cut your 2×4 into 11 inch pieces making sure all the pieces are the same size so you don’t get a wonky tower you can get 69 pieces if your careful although you only nee 54 or less depending on how tall you want your tower. Make it your own with paint colors of your choice and the dimensions can be easily adjusted to fit your family. Here is how you make your own giant Jenga. $55 (We already had the tools so your cost could be more or less depending on what you have on hand and what items you choose to purchase.) ConclusionĪs you can see, this is an easy project for you and your kids to tackle in an afternoon and there’s something for everyone to do.

With the wear and tear of normal play, the pieces will need to be touched up after a while, but that would be the case for any finish. We used finishing wax and have found it does the job perfectly. Yard Jenga is played the same as regular Jenga which you can get a refresher here. If your tower leans too much your game may not last very long.

Stack them as straight as you can while stacking. Continue that process until you have 18 rows of 2 pieces each. On top of those stack 3 more across the first row. If you can get something larger, maybe 15x15x15, you should be good! What are yard Jenga rules? To stack up your Giant Jenga game lay 3 pieces side by side. We used a milk crate to cart ours around in, but it wasn’t quite big enough. A little goes a long way so one can of wax lasts you quite a while. Over time, you will want to recoat the pieces. This is a combination of thorough sanding and a couple of coats of wax that has been efficiently buffed. Can you paint Jenga blocks?Ībsolutely! Or you can just stain the wood so they’re more authentic looking like we did for our second, smaller set below: In this post, we cut 2x4s into 54 pieces with a dimension of 10 and 1/4 inches. Plus, when it topples, you aren’t going to want little ones underfoot. This might be worth considering if you have smaller children as it might be too high for them to reach once you start stacking. But you can always make yours smaller by reducing the dimensions to whatever size you’d like. If you use the dimensions in this post, your Giant Jenga Game is going to be three feet tall. *According to Jenga Wikipedia What size is Giant Jenga? Jenga is played with 54 pieces, each piece three times as long as it is wide and 1/5th as thick as its length. How many pieces are in a Giant Jenga set? If you can get 7 straight 8′ boards then you would have enough. Commonly Asked Questions: How many 2x4s does it take to make a Giant Jenga game?

Making a giant jenga game