Reversible Hopscotch and Tic-Tac-Toe Mat

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!