Make a reusable tic-tac-toe (noughts and crosses or X's and O's) game board to play on long car rides, at a park or on the beach. This simple-to-make game board with playing pieces easily packs in a backpack to play any time or place! Use your creativity and imagination to make a tic-tac-toe game that is uniquely yours.
This craft is well-suited for family, group or classroom craft time and takes very little preparation by the adult or teen leader.
Related craft: Tic-tac-toe is in a family of games called games of alignment. Make and play another game of alignment that's popular in Africa: The Game of Achi
Gather the materials needed for making your Tic-Tac-Toe Travel Games. If you are doing this project with a group of young children, pre-cut the cardboard and construction paper.
Cut the cardboard into a 6" square. To make a colorful game board or to cover printing on cereal box cardboard, cut a 6" square of construction paper. Cut four strips of construction paper, in a contrasting color, that are ½" by 6".
Tip: Cut two squares and eight strips of construction paper to make a double-sided game board.
If you cut a 6" square of construction paper, glue it to the cardboard with white glue. Spread the glue with a foam brush to make an even, thin coating all over the cardboard.
Glue the strips of paper to the game board to form a tic-tac-toe grid.
Punch 10 circles from white cardstock using a 1" circle punch. Mark a X on 5 pieces and an O on the other 5 pieces.
Tip: Use your creativity to make game pieces. Use the markers to draw doggies and kitties, glue punched shapes to the game pieces, cut images from fancy paper, or stamp your pieces with two different stamps.
Tip: You could also use coins, pebbles, or seashells for game pieces. This is especially a good idea for playing outside in a breeze. Mark pieces with X or O, if needed, to tell them apart.
Tip: Store your finished game board and playing pieces in a plastic bag.
That's it! Now play a game of Tic-Tac-Toe!