Hopscotch, Anyone?

It occurred to me the other day that my children have never really played hopscotch. Why, you ask? Because we have a brick sidewalk. The bumpiness of the bricks makes it nearly impossible to draw on, shovel, ride a scooter, etc.

I felt almost as if poor Spenser was being denied one of my fondest childhood memories. Hopscotch. My sister, neighbor, and I would play hopscotch all the time in front of our house. I remember even playing in the rain (running up to the front porch in between turns) before the rain washed away our game.

Thus, I decided we needed indoor hopscotch.

I used regular pre-cut craft felt (two layers) and hand appliqued the numbers on and the blocks together. And, if you can see in the top photo, matching "rocks" or bean bags. The felt is "sticking" to our carpet very nicely. I will just have to warn the children of taking it to dangerous, more slippery, hardwood floor areas in our house.

I just finished late last night and the children have already eagerly tested it out. We need to review the rules (they don't get it yet).