Homemade Valentine's Heart Tic Tac Toe Game

I
wasn’t sure if my barely 4 year old was going to enjoy tic tac toe, but
apparently I should stop thinking she is too young for things. I think it’s
part of being a mom and not admitting to myself that my kid’s are growing up.
(I would dress them in their baby clothes if they would still fit :). Anyways,
I grabbed some milk caps out of our supply closet, put some hearts on them,
then Ms. Tiger and I played some rounds of tic tac toe and she loved it! It’s a
great game to practice taking turns, learn how to strategize, and increase
concentration and visual skills all while having fun spending time together and
playing a game. Here are the directions so you can start playing in the next
couple of minutes (it’s that easy to make!)

We
used hearts to make a Valentine’s Day themed game, but you could use any type
of sticker to personalize your game to any subject or holiday.

Supplies:

12
milk caps (I used 6 red, and 6 white)

12
foam hearts (I purchased ours from the Dollar Tree)

Mod
Podge or Hot Glue

Directions:

To make the game: Glue the hearts to the
milk caps to make game markers. I made sure to glue all my red hearts to the
red caps, and all the pink hearts to the white caps

To play the game: Draw two horizontal lines and 2 parallel
lines making one center box, with eight open boxes surrounding it. Take turns
placing your markers on the board. The first one to place 3 markers in a row
wins.