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Valentine Craft: Tic Tac Toe Hearts

Published 02.05.2009 | Permanent Link | Comments (8)

By Marie LeBaron

When you think Valentines, what comes to mind? Hearts, red & pink, and crafts, right? Well I've included all three of those elements into the classic game of Tic Tac Toe.

(Oh, and chocolates are included too, which I was eating as I was crafting these red & pink hearts!)

Valentine's Day Craft

Supplies for Valentine Tic Tac Toe with heart bean bags:

* poster board - white, red, or pink
* black marker
* red & pink felt, 3 squares each
* dry beans - any kind or size
* sewing machine or hot glue gun

Step 1:
Fold your poster board in half. Then cut a large heart out. Get it as big as you can. Then open it up and draw in your lines. You'll need two vertical and two horizontal lines. Use a pencil to make the lines first, then trace over it with a black marker. I used the extra piece of poster board left over to make nice straight lines.

Valentine's Day Craft
Valentine's Day Craft
Valentine's Day Craft

Now you're ready to make your heart bean bags. (You could just use heart paper or flat felt hearts, but bean bags are much more fun to play with.) You should be able to get 4 flat felt hearts out of each felt square.

Valentine's Day Craft

Then place two together and sew or hot glue around, Hot Glued Hearts tutorial. I like to use a zig zag stitch when sewing, making it pretty or you could use pinking shears for a pretty edge as well. Make sure to leave at least an inch of space to fill in with the dry beans.

Valentine's Day Craft

Now fill your bags about half way full with beans. You want to be able to close that small hole and sew or glue it together, and if there are too many beans, it will be hard to seal it shut.

Valentine's Day Craft
Valentine's Day Craft


Now you're ready to play. Find an opponent and let the games begin!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day Craft

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* Kids' Valentine's Day Crafts and Ideas
* The Best Valentine's Gifts For Your Kids

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* Kids' Valentine's Day Crafts and Ideas
* Best Valentine's Gifts For Your Kids

Comments (8):

Shelly said:

Oh I LOVE this idea. It is perfect for my special needs students as well. What a great way to make tic tac toe fun! Thanks for the idea! ~Shelly~

Posted on February 5, 2009 09:19

Sarah said:

Great idea--and I even have red and white felt leftover from the heart wand I made earlier this week!

Posted on February 5, 2009 10:59

angee said:

So cute!! I totally plan on making this with my kids! And the hearts can be used for so many other things!

Posted on February 5, 2009 11:16

BlessedMommy said:

What a cute idea, thanks!

Posted on February 10, 2009 14:26

Anonymous said:

thanks for sharing

Posted on February 10, 2009 17:53

Sadie from allnaturalme.com said:

Hooray!

I totally love this!

Posted on February 11, 2009 23:58

Janna said:

Hi Alpha Mom -- I'd love to include this craft in a roundup for iVillage.com. Could you please email me if I can have your permission? Thanks!

jannaoberdorf [at] gmail [com]

Posted on January 11, 2010 21:24

Salina said:

If you have older kids you could play this as a bean bag toss tic tac toe. Love this idea!!

Posted on January 29, 2010 11:32

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