{"id":22759,"date":"2012-07-26T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/?p=22759"},"modified":"2014-01-27T15:29:07","modified_gmt":"2014-01-27T20:29:07","slug":"rock-tic-tac-toe-paint-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/rock-tic-tac-toe-paint-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Make a Tic Tac Toe Game (Kids Craft)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The following is a post from contributing writer\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/wZeT5E\">Lana<\/a> (like banana).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Finished-Rock-Tic-Tac-Toe.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22790\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Finished-Rock-Tic-Tac-Toe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Finished-Rock-Tic-Tac-Toe.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Finished-Rock-Tic-Tac-Toe-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have your kids cried the dreaded &#8220;<em>I&#8217;m bored<\/em>&#8221; this summer?<\/p>\n<p>I may have a solution&#8230;at least for a short hour.<\/p>\n<p>Finding activities that promote learning as well as having fun and using materials that I have on hand are my absolute favorite!<\/p>\n<p>Thus the idea:\u00a0 <strong>Rock Tic-Tac-Toe Paint Party&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>How to Make a Tic Tac Toe Game with Rocks<\/h3>\n<h4>Supplies Needed<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Small Rocks (5 for each child)<\/li>\n<li>Acrylic Craft Paint (Glossy makes dull rocks shine beautifully.)<a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Craft-Paint.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22791\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Craft-Paint.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Craft-Paint.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Craft-Paint-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Paint Brushes or Cotton Swabs<\/li>\n<li>Newspaper to protect table<\/li>\n<li>Foam trays or paint tray<\/li>\n<li>4 twigs or sticks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Directions<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Have the children<strong>\u00a0go seek<\/strong> their rocks.\u00a0 (This took a while for some of the kids&#8230;they wanted the perfect rocks.)<\/li>\n<li>Let the children wash their rocks using water just to get the dirt off.<\/li>\n<li>Dry the rocks with a napkin or paper towel.\u00a0 They don&#8217;t have to be completely dry.<\/li>\n<li>Have each child pick a different color.Then have an adult or responsible child pour the paint for them about the size of quarter on their individual plate.<a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Painting-Blue-Rocks.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22792\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Painting-Blue-Rocks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Painting-Blue-Rocks.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Painting-Blue-Rocks-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Let the child paint away on their rocks.\u00a0 (Some will take a long time &#8211; some will be done in one minute.\u00a0 Make sure they don&#8217;t miss spots.)<br \/>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Painting-Pink-Rocks.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22795\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Painting-Pink-Rocks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Painting-Pink-Rocks.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Painting-Pink-Rocks-300x271.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>This is important time to talk about the color wheel or what primary colors are and what happens when two colors mix. Make learning fun &#8211; this can be an real educational moment!\u00a0 (<em>I love those!<\/em>)<a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Painting-Rocks-for-Tic-Tac-Toe-Game.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22797\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Painting-Rocks-for-Tic-Tac-Toe-Game.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Painting-Rocks-for-Tic-Tac-Toe-Game.jpg 334w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Painting-Rocks-for-Tic-Tac-Toe-Game-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It also gives the opportunity to develop hand-eye coordination for those who are learning to write.<\/li>\n<li>When all the rocks are finished, let them dry.\u00a0 Some rocks are more porous and will dry quickly, others take longer.\u00a0 Use the time for a little cake, or snack, or even a nap.<\/li>\n<li>When completely dry, have a Tic-Tac-Toe tournament. \u00a0Use the twigs or sticks to form the tic tac toe lines or draw them with sidewalk chalk.<a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Kids-playing-Rock-Tic-Tac-Toe.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22796\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Kids-playing-Rock-Tic-Tac-Toe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Kids-playing-Rock-Tic-Tac-Toe.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/07\/Kids-playing-Rock-Tic-Tac-Toe-300x287.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Other Ideas<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Have a painting Rock day.\u00a0 After they dry, deliver to a Children&#8217;s Hospital for a special gift for someone who is ill.<\/li>\n<li>Makes a fun gift for your Pastor.\u00a0 Attach a card saying &#8220;Jesus is your Rock.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Find other names for Tic-Tac-Toe.<\/li>\n<li>Have an impromptu Bible lesson on Rocks &#8211; talk about <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ilovemy5kids.com\/2010\/10\/here-i-raise-my-ebenezerpt-1-how-is-god.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ebenezer<\/a> or Petra as your focus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more ways to help with kids saying the awful &#8220;B&#8221; word, please go see my list of<strong> <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ilovemy5kids.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/77-boredom-busters.html\" target=\"_blank\">77 Boredom Busters<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/author\/lana\/\">More posts from Lana<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a post from contributing writer\u00a0Lana (like banana). Have your kids cried the dreaded &#8220;I&#8217;m bored&#8221; this summer? I may have a solution&#8230;at least for a short hour. Finding activities that promote learning as well as having fun and using materials that I have on hand are my absolute favorite! 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