Welcome to day 5 of the Beach Bash! Our bash goes from June 27 to July 20 with the former contestants of One Month To Win It. Missed some of the posts?? Click here to read all the Beach Bash posts!!!
Today we have Jaime from Polkadots on Parade! And she has an AMAZING tutorial on how to make a beach blanket tic tac toe game! Seriously amazing craft!! Y’all will want to make this one!!
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I am a crafty, homeschoolin’, chocolate-lovin’ mama of 2!
I love living in Southern California where the weather is always gorgeous and you can find people enjoying the beach year-round!
Today I’m going to show you how to make a beach blanket tic-tac-toe!
My son is just the right age now to play games with and we have fun playing games together. I thought it would be fun to make this blanket for something to do when you’re taking a break from the waves!
I love the basic sheets at Target. They’re cheap, soft and come with a bonus drawstring bag!
Fold sheet in half and sew around the edges just inside the seam allowance.
Measure the sheet across and divide number in thirds to determine where to lay your tic-tac-toe lines.
Since the sheet is not a perfect square, lay your lines towards the bottom of the sheet, leaving the extra space above for an X/O pocket. Sew your vertical lines and then your horizontal lines, using the thirds measurement again. This wide ribbon was just the perfect size for the lines on my board. 🙂
Cut your X’s and O’s out of a double layer of felt. You’ll need to cut a total of 10 X’s and O’s for a set of 5 each. I printed out a big X and O on paper for a template. Printing your letters about the same size as a standard 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper will make them just the right size for your board. Sew the two layers of felt together.
Sew a pocket on top of your blanket, above the tic-tac-toe board. Sew a line down the middle of the pocket, dividing it for the X’s and O’s.
My son was so excited to play with the blanket game!
It’s a cat’s game!
I love the sheet because it’s easily washable and it’s easy to pick up and shake off the sand at the beach!
Thanks Angie for having me at the Cottage!!
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Many thanks Jamie for being here! What a great idea!! How many of you are running out to buy sheets right now??
The Beach Bash has been full of great ideas and runs til July 20 — follow along with The Country Chic Cottage and don’t miss a day!! Grab a button if you want and help spread the word!!
The Beach Bash has been full of great ideas and runs til July 20 — follow along with The Country Chic Cottage and don’t miss a day!! Grab a button if you want and help spread the word!!
~Thanks for stopping by!~
~Angie~
Sky {Capital B} says
What a fun series! I’m happily displaying your button 🙂 Great project Jaime- my boys would love this, though I’d have to be creative to make sure our X’s and O’s didn’t walk off missing 🙂
saffiertje says
This is great
freckled laundry says
Very cute idea (and kids)! Thanks for linking with air your laundry Friday! xo Jami