When did you last play hopscotch?

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I’m not an indoor person. There’s only so much time I can spend shut inside before I get ‘cabin fever’ – and in my case most of one day is about the limit. By then I’ll be looking for any excuse to go outside; to take something round to a friend’s house, post a letter, even just to empty the bins! At the weekend it was chilly and dull and no-one wanted to go anywhere, just to stay huddled inside, so by the afternoon I was getting decidedly twitchy. And of course I couldn’t bear to see the girls just sitting there complaining they were cold and hunched over their phones either! So I managed to persuade them to come out for a game of hopscotch. In winter it can be difficult to play games outdoors. Even on days when it isn’t raining or freezing the grass is generally too wet and/or it’s too windy. But hopscotch is something that can be played on any small area of hard ground in pretty much any conditions and it doesn’t require any equipment except a stone. But it certainly does get you moving and tests various skills. I played against Little One and won. Then Big One came out to join me and she won that one. It was great fun! When Little One’s friend came round later they both went out to play again, even though it was dark by that time and they could barely see the numbers! When was the last time you played this simple game? All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2025.