Cost Saving Ideas for Game Cards and Large Dice

I use my own money and I must keep costs down. Here are a couple of ideas for those short on $$$:

GAME CARDS: I use 5x3" index cards. They come in many colors and are very inexpensive. I have even found new packages of them at yard sales.

LARGE DICE: I make dice using square tissue boxes. This is FREE, as I save the boxes for this purpose. They aren't EXACTLY cube-shaped, but they work. I open the top, stuff the box with shredded paper, then seal it. Then I cut 6 pieces of paper in colors of choice and print whatever is appropriate on them using a permanent marker. Then I seal the ENTIRE box with clear packing tape.

You can make generic dice or make them for a particular story or workshop. I have one with the sides of the die labeled as follows: OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS, NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS, BIBLE MEN OR BOYS, BIBLE WOMEN OR GIRLS, plus two sides that say TRY AGAIN!

I bought a set of jumbo dice at Dollar Tree for $1. These work very well with games requiring numbers rather than words or pictures. I had my class form 2 teams and take turns answering review questions. If the answer was correct, a team member rolled the dice, and the total was multiplied by 10. They loved this game!