Printable Tic Tac Toe Game Templates
Our free Printable Tic Tac Toe Game Templates are a great way to help develop your child’s problem-solving skills.
By playing the game, your child will start considering how the other player may plan to make their next move and how to solve the problem if their space is taken.
Our Printable Tic Tac Toe Game can also benefit your child in everyday life, from learning how to play fairly and taking turns, to devising strategies if their first plan didn’t work.
What's Included in Our Tic Tac Toe Game Templates
We have two exciting types of Tic Tac Toe games for you to enjoy! First, there’s the classic noughts and crosses version, featuring four different templates for endless fun. Then, we have a themed version with 15 unique designs, each with cutout pieces to add a creative twist to the game. Both game sets are available in PDF format, making them easy to download, print, and play anytime!
Classic Tic Tac Toe Game Boards
Enjoy classic Tic Tac Toe with our four fun templates! Template 1 features six small black-and-white boards, while Template 2 offers six small colorful boards. For a hands-on experience, Template 3 includes a large board with cutout noughts and crosses, and Template 4 provides a full-page board for bigger gameplay. Perfect for endless fun!
Themed Tic Tac Toe Game Boards
Add a festive twist to Tic Tac Toe with our themed boards! Celebrate holidays with our Santa, Pumpkin and Hearts boards, whilst our Easter board adds excitement to egg hunts!
Enjoy our fun designs such as Burger & Fries, Police & Fire, and Unicorn Tic Tac Toe. Sprinkle some magic with our Mermaid and Fairy Board, while Sports fans will love Football Tic Tac Toe.
Play with Monsters, Dinosaurs, Balloons, or even Face Mask and Apples & Oranges boards. With so many options, there’s a perfect game for every occasion!
With boards for every theme, you can even add to party bags for added fun.
How to Play Tic Tac Toe
A strategy game that’s perfect for children, each player devises a strategy to get 3 shapes in a row to declare them the winner.
Take as many goes as you like until one player gets 3 in a row. All of our templates are a 3 x 3 grid, and the person who gets 3 of their shapes in a row either across, down or diagonally wins!
You can flip a coin to decide who goes first. This is a brilliant game for those aged 3 and over.
The History of Tic Tac toe
Did you know the origin of Tic Tac Toe? It can be traced back to ancient Egyptian times making it a classic, and a perfect addition to educate your children when they are studying history at school.
The original name for Tic Tac Toe is ‘terni lapilli’ – meaning ‘three pebbles at a time’. Instead of being able to use our templates, historically 3 pebbles were used and moved around until 3-in-a-row was achieved.
Did you know you can still see Tic Tac Toe sketches in Rome as it was played so regularly? The game has even been found on roofing tiles!
How Does Playing Tic Tac Toe Benefit My Child?
Whilst Tic Tac Toe may appear a simple game, it teaches your child a variety of skills, including strategy, taking terms and knowing that they can have a back-up plan when their original idea doesn’t go to plan. Enhancing problem-solving skills, Tic Tac toe can also help your child’s math skills by using the principles of probability, making logical moves in the game.
Whilst also helping observation skills, your child will use intuition to predict the other player’s next move. It can also help hand-eye coordination, and help them with holding a pen or pencil when using our Classic Template.
How Does Playing Tic Tac Toe Benefit My Child?
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