Make A Hopscotch Mat

Create a unique gift for a special child that can be used any season burns energy and promotes coordination and fitness.

Make a hopscotch mat.

To play hopscotch first draw the board on the ground in chalk which looks like a vertical column with three singles boxes then a pair of boxes then an alternating set of single boxes and pairs and finally a half circle at the end. I made these hopscotch mats as christmas gifts for my daughter and a niece. It is one of those rainy raw new england winter days over here a day where i want nothing more than to stay in my jammies and read a good book. To give an estimate i would say i didn t spend more than 15.

Once the design is set you can paint over the chalk tip. You can use a large piece of canvas or felt instead of a rug as well 3. Be sure to paint the rug on a covered surface in case the paint seeps through 4. Alas it s a couple days before christmas and my to do list like everyone else s is long i need my kids to be entertained so that i can do all the things.

If you re going to try this on a wood floor make sure you test to see how slippery it will be first. The materials are easy a two yard piece of felt additional felt squares number templates and glue. So you could just buy one yard and sew the ends together to make one long mat does that make any sense at all. This fun game also doubles as a reading mat.

We used our hopscotch on carpet downstairs and also on the mat that you see here on the main floor and our squares didn t slide around too much. I simply chose coordinating colors and started cutting felt into the squares. Basically you want one long piece of fabric by any means necessary the easy peasy way is to get those felt sheets i think about 25cents a piece. Materials are simple and assembly is even easier.

Make an easy hopscotch mat entirely from felt. Preplan the hopscotch look on the rug by placing the cardboard on the rug and tracing it with chalk tip. The canvas mat is colorful and fun can be taken. I simply chose coordinating colors and started cutting felt into the squares.

Hopscotch is a fun kid s game where players try to get all the way across a hopscotch board drawn on the ground in chalk. This cute very simple to make hopscotch mat can serve as a game or a reading mat. 29 set 2016 make an easy hopscotch mat entirely from felt. The materials are easy a two yard piece of felt additional felt squares number templates and glue.

Make an easy hopscotch mat entirely from felt.