Hopping Chicken
This traditional Chinese game can be played with two players or in two teams,
indoors or out. It is similar to Hopscotch.
Age: 6+
Each player or team (of two) has 10 sticks, each about 12 inches long. They
are laid on the ground like a ladder, about 10 inches apart, one ladder for each
player or team.
How to play:
One player from each team starts, hopping over the sticks without touching
any of them. If a stick is touched, the player is disqualified.
When the player has hopped over all the sticks he stops, still on one foot,
and bends down to pick up the last stick. He then hops back over the remaining
sticks.
Reaching the beginning again, he drops the stick and sets off again to hop
over the nine remaining sticks, pick up the last one, and return.
Play continues until all of the sticks have been picked up.
Remember, a player is disqualified if he puts both feet on the ground at any
point during his turn, or if he touches a stick with his foot.
Individual game:
Count your mistakes. The winner is the player who finishes with the least
mistakes.
Team game:
The winner is the team which has got the furthest along when all players are
disqualified! If both teams finish, the winning team is the one which finishes
with most players left.
Variations:
Play as a race game. If you make a mistake, you start over.
Play as a relay. The first player hops over ten sticks, returning with the
tenth. The second player hops over nine, the third hops over eight, etc. This
works very well with mixed age groups, where the younger children play towards
the end of the team's go.
Try changing the foot that you hop on each round!
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