Author: Heather
Category: Create
Published Date: 04/13/2021
Comments: 46
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Our family loves craft time, especially when we can add some sort of educational element to it. We each had the best time making a Scrabble tile coaster this past week and I’m super excited to share this fun craft, in honor of National Scrabble Day!
What I love most about this craft idea is that your kids can come up with what they want their coaster to say. They will find each of the letters and then spell each word out. Any Scrabble tiles that are leftover can also be used for spelling exercises and games!
Plus, the final result will help keep your tables free of drink rings! And the kids will be so proud that they are using a coaster that they handmade. It’s a win-win for everyone involved!
Another great part about this Scrabble tile coaster craft idea is that you only need two supplies!
Supplies You’ll Need
- Scrabble Tiles
- Wood Glue
You have a couple of options for the Scrabble tiles. If you have an old Scrabble game that you don’t use anymore, or if you can find an old Scrabble game at a thrift store, you can use those. Otherwise, I found a box of 500pcs of Scrabble Tiles on Amazon that works perfectly.
For the glue, I personally love Gorilla wood glue, but you can use any wood glue. I haven’t tried it personally, but you might be able to use hot glue as well if you don’t have any wood glue available.
Scrabble Tile Coasters Step-by-Step
- Lay the tiles in the order you’d like them to be on the coaster. Make sure it’s a square and you use blank tiles for spaces.
- Put a thin line of wood glue on the right side of the first letter.
- Attach the first two letters to each other. Make sure everything is lined up straight.
- Continue gluing the Scrabble tiles together until the top line of your coaster is finished.
- Place a thin line of wood glue on the bottom of the first line of letters.
- Continue gluing the Scrabble tiles together until the coaster is finished.
- Allow the coaster to dry completely and wipe or scrape away any excess wood glue.
We had the most fun trying to find fun sayings with words that have five or fewer letters. Falynn couldn’t wait to make one for herself and chose to write “Fals Cup Goes Here”.
The girls even made me a Scrabble tile coaster that says “The Super Mom Life”. I’ve used it every night at dinner and it’s officially my favorite!
Once you’ve made a few for yourself, you may even consider making some for gift ideas. I would recommend 5-6 for a gift. Just stack them up and tie a cute little bow around them. These Scrabble tile coasters make a beautiful handmade gift idea.
If you make these DIY Scrabble Tile Coasters, we’d love to hear your thoughts. If you post them on social media, we’d love it for you to tag @thesupermomlife.
Don’t forget to check out all of our craft ideas!
How to Make a Scrabble Tile Coaster
Yield: 1 Coaster
Scrabble Tile Coasters
Create a coaster with just about any saying. All you need are Scrabble tiles and wood glue.
Prep Time
5 minutes
Active Time
30 minutes
Total Time
35 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Materials
- Scrabble Tiles
- Wood Glue
Instructions
- Lay out the tiles in the order you'd like them to be on the coaster. Make sure it's a square and you use blank tiles for spaces.
- Put a thin line of wood glue on the right side of the first letter and attach it to the next letter. Make sure everything is lined up straight.
- Continue gluing the Scrabble tiles together until the top line of your coaster is finished.
- Place a thin line of wood glue on the bottom of the first line of letters. One by one, add the tiles for the next line, adding a small line of wood glue to the side of each letter so that it will be glued to the next letter.
- Continue gluing the Scrabble tiles together until the second line of your coaster is finished.
- Repeat steps with the third and final line of Scrabble tiles.
- Allow the coaster to dry completely and wipe or scrape away any excess wood glue.
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This is such a wonderful idea. I can’t wait to make this.
This is a super cute idea! I’m going to make this for my mom for Mother’s Day. She loves Scrabble.
These are very cool looking. What a great use of old game pieces.
OMG I’m obsessed with these, they turned out so cute!
What a lovely idea. This would be so perfect for any Scrabble or word game lover. You are so creative.
This is fully awesome. My GF’s birthday is coming up, and I’m going to make some of these for her. She’s a huge Scrabble fiend.
What a fun idea. The kids will probably want to make some. Granted, they’d probably spell out filthy words, because that’s how teens can be. Oy.