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Outdoor noughts and crosses

This colourful twist on the classic noughts and crosses game is great fun to make and then play – whatever the weather.

Painting an outdoor noughts and crosses game

As seen in kiwigardener

You will need

Materials

  • 1 concrete paver (ours measured approximately 300mm x 300mm

  • Flat stones (x10)

  • Paintbrushes

How to play:  Two players take it in turns to place a ‘nought’ or a ‘cross’ on the grid, with the first to get three in a row (vertically, horizontally or diagonally) the winner.

Top tip:  When priming and painting the flat stones, it’s best to let one side dry first before turning.

Instructions

How to build an outdoor noughts & crosses game:

Step 1 Step one
Apply one coat of Resene Concrete Primer to the top and sides of the concrete paver and allow to dry.


Step 2 Step two
Apply one coat of Resene Quick Dry to each of the flat stones and allow to dry.


Step 3 Step three
Apply two coats of Resene Cabaret to the top and sides of the concrete paver, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.


Step 4 Step four
Apply two coats of Resene Curious Blue to five of the flat stones, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.


Step 5 Step five
Apply two coats of Resene Turbo to the other five flat stones, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.


Step 6 Step six
Paint a grid on the concrete paver, as shown, using Resene Japanese Laurel and allow to dry.


Step 7 Step seven
Paint ‘noughts’ on the blue stones using Resene Havoc and allow to dry.


Step 8 Step eight
Paint ‘crosses’ on the yellow stones using Resene Kitsch and allow to dry.

Words and photos by Mark Rayner

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