Games to play with jump ropes

Teams of jumpers compete against each other and work together to figure out how to get the most jumps. Every team member must jump at least once.

Double dutch is a jump rope game played by turning two parallel jump ropes egg-beater style. Read about the history of competitive double dutch, beginning in New York City in the s. It uses a circular rope, often made of rubber bands tied together.

Tired of playing jeopardy for team quizzes? Try Tic Tac Toe instead. No jump ropes? Use cones, tape, or chalk instead. Relay races foster competition among teams, which increases motivation and makes them a good game to play with kids and adults alike.

To play, divide your group into two teams. Each team lines up at the starting line. Give the first player in each team a jump rope.

When the relay race starts, the first players from each team jump rope toward the finish line, turn around and return to the starting line. Pass the jump rope to the next player and continue until one team completes the race. The first to finish is the winner. Helicopter is a jump rope game that eliminates the need for teams and each player is on his own. To play, one person grasps one handle of the jump rope. Here are some fun games to try! Photo: iStockphoto.

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Once everyone makes it through, the rope is raised higher making the jump a little more difficult. Each round the rope gets a little higher. The last person to be able to successfully jump over the rope is the winner! Partner Up is a team jump rope game that tests both players rhythm and timing. It requires a minimum of two players to play, but can be played with as many people as there are pairs teams of two.

To begin, one player grabs a rope and the other player lines up in front of him or her. The player in front should only be about 1 foot in front of the other player. The objective of this game is for both players to jump over a single jump rope, at the same time. The player in the rear will be spinning the rope, with both players jumping over it. The winning team is the team that gets the most consecutive jumps without tripping over the rope.

If only one team is playing, see how many jumps you can get and then try to beat it. Snake Shake is a great game to play with younger children. Snake Shake is played with three players. To begin, two players line up across from each other as you would for Double Dutch each with one end of the Double Dutch jump rope.

The third player the Jumper lines up between them. As opposed to rotating the rope in a circular motion, like Double Dutch, the rope is instead waved across the ground or grass. Moving the rope back and forth, like a snake, the Jumper jumps over the rope. Each jump from one side to the other is a successful jump, or one point for the Jumper. The objective of the game is to get as many jumps points without your feet touching the rope.

The winner is the person with the most points at the end of the game. Jump and Splash is a super creative game, one that will definitely get the kids laughing and having a good time. Jump and Splash is a Double Dutch game that requires a minimum of 3 players.