Hopscotch Time

All the kids are in their swimsuits!  No it is too cold to turn on the hose but warm enough to run around dry.  They slathered up with sunscreen and wanted to know the rules to hopscotch.  I double checked on line and my memory serves me correct (except for square 9).  So it is off to go into labor!  No really I don't think I will have to jump that vigorously.

Playing Hopscotch

Things You Need:

• Chalk

• Small stone

Preparation:

Step One

Choose a flat space to play with enough room for 7 large hops.

Step Two

Draw the design using single boxes and side-by-side boxes a little bigger than your feet.

Step Three

Draw 3 single boxes on top of one another and number them 1, 2 and 3, with 1 closest to the start/ finish line.

Step Four

Above square 3, draw two boxes side by side, numbered 4 and 5.

Step Five

Draw a single box, 6. And above that, draw side-by-side boxes 7 and 8.

Step Six

Draw a single box, 9. Draw a semicircle on top, labeled "Home."

Hopscotch Rules:

Step One

Toss a stone on square 1 from the start/finish line. You will hop over the stone on your way toward Home and pick it up on your way back. Don't step on a square with a stone. If you miss your toss, you lose your turn to the next player.

Step Two

Hop to the first empty Hopscotch square. Use one foot to reach a single box or both feet to arrive in side-by-side boxes. Don't put two feet in a single box or step outside the lines.

Step Three

Hop toward Home (you may use both feet at Home to turn around). Hop back, pausing at the square before your stone. Bend over and pick up the stone without moving your feet. Hop into that square and on toward the start/finish line.

Step Four

Play until you are "out." If you lose your balance or put your foot in the wrong place, you are "out" and lose your turn to the next player.

Step Five

Continue Hopscotch play by tossing the stone in the next numbered box and repeating the steps.

taken from:  http://www.ehow.com/how_2044144_play-hopscotch.html  (I added Step Six in the Preparation as I remember playing with 9 squares)