run a few quests it was easy enough for me to start homebrewing adventures for them and use the system. Ill have to have a look at the system in this video as well, it sounds fantastic.
"I got a 6!"
"And he got a 9..."
"Oh bobers... :("
TOO CUTE. Oh bobers indeed...
The prize for watching the whole thing :)
Oh that is too cute! Love it.
@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial I'd also like to recommend Mouseguard as a very solid game system for newer gamers
Wholesome stuff!
"Oh bobers" is some serious gateway cursing for a Canadian child... But in her defense, it was a bobers roll.
I grew up watching my dad and his friends' Saturday Night D&D every week, from an early age, and always wanted to join them but the rule was "The book says 'Ages 10+' so you can't play yet!". I spent almost every waking hour reading the books and trying to understand them on my own, and on my 10th birthday (which happened to be a Saturday!) they started a new campaign for me and it is one of the best memories I have.
Awesome.
That’s beautiful
NGL, probably gonna do this with the kids! Great video mate :)
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Nice! I like the craft foam one best, that 2 inch scale is actually awesome.
Craft foam looks best for dungeon. I think the cork would look good for outdoor.
A guy in my party is working at an after school program for 5-10-year-olds, and he’s been looking for some easy-to-craft terrain they can try out for their first ever DnD adventure! Totally gonna recommend this!
"These are going to come in really handy one day."
The eternal words of every crafter everywhere, no matter the type of crafting they do.
Lol! Your comment just made me think of this video by wyloch. If you haven’t seen it you should definitely check it out. ruclips.net/video/XMKGVSRswyo/видео.html
Absolutely. I have three decent sized boxes full of what's basically just garbage: plastic from blister packs, sturdy cardstock from packaging, foil from coffee cans, receipt paper roll cores, etc. Literally stuff that most people would just throw away, but I've used _so much_ of it for different craft and gaming projects. You really do never know when you might need a Pringles can.
@@arcticbanana66 "You really do never know when you might need a Pringles can.
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They are amazing for holding knitting needles and paint brushes. I haven't even gotten to use them for crafting because they are in such high demand (from me) for storing crafting supplies.
I actually was inspired by you, a long time ago, to make a combat board for my son. Very durable and still being used...tonight actually.
I've noticed Dollarama is getting more and more craft friendly stuff too, I like this trend! Awesome simple build Jeremy!
Probably because Jeremy keeps promoting them and buying all their stuff haha :)
Same with the DollarTree oddly enough.
"I went to my favorite dollar store and they had some new supplies that they didn't use to carry" They're learning...
I love these starter friendly/dollar store crafts. They tend to be the videos that inspire the most ideas for me for things I can build myself. Great video Jeremy!
I guess I'll add a trip to the dollar store to my list for the day. Thank you for sharing and also... but wait, wasn't your kid just born like... *counts on fingers... oh. Wow time flies.
Wishing you all the best adventures young crafter!
It's crazy how time flies. She's just a little older than this channel, but both have grown up so fast!
Obviously the best way to introduce kids to the hobby is to have them make level 20 D&D characters and fight the Terrasque.
ahahahahahahah,I'm dead >___
No, no! Straight to the Tomb of Horrors!
Obviously.
Oh dude, those large, stylistic tiles would look freaking awesome with my Super Dungeon Explore/Arcadia/Starcadia/Impact!/Capsule style miniatures. I'm loving it in general, not just for the kid aspect.
Edit: I believe you can also Heat Gun that foam to make it hella tough, like cosplayers do.
I was just thinking the same for the Krosmaster games.
I know so many guys that act like having kids is a hindrance, I love that you include your daughter in your hobbies and are shining example for other dads out there! Love ya Jeremy!
I absolutely love the variation in your content lately. I don't have kids but man this was still so fascinating and heartwarming! Keep it up!
Yea, don't think my daughter is ready to play on that Torment terrain :D
Loved this. Great vid man. And hey used the EVA foam and that exact cork in this last vid too!
So cute! I have a good friend who is trying to get his son into D&D! I’m so excited to share this video with him 🙂
A tip for EVA foam, using a heat gun cauterizes the material and seals it. If you cut some lines into it and hit it with the heat gun, the lines will open up nice and even
For the cracks in the foam, you can cut the cracks with an x-acto and widen them with heat. It's a trick I got from the cosplayers and prop makers using EVAFOAM (the stuff used for the craft foam and actual 1:1 floor tiles). I know it's less young kids friendly but it's an alternative. And it makes the foam slightly harder which might not be a bad thing.
To make it a bit more kid friendly, you can just use a hairdryer. The heat gun is waaayyyy better but hairdryer gets the job done!
these tiles would work well with larger miniatures normally relegated to decoration, or even to set the scene in a giants lair!
This is the best! It sounds like captain underpants for DND. Also, there is an audiobook version, which is super awesome and inclusive so, there is that too.
This is so rad! The craft foam one looks amazing. Btw, if you hit the craft foam with a heat gun before rolling it with aluminum foil, it will better accept and hold those fine textures.
Does it hold the impression in a more permanent way as well? Such a sweet tip, thanks.
@@robandtina Yep, it sure does! However, it can be a little finicky working in larger sections because reheating it will cause the foam to bounce back to its original form. Which is actually great if you feel like you've made a mistake. Super forgiving material.
For stone texture I like using crumpled then flattened aluminum foil, which you press into the foam with a clothes iron on medium heat. Makes a great texture for washing and dry brushing.
See the pillars and altar top here:
imgur.com/a/5FzMNlT
@@ksbsnowowl3569 That looks AMAZING! Also, great tip!
Omg, this is perfect, my oldest child asked me about making his own D&D type game with some minis we found from the early 90's in my stuff that I just managed to finally paint after all these year's.
Gooo Metric!
That's what I like to see!
This is really wholesome and good. I’m so happy to see the next generation getting into gaming, especially as little girls. She’s going to have so many fun memories from this time with you when she’s older.
Whenever I watch vids like this I realise our Swedish dollarstores suck..
I find AD&D 1e-D&D 5e to be a little too complicated for kids in 2nd grade & under, but I’d say that if you use a retro clone of OD&D 0e or BECMI you’re all in for a good time! Once a kid reaches 3rd grade, I feel they’ll be able to understand it better and will be able to play AD&D 1e-D&D 5e effectively. However, this is just for the average kid. When I was in 3rd grade, I couldn’t wrap my head around D&D. One of my friend’s brothers was playing D&D by second grade!
You know, the cork tile might look really good as a grass tile - use a brown for the spacing between tiles for the dirt and then do greens for the tiles. The games I play with my kiddos usually start at a school or academy, so having some field tiles would be pretty handy.
I want to say how freaking awesome it is that you spend the time to read with your kid!! Mom read to us as kids and encouraged our love of reading. Weekends were spent at the library and I couldn't wait to go back the next week for another stack of books. I cut my teeth on classics from Jules Vern, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Poe and Tolkien.
Every single day....well technically I do it every second day because mom and dad take turns on bedtime duties.
Love the look of the foam tiles the best, and probably less messy!
Nice! Getting kids involved with crafting is brilliant!! Nice video dude :)
I a blessed with 2 daughters 15 and 9 my eldest used to watch me and my friends playing DnD , after awhile we found some disney princess characters that we would play our own adventures with , usually snack based. Then on play dates ,l was playing these adventures with her and her friends , then came the help clix figures , now my daughters will often fill in with my group , or l will DM for them . You have to have fluid rules , allow it to be fun based, l don't even roll dice... We have the player to the left of the turn taker make the rolls , keeps more people in the action. Most important are the cupcakes , fresh baked cookies , and pizza. They also go home with a swag bag of some homemade cookies , recipies ( Ashley's Orc cookies , green sugar cookies with white choc chips for bones), some kind of hero clix , $ store Jewelry
Or a craft. Thanks for all the inspiration. I am going to use this to have a craft day where they can make a display place for the minis they have .
Chibi minis! They come in a variety of themes and genres but you can definitely find DND chibi figures that are cute, fun to paint, and make the game experience more kid friendly
I've had a lot of fun playing Hero Kids with my 2 young boys. It's minimal effort for the daddy DM since all I have to do is go to drivethrurpg and print and cut out the characters and maps that are required for each scenario, and the kids love to be involved with the prep by colouring the characters and even the terrain sheets before each game.
+1 for hero kids! Been playing with my 7 year old recently, with my wife DMing for us. Its been a blast!
You just created the greatest crafting vid for parents and grandparents to get kids started in this hobby. Not just the play but the crafting of terrain. I'm sure this is going to be bookmarked extensively. Very inspiring and the oversized slabs is a great look. I think I'm going to do this for my big rooms. As always thanks for your vids and providing inspiration to your fans.
"I hope Fart Quest will bring you and your child together." Now this is a statement!
100% the craft foam turned out amazing looking. Counting the days until I can go back to the dollar store.
I appreciate how I can tell that you're unable to say "fart quest" with a straight face, even in the voiceover. =D
I'm lucky enough to get to teach kids diorama building and sculpture, skills I hope they ultimately take into tabletop crafting. This video is going to be super handy with the 5-9 age group so cheers!
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I play 1st edition Space Hulk with my son, it’s more like a board game, and easy to enjoy
Wasn’t sure what to expect when I clicked on the thumbnail but holly poop was I pleasantly surprised.
Ah nice man, we've got a little kid over here, sure she would like something like this. 😀 Thanks buddy.
I watched a video (forget where now) of a guying working with EVA, he said if you run a heat gun over it, the EVA shrinks a little and really helps with bringing out the indents and pencil lines
Cheers! I was about to mention the same thing but saw you beat me to it. That was probably my video I made earlier in January. EVA Foam Rocks! This looks like really fun to get your daughter involved in your hobby Jeremy! I hope to do the same once my daughter is a bit older.
Black magic crafts has crafted new and incredible ways of getting younger players into the hobby!
Apart from the great idea: where do you get that sweet generic dungeon battlemat?
Missed opportunity to do Barbie Pink Dungeon :)
Even not for kids, I like the idea of larger dungeon tiles. Having a larger area to explore sounds cool.
This is a great Idea. I'm definitely doing this with my kids
what was the purplish battle mat you had underneath?
right on time! My nieces and nephews got into D&D recently :D
That's fun. I loved buying my neice and nephews their first dice and a mini for their characters when they started for Christmas several years back, they still play Starfinder whenever they get together for family events.
I love the colours you used on your the tiles, I really need to get out of that STONES ARE GREY habit... Great project!
Dude I love the fact that your Dollar Store haul looks exactly like the craft stuff I get every time I go 😋
I love this, my kid will love this 👍
#algorithm, #spiffingbrit, #ohbobers 😊
You posted this video over 3 years ago we just joined the D&D world restart it with D&D style games now we're wanting to make the dive in with her 9 and 10 year olds thank you for this video
My four year old is asking to play D&D all the time now, and it's AWESOME. I love the videos about you creating terrain with and for your daughter. I'm about to dive into a lot of this myself, and I'm definitely looking to videos like this one for inspiration as we move forward. Here's my take on little ones playing D&D: ruclips.net/video/GgpR6xD88jM/видео.html
I got my youngest kids (when they were ages 5, 7, and 9) into gaming with Hero Kids. Pretty easy to understand and pretty fun while keeping in line with D&D. That game made it easier for them transition into D&D 5e but then I got them Wardlings (www.renegadegamestudios.com/wardlings) since they were already using the minis (by Wizkids) that had came out about a year or so before the RPG. Both are fun and more focused on younger gamers.
I don't have any tips, I've been wanting to introduce my daughter (10) to 5e.
This is awesome. Been trying to get my own kiddo interested and involved in gaming. He's 6 but autistic and his attention span is all over the place. Maybe I'll show him this vid and see if he wants to try making something like this...if I can find the materials in my area that is...
I run a campaign with my three daughters, the youngest started when she was three. Miniatures really kept them engaged in the story. Some of our best family memories was playing DnD together! Our campaign is now in year 3! The kids love it!
Raising them right
I've tried a D&D adventure system board game (Wrath of Ashardalon) with kids. I'd warn _against_ using it as an introduction to TTRPGs. First of all, having a GM taking the lead and toning down the ruleplay and presenting age-appropriate choices is much more child friendly, than expecting them to understand even the simplified board game rules. Second, making and playing your _own_ character appeals to kids much more than choosing from premade characters. The board games could be the better choice for sufficiently old (12+) playing without adults. And they do come with nice miniatures and tiles.
This Fart Quest sounds great! My kids love the Warhammer Adventures series, but unfortunately, they dont know english enough for books... Make it german (or hungarian) in I buy it immediately!
My kids were introduced to the hobby with Descent. Its a great gateway game between board and tabletop games. Now we play Frostgrave, Rangers of Shadow Deep, Oathmark, Gaslands, Black Seas together and we are preparing for Necromunda. They are drawing/designing some terrain pieces for themselves, by building they are involved in the easier processes and they paint the basecoats on miniatures.
One thing I did with my son when he was 4 (he's 5 now) was introduced him to something I found online called "Heroes of Hesiod". I don't remember who made it, but it was a really basic, easy version of DnD that he absolutely loved playing. There's a "sequel" to it called "Champions of the Elements" that follows a similar structure, but with different monsters. It's been a lot of fun and he REALLY enjoys making up his own spells and rules for how he can attack the monsters. Your build here has me wanting to make something for him so we can get back into playing again.
EVA foam seals when you heat it. Crumple up some aluminum foil, flatten it back out, then press a clothes iron, on medium heat, to the foam, with the foil in between, for ~10 seconds. The sealed skin of the EVA foam retains the crumpled texture that you press into it while heating. It's super useful.
Some pics of past projects using this technique:
imgur.com/a/KvIeCDw
imgur.com/a/5FzMNlT
Produces a rock-like texture that takes washes and dry brushing VERY well.
I grabbed up Fart Quest for my daughter and I. Wife liked it too. 2nd book otw and I pre-orded the 3rd (Dragons Dookie).
Thanks! (For anything that brings families closer).
My kids and I have really been enjoying Nightwatch and Hardwired, a pair of solo/co-op skirmish rulesets by Patrick Todoroff. My kids are a little older (10 and up), but the co-op part makes for great introductions to the hobby.
Hey BMC, do you like to read fantasy book adaptable for DnD? If so, I highly recommend you The Kingkiller chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss. It is the best fantasy trilogy I have ever read, and I read a lot of those. It is simply amazing. Don't read it too quickly tho, because the third book is still being written, and it is hard to wait ;)
Teaching kids to play DnD or other games like it is a wonderful idea! It teaches so many good things kids need to learn. Math, Social skills(playing with parents or friends), Verbal communication, reading/writing, and overcoming challenges in a beneficial way.
I love your playing mats you made and I hope your kid enjoys playing these games with you! Its wonderful!
I love this SO MUCH! I love the hobby in general, its a lot of fun collecting, painting, and playing. But at the heart of it, its still a game! So why NOT make it more "kid friendly" to get them into it at an earlier age? There is something that is just fun about the idea of taking the serious, dark & grim aspects of table top gaming and toning it down into more rounded, cartoony-type game for kids. And, what is more heartwarming and "feel good' than parents sharing and passing their interests and passions down to their kids and BOTH having a blast doing it? Plus, its a great way to get more quality time with your kids! I'm all for this! Great video!! :-P
I introduced my daughter at around 7 or 8 to DUNGEON! the board game. I changed some of the rules to make it easier. Now she is 19 and plays D and D with her boyfriend/Fiancé. But i can see someone making these $1 tiles and doing something very similar plus making it with your kids would be a bonus.
As the "hard-core gamers" have moved away and "casual players" have come into our group, DnD games have moved away from optimizing for combat towards storytelling and character interaction. We have simplified rules so "casual players" have 2-3 attack options but have to describe what they're doing.
This let's us still dig through spells and feats if we want, but if we don't we can still feel awesome bashing something with a giant club.
Very happy with this vid!
I love the family friendly approach. And getting the kids involved in the making.
Loving the shortcut to quick and easy tiles that still give good results.
Also like that you were embracing previously lesser used materials, and your new finds.
I'll be hoping to find them at my dollar store.
My kids are grown, but I hope to one day get grandkids interested, so will definitely keep this in my bag.
Thanks!
Very awesome build. Starting my kids on Frostgrave and 3.5, and this will help tremendously.
Here in Brazil it's very hard to find XPS Foam and when found it can be very expensive. EVA, on the other hand, it's very easily found. Nice to know that it can be used in those kind of projects.
Very nice idea! But just one question, why 5cm grid size? Isn't 1'' grid better to use minis even for child - like You know natural placement for minis?
Awesome! Maybe some quick dollar store toy mods to make them more usable for table top.
Also, could you do some more Sci Fi / Cyberpunk terrain. Love the few you've put out so far, but would love to see some quick floor tile builds or more buildings/ vehicles. Thanks!
Thank youbecause of your channel i DIY Ned Flanders House and Mos Tavern for D & D
I ran an Avatar the Last Airbender adventure with 8 kids. They had to steal a fire nation ship for Team Avatar to use in Book Fire and most the kids were benders of some sort.
I used Amazing Tales core mechanics, all kids have a character sheet with 4 abilities, each has a D12, D10, D8 or D6. They have to roll a 2 or higher to sucessfully do their action.
The kids wont stop talking about! Tip, use their favorite stories for the quest.
If you haven't seen the Punished Props or Evil Ted's channel, you should check them out for EVA foam texturing tips. Shallow cuts in the EVA followed by heat from a hair dryer or heat gun creates awesome results. Heating wrinkled tin foil and rolling it on the foam also provides good texture.
Great video!!!! My favorite video yet bar far!!! As a large family parent and a fellow RUclipsr, I too engage my children in this wonderful hobby of ours!!! Check out TableTopDad for my content. Keep up the great work!!!
I want to play D&D with my nephew and nieces. My parents do not want me to get into it just because what happen forty years ago. I have found a game called DeepWars, and ShadowSea. ShadoSea has lots of dungeons. I also found two other kid friendly rpg games mermaid adventure, and Amazing tales.
Throw in the pink, purple, and blue and make it Underdark themed.
Great video, and I think I'm gonna pick up FartQuest for my daughter.
First, I love the title of the book!
Second, even though I do not have little-uns to induct into the gaming world, I love the two tile techniques, particularly the EVA foam one. That looks like a good way to make traditional 1" grid tiles.
Third, and unrelated to crafting or gaming, why do kids, whose eyes are new from the factory, get the biggest fonts, while us older folks, with wear and tear and corrective lenses get books in much tinier fonts? Bobers, I say!
I need a little help.... I need to bond some un-papered foamcore to a sheet of plywood, permanently. The white glue bowed my original wood, so I tested some contact cement. No go. So I thought I would reach out for some more experienced advice. Would you possibly have any suggestions? I would very much appreciate any advice from you or anyone else.... Thanks in advance, and my niece and I love your channel. Please keep it up!
I think the 5cm size will fit a lot of dollar store "figures" But also you could incorperate other small toys that the kids already have, modifying "D&D characters" to fit "your world" of fav toys. It looks like you have the rolling down to higher score wins? I would later add AC to subtract from the other person's roll. Sorry, I teach Math. I am already thinking about how these grids tie into what we teach about coordinate planes and order of operations for stats. And fart jokes are always a plus for 10 year olds.
Washers. Weight your bases more than you think you will need. Washers are cheap, compact and easy to attach with hot glue/super glue. Sand+white glue works for hollow objects. I also recommend popsicle-stick runners along the bottom of any tiles I am making to use with younger kids or beer-swilling college students. Both spill quite a bit.
When covid hit, my niece and I started "visiting" once a week over video calls. (And since she lives 2 hours away, I hope this will stick once we're no longer cooped up.) Trying to think up different things we could do together online, I thought I could maybe introduce her to ttrpgs. We're coming up on the end of our first campaign together (and when I told her that, she suggested that when we play the last session, she should cosplay her character and I should dress up as an "old storyteller".....man, we really are related!) So, it could be a while until we're able to play in-person together and need tiles, but I'll definitely look into Fart Quest as she likes books like this and we could then play the game together afterwards. At least I've got time to make all the tiles and terrain I'll need, lol!
As usual, great stuff! Personally, I use Hero Kids rpg system since it uses only D6's and highest roll wins in combat, and skill checks are simple. I also use Index Card RPG to generate random locations and encounters but I made my own less creepy backgrounds and monsters. My son is 5 and really enjoys the Index Card stories we create together based off of the card images instead of relying solely on my storytelling. It feels way more like improvisation and letting him choose where to take the story has created much more excitement and interest in replaying, something he didn't express using just Hero Kids.
I love that concept 🙂 although I wouldn't make the tiles THIS big. 1½ inches should be plenty 😄
No Thank You Evil! is a fun RPG game that we play as a family.
We used to let the kids roll the dice for monsters attacking the party, pick who they went after, and all that. Dialed back on that a little when my daughter kept going after the one guy she didn't like too much. lol.
Sadly neither my son nor daughter are TTRPGers, though my son enjoyed 4E D&D more than 3rd. He plays magic and a lot of computer games. I may point him to Fartquest, though his 2 year old isn't quite ready yet. lol
this is the perfect pairing. I've been playing D&D with my kids (and their friends in the before times) for a few years with simplified rules. When I started building terrain from your videos my kids freaked out. If its a rainy day and I have work to do, I just pull out the minis and terrain and they build their own dungeons for hours. Also, Fart Quest rules.
This is awesome, I'm gonna try my son on a super simplified D&D game on Sunday, he's 5, I'd love to see more craft ideas for child friendly gaming stuff.
Thanks.
Great project Jeremy! My 9 year started into D&D with me last year shortly after we went into COVID lockdown. He has become interested in all sorts of RGPs that I have picked up over the years since.
AND they'd double great for Warcry Catacombs! (I don't have kiddos, but for someone that does, they can do double duty)
Well done. I started getting the kids into dungeons and dragons by letting them create their own adventurer from Lego. And a really simplified character sheet consisting of AC, Strength modifier, dex modifier and brain modifier. And three hearts to represent health. And, of course, a cool name that they could make up. For the more complex stuff, like spells, I found some images online to represent stuff like a firebolt or healing hands... Little over a year later we’re playing with 8 kids with almost normal charactersheets. Spells have been translated (except for spellname to make it easier for me to look it up in the book), stats are all there, abilities described and the youngest has some cool images for the fireballs and other spells he can cast. They’re really having fun with it and picking up some English along the way 😀. And my kids like to join me in making terrain.
Great idea Jeremy. I can say that using a Double size grid for the younger children is way better than what we used to use back in the day, graph paper 4 sq to 1". There was no way for a younger player to visualize the dungeons, etc. Even with a 1" grid, for the younger children, is still kind of hard for them to actually visualize, due to the lack of life experience and reading. We, the adults, and the teens have the reading experiences that give us the ability to actually be able to visualize our adventurer's environs during play. You have given me a great idea with this video.
My daughter isn’t into Gaming yet (I’m not a gamer either) but we watch your channel together (she’s 7) because we love your terrain building and painting techniques. She said she’d loved to do this but her board would be light blue and purple and neon pink with glitter and her game pieces would be unicorns and fairy creatures. Whatever gets them into a craft or find their passion! Thanks for always being so creative and getting everyone involved!