Tic-Tac-Toss

Increase the range of motion and gross motor coordination in your arms.

Preparation Make the tic-tac-toss game board and game pieces: 1.Use a marker or masking tape to make a tic-tac- toe grid on the poster board. Make the grid large enough for a beanbag to be tossed into any of the squares. You will need to make the squares approximately 7"x 7". In which case the lines in the grid will be about 21 inches long. 2.You will need to designate 5 beanbags as "X's" and 5 beanbags as "O's". You can do this by sticking masking tape on the beanbag in the shape of an "X" or an "O" or by drawing on the beanbag with a marker. You could also designate the beanbags by color. Position Sit or stand for this activity.

This activity challenges balance.

Directions 1.Prepare the tic-tac-toss playing board as described in the preparation section. 2.Play tic-tac-toss with 2 players. Assign one player to be the "X's" and the other player to be the "O's" or use two sets of colored beanbags. 3.Place a line of tape on the floor to stand behind. This is the tossing line.

				4.Take turns tossing your beanbags onto the grid from behind the tossing line. The player who gets three of his beanbags in a row either down, across, or diagonally wins the game. If the beanbag doesn't land on the playing board, the player loses a turn and the next player tosses. If the beanbag lands on the board either outside of the grid or on the line, the player tries again. Before the game begins you may want to set a limit on the number of tries allowed. 5.To make the game more challenging, move the game board further away from the tossing line or move it closer to make the game easier. You can set the game board on the floor or on a table.