You are here: Home / Activities / Cheap Thrills — Indoor Hopscotch

Cheap Thrills — Indoor Hopscotch

January 14, 2010 by

It was far too cold outside to run around and play. Instead, we made a hopscotch grid in our foyer using masking tape on the floor!

The girls got lots of exercise! (I did too.)

We have slate flooring in our foyer, so Emily practiced writing her numbers with chalk. You could also add the numbers with masking tape, if chalk is not an option.
Jump, jump, jump!!


So much fun, and sooooo frugal!
If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the RSS feed to have future posts delivered to your feed reader.
Filed Under: Activities, Indoors, inexpensive, kids, toddlers Tagged With: , ,

Comments

  1. Mark says:
    January 14, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    Dear Valerie,

    I eagerly await the day you figure out how to make a "mop and wax the kitchen floor" game.

    Love,
    Mark

  2. Deborah (Teach Preschool) says:
    January 14, 2010 at 3:04 pm

    Thank you so much for the awesome award – I was so surprised and thrilled.

    Deborah

    Love the hop scotch too!

  3. Christy says:
    January 14, 2010 at 4:20 pm

    Cute idea. This is much more frugal than the hopscotch rugs I have seen in stores.

  4. Sherry says:
    January 14, 2010 at 4:42 pm

    cute idea! I love Mark's comment haha!

  5. Ivy says:
    January 14, 2010 at 5:50 pm

    I much more frugal idea than the foam hopscotch board I bought all those years ago.

  6. Petula says:
    January 14, 2010 at 8:30 pm

    Valerie, You sure do have a lot of energy to keep up with your girls. How do you do it? I like this idea. I wish my younger kids had a playroom like my oldest daughter did when she was their age. I could put that down and just leave it for ongoing fun. You rock! … Oh and I'm waiting for that mop and wax game too. You'll have to share that one! :)

  7. maryanne @ mama smiles says:
    January 14, 2010 at 9:08 pm

    What fun! And great thinking to draw with chalk on your slate floor!

  8. Gaby says:
    January 14, 2010 at 9:16 pm

    Just found your blog and I love it! Since I just stopped working outside the home we could definately use some frugal fun ideas. I just started my own blog and I hope to use some of your creative ideas soon!

  9. Lisa Anne says:
    January 14, 2010 at 9:57 pm

    I loved playing hop scotch when I was little. We use to play before school in the front yard of our house when I was in elementary school.

  10. Just Breathe says:
    January 15, 2010 at 12:08 am

    Love the action shot that you take.
    Looks like so much fun.

  11. Jessica Monte says:
    January 15, 2010 at 6:03 am

    We are great fans of hopscotch too. What other chalk games do you enjoy with your kiddos?

  12. danita says:
    January 15, 2010 at 7:22 am

    now you can use your colored duck tape to jazz it up! it was finally warm enough yesterday that we went outside for over an hour! yay!

  13. Theresa Milstein says:
    January 15, 2010 at 12:40 pm

    I used to love to play hopscotch as a child. They don't put them on playgrounds anymore. What a great idea. Looks like you had a blast.

  14. Amy's Stocking Stuffers says:
    January 15, 2010 at 4:32 pm

    This brings back good memories. I used to LOVE hopscotch when I was a kid!

Trackbacks

  1. Handmade Christmas 2010 « Our Journey 'Round the Mulberry Bush says:
    October 21, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    [...] if the mood fits . I am thinking of ideas to keep active during those winter months. Something like this, or something like this, with [...]