Use chalk to make 26 squares or circles fairly close to one another and write the letters of the alphabet in each. The bigger, more colourful, and more intricate the maze, the more fun kids will have working their way through. Have kids design their own web of squiggly lines, circles, and other lines with chalk to design a maze through which others can walk, run, cycle, or scooter. If there are only 4 players, the player who is out would move to the next lowest position, 4 being the highest square. If there are more than 4 players, the player who is out goes to the end of the line of waiting players. If the player misses a square or the ball bounces a second time before they hit it, they are вЂњoutвЂќ. The ball must bounce in the receiving playerвЂ™s square once and they must hit it to another player before it bounces a second time. The receiving player then hits the ball to any other player. Each player stands in each of the squares, and the player in square 4 starts by bouncing the ball in their square and then hitting it towards one of the other squares. Draw your own 4 Square court with chalk, mark a number from 1 to 4 in each square, and use a bouncy ball to play this fun game. For markers, use chalk, stones or on hot summer days, wet sponges or water balloons.Д¤ Square is extremely popular in many schoolyards at recess. Within each circle, write point values if kids want to brush up on their math skills or simply use markers to see who can throw an item closest to the bullseye. Use various colours of chalk and draw concentric circles with a bullseye in the middle. Use blue chalk to draw water and shark fins between the beaches and have kids jump from beach to beach to avoid the вЂњsharksвЂќ in the вЂњwater.вЂќ With different colours of chalk, draw вЂњbeachesвЂќ various distances apart. Skills Developed: Hopping, throwing, balance, coordination 2. Once your children have conquered hopping the course, see if they can double hop on each box or use varying feet for hopping on the way up and the way back the course. Use the chalk as the marker or find stones, beanbags, buttons or small plastic toys.

Use your imagination and draw the boxes to be jumped in in various colours and shapes. The rules are simple and kids can either draw their own course with the chalk or have a parent help. This is an oldie (as in kids have been playing it for over 300 years) but a definite goodie. Find a safe spot in a driveway, a schoolyard, or on a sidewalk, and prepare to chalk up the fun your kids will have (sorry, I couldnвЂ™t resist). But what hasnвЂ™t changed is the myriad of ways in which chalk can be used as the basis of many active games for your children. Chalk now comes in 48 colours, in glitter, and in neon. Sidewalk chalk has come a long way from SimonвЂ™s Land of Chalk Drawings. Whether itвЂ™s used to practice letters, write messages for family and friends, draw great masterpieces, or for many other creative games, chalk is a colourful and inexpensive toy. Whatever he drew, be it a rocket ship, a zoo, a herd of dinosaurs, or a soccer game, Simon would find himself on great adventures in amongst his creations.ДЇast forward to my own life as a parent and sidewalk chalk has become a spring and summer playtime staple for my children. When I was a kid, I was fascinated by a cartoon character named Simon who would use his imagination to climb into his Land of Chalk Drawings.

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