


If desired, hot glue small magnets onto the bottom of each playing piece to make them stick to the tin.ħ. Spray adhesive onto the back of the Tic-tac-toe grid and press that into the base of the Altoids tinĦ. Spray the back of the scrapbook paper cutout with spray adhesive and press it into the lid of the Altoids tinĥ. Trace the Altoids tin onto the scrapbook paper and cut out using scissorsĤ. Print out the Tic-tac-toe image below or draw your own on a piece of white paper cut to fit inside the tinģ. Small magnets (if desired) and hot glue for attaching to playing piecesĢ.

I’m sure I will have another tin next month to find a creative use for.Īltoids Tin Projects: Tic-tac-toe! Materials:ġ0 Tic-tac-toe pieces (5 pieces in each of 2 colors…you can use small stones painted black or white, small gems, or even fuzzy pompoms from the craft store) If you have any other creative Altoids tin projects that you would like to share, leave me a comment. That way if you hit a bump your pieces won’t go flying all over! This is a great little re-purposed game to keep in your purse for those moments when you are stuck in the carpool line with your kids or out at a restaurant with a particularly slow waiter. To make this Tic-tac-toe travel game a bit more stable, glue small magnets to the base of each playing piece. I am including a photo below that you are welcome to print out and reuse as part of your own Tic-tac-toe travel game. I have been looking for other Altoids tin projects and I came up with a simple Tic-tac-toe travel game that takes only a few minutes to make. There are a lot of creative ways to re-purpose Altoids tins like I did in my homemade lip balm post. Rather than recycle all of these tins, I have been trying to find ways to reuse them occasionally. This means that I have accumulated a large number of Altoid tins over the past few years. I always seem to have a tin of mints in my purse and my all time favorite brand is Altoids.
