I can always count on Walmart to offer a great selection of Crayola products. It’s my go-to stop for great prices on colorful supplies.
{WHAT YOU’LL NEED:}
Crayola 96 ct. Crayons (we love tons of color options, and the kids especially couldn’t resist the Metallic Crayons)
Crayola 24 ct. Sidewalk Chalk
Crayola 10 ct. Washable Kid’s Paint
Crayola Markers (they’re on Rollback right now at Walmart right for just $.97, so I stocked up!)
You’ll also need:
10 pieces of 10″ square (or whatever size fits your kiddos’ little feet the best) cardboard. Use cardboard for an extra sturdy game that will withstand crazy kiddos at play. I just grabbed some box scraps that I had been keeping for projects just like this, and cut them to size.
Scrap cardboard for hand print cutouts
Here’s how to make your own game of indoor hopscotch:
Draw your number outlines on the cardboard and fill in with paint-the more colorful the better! Let dry completely.
Trace around numbers and outer edge of cardboard squares with a coordinating or matching color of marker. This will make the numbers pop more and the border gives the squares a more finished look. Decorate around the numbers however you’d like, or…
Trace the kids’ hand prints on cardboard and cut out (an adult should do this part). Let the kids decorate their hand prints with fun sidewalk chalk! They were absolutely thrilled to use a normally outdoor medium on something that would be kept indoors. But who says sidewalk chalk has to be used outside, anyway? 🙂
My daughter made a rainbow hand print to use as a throw marker. She’s always been attracted to colorful things.
The final product is perfectly imperfect. I love to give the kids supplies and let their creativity run wild. Those wayward strokes really give the project character and meaning. Check out that fun rainbow pattern my daughter painted!
We highly recommend playing indoor hopscotch on carpet. There were no issues with slipping. We did have to slightly rearrange the squares after each child’s turn, but that was no big deal. If you’ll be playing this on a slippery surface (e.g. tile, linoleum, or hardwood) be sure to use extra caution. You can apply lines of calk to the backs of the squares and let dry completely to add friction, if you’d like.
They were thrilled to play a game that they created all by themselves.
This made for lots of concentration, smiles, and laughs. My daughter kept asking why we couldn’t tape the squares together, but I told her it would defeat the purpose of the game being compact and portable (big words for a six-year-old, I know, but she got the gist). And, it would make the next trick impossible…
The once organized game of hopscotch turned into this. 🙂 Our creative variation…hopscotch with a chaotic twist! It was an even greater challenge and the kids had a blast! Then, we took it a step further, laid the squares out in two even rows, and played Twister by number! So many options!
Have fun creating with Crayola!
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I was selected for this opportunity through #CollectiveBias. As always, all opinions and ideas are my own.
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