Reversible Hopscotch and Tic-Tac-Toe Mat
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For Christmas I made my kids a reversible Hopscotch and Tic-Tac-Toe mat. I used an old tablecloth and some grosgrain ribbon for the lines. For the numbers, I used puff-paint. Then I made some bean bags to use as “rocks” and as the tic-tac-toe pieces. It was a pretty simple thing to throw together. If you can sew in straight lines, you could make this project.
My kids have had a lot of fun with it. It has been nice to have on cold and rainy/snowy days.
Tic-Tac-Toe Bean Bags
I did two tic-tac-toe games on it so a few people can play at once.
Want to sew your own? Grab an old table cloth, or other large piece of fabric- a flat sheet would work great, too. Measure it out- Mine was really long, so I made my hopscotch squares 10 inches. See how much room you have on yours and divide it out- you need 8 rows of squares to go to the number 10. I used chalk to mark on my fabric since it was a dark fabric- if you are using a lighter color, pencil, or a fabric pen will do. Mark the lines where you will sew the ribbon. Pin on your ribbon- flip the corners like this:
Make sure to use lots of pins, it can get uneven really quickly if it is too loose.
Sew on the ribbon. I did the hopscotch and tic-tac-toe, then I folded it in half and sewed all around the edge to make it reversible.
The numbers were painted on with puff paint- however, I have found it is starting to peel off. You could paint them with stencils, use fabric pens, or sew letters on- this will just take a lot longer!
Have fun. If you make one, let me know! I would love to see how your project turns out.
If you like this project, be sure to check out my Alphabet mat!
Love this. What fun, and I’m completely impressed with the design. Jodi @ http://www.meaningfulmama.com
What a fun idea! My boys would love this. I’d love for you to link it up with us at Crafty Cousins!
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~Natalie @ Crafty Cousins
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I wish I could sew in a straight line. I am thinking that I could definitely use this in my classroom. The kids would love to play tic-tac-toe as a learning game. I do have a friend that could do this. I think I am going to share this post with her. Thanks for the lovely idea!
Jana
Thinking Out Loud
Two of my son’s favorite games! I wonder if you could use that no-sew glue?
I saw a sewing TV show last week that had an author of a sewing book that was entirely straight lines, and the projects were great. This would be just as good for the TV show! This is impressive.
Jackie, I laughed at the no-sew glue comment. I’m sure that would work but it would take a bunch! 🙂
Carolyn
What a cool idea! I might have to pull the sewing machine out this summer 🙂 Thanks for linking up to Thinky Linky Thursday!
Lori @ Cachey Mama’s Classroom
This is such an awesome idea! I love how it encourages active play inside! Thanks so much for linking up at Teach Me Tuesday–I’m going to pin this too!
What a great idea!! Thank you for sharing.
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing with BTT!