Home Garden

How to Make Your Own Domino Tiles

A traditional set of dominoes consists of 28 tiles that are typically rectangular. Each tile is separated into two squares, or sides. Each side has one, two, three, four, five, six or no dots on it. You can make your own domino tiles from tiny mint boxes. The beauty of these tiles is that they are three-dimensional, which means you can stand them up and knock them down just like traditional dominoes.

Things You'll Need

  • 28 mint boxes
  • White paint
  • Black marker
  • Plastic container
Show More

Instructions

  1. Make the Tiles

    • 1

      Remove and discard any labels or stickers from 28 plastic mint boxes. Wash them well, and allow them to air dry thoroughly. Snap the lids shut tightly.

    • 2

      Paint the mint boxes white. Allow the paint to dry completely.

    • 3

      Draw a straight line with a black marker on one side of each domino tile to divide it in half evenly. Leave the backs of all the tiles blank.

    • 4

      Draw six dots on each side of the line on one of the domino tiles.

    • 5

      Draw five dots on one side of the line on two tiles. Draw five dots on the other side of the line on one and six dots on the other.

    • 6

      Draw four dots on one side of the line on three of the tiles. Draw four, five and six dots on the other sides.

    • 7

      Draw three dots on one side of the line on four tiles. Draw three, four, five and six dots on the other sides.

    • 8

      Draw two dots on one side of the line on five of the tiles. Draw two, three, four, five and six dots on the other sides.

    • 9

      Draw one dot on one side of the line on six of the tiles. Draw one, two, three, four, five and six dots on the other sides.

    • 10

      Draw one, two, three, four, five and six dots on one side of the line on the remaining seven tiles. Leave the other sides of the lines blank. Leave the last piece blank on both sides of the line on the tile.