How to Make a Family Feud Game

A Family Feud game can be a fresh addition to game night. This is a competition between two teams to see who can guess the top answers to survey questions. You can easily tailor the game to your family and to the age groups that will be playing. This might even work in the classroom as a review method before tests. It will capture the students' attention and make learning seem more enjoyable. Here are the steps to create your own game.

Instructions

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Find your survey questions and data. This is the basis of the entire Family Feud game. You can give out surveys to your class or family. However, you might not get an overwhelming response in one direction or the other. This can make it more difficult for the teams to choose the most popular answer. Instead, try using the Internet and look at existing surveys. Ask age appropriate questions, such as "What is the most popular favorite color of people in the United States?"

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Set up the answer board. Once you have your survey questions and data you can make the board. Write out the answers in chalk. Cut strips of poster board and tape over the answers. You'll also need to have a master list of the top answers for the host. This way he will know which answers to uncover.

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Sew strike markers. In a Family Feud game each team is allowed three wrong answers. Since creating an electronic score board is difficult and expensive, just use bean bags. You can sew squares from scraps of fabric. Place the fabric wrong side out and sew along all of the edges except for one. Turn the fabric right side out and fill with beans. Use a needle and thread to sew the open edge together.

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Use fabric paint to finish off the strike markers. Paint a big red X. Whenever a team gets an answer wrong, throw them a bean bag.

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Create a blindfold. You can also do this with a scrap of fabric. You can sew two strips of fabric together wrong sides out. Leave one edge open and turn the fabric so the right sides are facing out. This will give you a finished edge. You'll need a blindfold and ear plugs as part of your Family Feud game. This way the partners won't be able to see the other person's answers in the final round.

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Make a storage box. This can be done using an old cigar box or even a shoe box. Cut out letters from magazines. Use decoupage glue on a foam brush to spell out Family Feud. Personalize your game by adding your family's last name.