I don’t know about you, but we’ve had enough of winter here, and we’re missing all the warm weather activities that we’ve gone without for months, so last night I put together this easy indoor cardboard hopscotch for the hooligans!
Start saving your frozen pizza boxes, jumbo cereal boxes, or any other good-sized pieces of thin cardboard that you come across because this is super-simple to make and your kids are going to love it!
I used the front and back panels of some pizza boxes for several of my squares, and the rest I cut from a large sheet of white cardboard that I had on hand. My squares are probably about 12″ x 12″.
I cut 9 squares and one large semi-circle to sit at the top of the hopscotch.
Then I drew on my numbers and painted them with acrylic craft paints. I went freehand, but I’m sure there are plenty of number templates online that you can use if you’d rather trace your numbers.
And that, my friends, is all there is to it!
Arrange your squares on the floor and get hopping! Having your child arrange the hopscotch is a great way to work on counting skills and number recognition.
We used our hopscotch on carpet downstairs, and on the mat that you see here on the main floor, and the squares didn’t slide around too much. If you’re going to try this on a wood floor, make sure you test first to see how slippery this might be. I would advise running a few lines of puffy paint along the back of the squares if you’re concerned about the cardboard sliding. I know several moms who use this method to “slip-proof” their children’s socks.
Don’t forget the bean-bag counters! I got the pattern for these sweet pyramid bean bags over at The Artful Parent.
Happy Hopping!
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how fun is that! Thanks for adding a bit about how to make them less slippery – that would have definitely held me back
You’re welcome, Jennifer! If I’d had some puffy paint I would’ve tried it out myself.
I have to learn about that game… this is something american… Germans never used to do that…
not sure how that game works.
Yes you do, Peggy! I can’t imagine a childhood without hopscotch!! So simple, but so fun.
What a great winter idea!!!!
Thanks for taking the time to comment, Debbye, not once but twice today!
Glad you liked this idea.
What a lovely update on an old favourite. We definitely need some high energy indoor games at the moment as is so cold outside – Alice @ Mums Make Lists
Cute idea to increase physical activity indoors which can be hard. Here is a suggestion – hot glue rug gripper pieces from the dollar store on the back of each square. It works great!!! Here is a blog post about it http://yourtherapysource.blogspot.com/2013/02/rug-gripper-and-gross-motor-skills.html
Thank you, Margaret! I’d thought about the rug-gripper stuff, but I didn’t have any here. Thanks for sharing your post! It’s great to know that it works so well!
Cute idea!! I bet your kids loved it. I have a Saturday linky party that I would love to have you participate in if you have the chance! http://teachbesideme.com Thanks!
Thanks, Karyn! I just linked up! I appreciate the invitation!
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