Get your Hopping pants on!

Hop Scotch!

One of the great games played during one's CHILDHOOD!

If you were DEPRIVED of your Childhood, it is highly recommended that you play this!

                       (image :http://classicalfun.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/hopscotch1.jpg)

What you will require:

-A space to draw the hopscotch layout.

-A marker ( Non - fragile!) e.g. Small stones.

-Something to draw the layout. e.g. A chalk or a masking tape.

-2 or more players.

 

How to play:

 

(Video from:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZzswQaICfM)

 

- Basic rules you can only have 1 foot in each square and hop over the square with the rock in it.

- Stand before square 1 and toss your marker in the first square.

-Hop over a square to another in ascending order ( beginning ).

- You must skip any square that has a marker in it

-Hop through the grid on one foot unless there are double squares [side-by-side], then you will jump landing with each foot in each square.

-Hop to the end, jump and turn around without leaving the grid, and hop back towards the beginning.

-Pause in the square with your marker and pick it up.

-Toss your marker to the next ascending square from the marker's previous square.( Standing before square 1 )

-The cycle continues ;D ( *Note there are many different ways to play it )

You lost your turn if you:

-Throwing the rock you miss the right square or it lands touching a gridline.

You land on a space that has a marker in it.

-Stepping outside or on the gridlines.

-Landing both feet on a space.

 

How to win:

-First person to complete the whole sequence from the starting square to the ending square with his/her marker wins.

 

Benefits:

-You get to play a CHILDHOOD GAME!!

-Get to become a bunny( once you spend 100years playing this!)

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-Better dexterity

-It is a relaxing exercise.

So what are you waiting FOR!!! Go play and create some unique rules and layouts to challenge your friends!

Have fun and relax~