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Difficulty
Beginner
Duration
Under 2 hours
Hopscotch is a children's game that can be enjoyed by grownups, too. The classic schoolyard game can be set up on a driveway with sidewalk chalk, on a kitchen floor with utility tape, or in a backyard with pavers.
In this guide, learn how to build a simple hopscotch game from pavers found in the Garden Center. Get crafty and make each square an original piece of art.
Read on for step by step instructions for a hopscotch game made with stepping stone pavers.
Assemble Materials and Lay Out Hopscotch Board
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A traditional hopscotch game is a grid of 10 squares numbered from one to 10. Players take a bean bag or small stone and toss it on each numbered square in succession. The goal is to hop to the square, turn around and hop back, all on one leg.
Players take turns, tossing the bean bag and hopping on the board. Hopscotch teaches children counting skills, how to take turns, and helps build coordination.
You can draw a hopscotch game on a patio or sidewalk using colorful chalk.
To make a hopscotch game with stepping stones, you'll need 10 pavers. The ones shown are 24 in. by 24 in. For a paver this size, you may want to create a stable base first. That will prevent potential cracking of the stone. Learn more in our guide How to Install Patio Pavers.
You can always use smaller pavers like a 12-in. by 12-in. square. The smaller size would be easy to store when you're not using it.
There are variations on hopscotch boards and you may have a favorite. This hopscotch board starts with tile #1 with #2 and #3 placed side by side above it. Repeating with #4, then #5 and #6 placed side by side above it. Repeating with #7, then #8 and #9 placed side by side above it. The final paver is #10 at the top.
Create Art on Pavers
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All that's needed is for the tiles to be numbered one to 10 in order, but with colorful sidewalk chalk, your artists can put their original spin on the game. The artwork will wash away with rainfall or a squirt from the garden hose, so you can have fresh hopscotch art each time you play.
How to Play Hopscotch
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Hopscotch is an easy game to teach and to learn. It can accommodate many players. You'll need a bean bag or small stone to play.
The first player tosses the stone on the #1 square. The stone must land inside the square. The player skips over the square, hops to the end of the board, turns around and hops home. When they come to the square with the stone, they pick up the stone and hope home.
The player's foot must remain with each square, no touching the sides. The player will lose their turn if their foot goes outside of the square.
Each player takes a turn, tossing the stone to the next number with each turn. Going up the board, players skip the square with a stone inside. On their return, they pick up the stone. On the side-by-side tiles, players put a foot in each square.
The goal is to complete the hopscotch board after tossing a stone in each square. First person to complete the course wins.
Tip: If playing with very young children, it's a good idea to let the youngest go first.
Customize Your Hopscotch Board Game
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Your customizable hopscotch board is limited only by your imagination. You can change up the patterns of the tiles. You can create themed holiday artwork for the pavers.
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