Cat and Mouse Return to Fun and Games

Get into groups of four with one long rope for each group.

Two children turn the rope and two play the game.

As one is "out" she takes the rope of one turner and that turner becomes the challenging player, the "cat."

The jumper who is the winner of each bout is the "mouse."

The cat advances to mouse if the mouse misses jumping the rope, or is tagged by the cat.

The game is played with the mouse entering the rope and jumping one time and exiting on the diagonal, going around the turner and entering the rope on the other side and again exiting on the diagonal (figure "8" formation).

The cat may enter the rope after the mouse has jumped once and the chase is on.

They each go in the figure "8" formation jumping the rope once each time they enter.