Hobbies And Interests
Hopscotch
Playing Hopscotch requires chalk, a clean slab of driveway or sidewalk and a marker such as a bottle cap or stone. Draw a chalk diagram with eight blocks, numbering each block one through eight. The first player throws the marker to the number-one box. She hops on one foot into the box, careful not to land on a line. Still on one foot, the player bends down and picks up the marker and hops back to the beginning line, again careful not to hop on a line. The player continues to throw and retrieve the market in sequential order until the she loses balance, lands on a line or fails to land the marker in a numbered box. Then the marker is given to another player who starts on the first box. Each player who is "out" can pick up where she left off at her next turn. The winner is the first player to finish all of the boxes.
Hide-and-Seek
One player is chosen to be "it." Standing on a designated base, the player who is "it" will close his eyes and count to one hundred while the other players hide. When finished counting, "It" will leave the base to hunt for the other players. Meanwhile, the other players can come out of hiding and attempt to run past "It" to the base and be declared "safe" The object of the game is to either find the hiding players or tag as many as you can as they run toward base. The last person found or tagged is "It."
Cards
Card games can be amusing for one person or a large group. Games such as Solitaire are great for solo players, while group card games such as Poker, Rummy, Bridge or Spades have been popular for years. Card games require minimal investment with the purchase of one or two decks of cards, depending on the number of players. Rules for different card games can be found online or in books.
Checkers
Checkers is a board game that dates back to 1600 B.C. England and Scotland residents call this game "draughts" (pronounced drafts). It is a game of strategy intended for two people playing on an eight-by-eight black-and-red checkered board. The coin-shaped playing pieces are black and red, with the goal being for one player to get his pieces to the opposite side of the board while either skipping over or capturing the opposing player's pieces. Boxed games of Checkers usually include instructions. The games are relatively inexpensive and available at most variety stores.