Monopoly Bankers Tray

Hi All,

Monopoly has been, my son's favorite, during this long lockdown/pandemic.

It is a hassle to sort money every time and the banker's tray is not functional

So decided to make a new tray

Features

• Foldable for easy storage
• Money can be left in it, so no more sorting
• Kids friendly
• Minimum efforts to build without any power tool
• Storage space for token, house and hotels

Step 1: What Do We Need ?

• Foam Board 5mm
• Cutter
• Super Glue
• Steel Scale
• Pencil, eraser etc
• Paper Tape

Step 2: Cutting

• Before you start cutting, we need to measure dimensions for the money
• Mine was 100mm x 53mm, I kept a 5mm margin, so my new dimensions are 105mm x 58mm
• Cut foam board as per the following
  • Base : 2 no of 110mm x 332mm
  • Back: 2 no of 332mm x 20mm
  • Partitions: 5 no of 105mm x 20mm
  • Spare piece: 1 no of 58mm x 20mm

Step 3: Super Glue

• Start with the base and the back pieces, super glue it
• I usually align the edges on one end and use a drop of super glue on the other
• Similarly, I use a tiny amount of super glue to put all pieces together
• Once all are good, I apply super glue generously
• We had cut a small piece 58mm x 20mm that we will use to make a small box, to store tokens etc

Step 4: Finishing

• Use paper tape and apply to join the two boxes at
  • Closed position
  • Open Position
• The tape now works as a hinge as shown
• Place the money in the tray and we are ready to play a long game of Monopoly

I hope you like this, please share your feedback and comments