Hopscotch

Min number of participants	1
Age	3+ yrs.
Safety support by adult	Not required
Min duration	15 min.
Cost	None (Free)
Environment	Outdoor

Draw a numbered grid on the pavement, toss a stone, and hop your way through — an ancient street game that sharpens balance, number recognition, and turn-taking in young children.

The Essentials

How to play

Draw a numbered grid of 10 squares on the pavement with chalk, alternating single squares and side-by-side pairs.
The first player tosses a marker (a stone or beanbag) onto square 1.
Hop through the grid, skipping the square with the marker — one foot for single squares, both feet for pairs.
Turn around at the end, hop back, and pick up the marker on the way past its square.
Toss the marker onto square 2 and repeat, working up through the numbers.
Stepping on a line, missing the marker toss, or losing your balance ends your turn — the next player goes, and you resume from where you left off on your next turn.

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