Snail is a great child's game that you can play outdoors on warm days. Snail is a variation on hopscotch, only instead of squares drawn in a cross-like pattern, a snail (spiral) is drawn. This is a wonderful game for children looking for something different from hopscotch.
Instructions
1. Draw a large snail (spiral) onto the ground using chalk. It should be large enough for children to hop around the spiral.
2. Split the spiral up into squares. The number of squares doesn't matter, just as many squares as will fit into the spiral. If you want, number the squares, starting with one on the outside of the spiral. You can also draw a start line on the first square.
3. Feel free to draw a head, antennae and happy face onto your snail.
4. Pick small pebbles. The pebbles should be small enough for the children to throw without causing injury to others, but big enough for them to see easily.
5. Throw the pebbles into the spiral, getting them to land on squares.
6. Hop on one foot through the spiral, skipping the square your pebble is on.
7. Try racing around the snail too. Throw your pebble onto the squares, stopping on the square the pebble lies on. Then it's someone else's turn. The first to the middle wins.
Tags: enough children, into spiral, number squares, snail spiral, your pebble
