How to Make a Giant Outdoor Tic-Tac-Toe With Hula Hoops
Add big-time fun to your next outdoor get-together with this oversized tic-tac-toe game you can craft with your kids.
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Materials Needed
- 9 hula hoops
- 10 chargers, tin pizza pans or plastic plates
- matte white exterior spray paint
- matte black exterior spray paint
- 18-30 tent hooks
- drop cloth
- painter's tape
- latex gloves (optional)
Tape Off Pans
Use painter's tape to create large X's on five of your playing pieces. (We chose upcycled pizza pans.)
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Spray-Paint X's
Spray-paint the pans with black spray paint using light, sweeping motions. Let the pans dry for at least 15 minutes.
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Spray-Paint O's
Using an old bucket or bowl with a 10- to 12-inch diameter, create O's on the remaining five pizza pans. Spray-paint around the bucket's edge so you’re left with a silver circle in the middle of the pizza pan.
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Spray-Paint Hoops
Spray-paint the nine hula hoops with white spray paint. Let the hula hoops dry for at least 15 minutes.
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Remove Tape
Remove the painter's tape off the five 'X' pizza pans.
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Secure Hoops
Once the hoops are dry to the touch, secure them into the grass with tent hooks. Use a minimum of two hooks for each hoop.
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Get Active
There's no pencil required for this game of tic-tac-toe, but you'll need a slight frisbee throw to ensure championship of the board. Maybe there are some alternative rules in this game's future?
