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Submitted by you! Skipping Rhymes
Sitting in the Kitchen Sitting in the kitchen,Doing a bit of knitting,In comes a ghost WOO,And out goes she/he. This one from Erica Orchard. Granny’s in the Kitchen Granny’s in the Kitchen,Granny’s in the kitchen,Doing some stitching,in comes the Bogey Manand chases Granny out. (On the word out the first skipper (Granny) jumps out and the […]
The Benefits of Skipping – Exercising your Brain
I have been a member of the team at skip-hop for 12 years and before that I co-ran a company that brought the tuition of Samba percussion to school children. When researching the benefits of Samba and music in the healthy stimulation of developing brains I came across an observation by scientists in California, namely: […]
‘Miss the Rope’ Skipping Rhymes
Skipping Rhyme #1 I know a little lady, and her name is Miss.She went around the corner to buy some fish.She met a young boy and gave him a kiss.I know a little lady and her name is Miss.(Each time the word “miss” is sung, the skipper tries to jump on the rope to stop […]
Long Rope Games
Over the centuries, hundreds of skipping games and rhymes have been made up, handed down, passed around, modified and updated by children. They are fantastic fun and are surprisingly challenging. There as many regional variations of rhymes and games as there are skipping games themselves. The number of participants varies from game to game but […]
The 5 Essential Skipping skills for everyone – START HERE!
We believe that everyone should start their journey by mastering the basic skills as they are the backbone of all styles of skipping
Beginner Individual Skipping Skills
Here, you will find fun and relatively easy skipping skills for beginners. We believe that everyone should learn the following skipping skills before they attempt any of the more challenging skips. Skill #1 Side Straddle (Jumping Jax) One turn of the rope with the feet together, the next with the feet apart, and so on. […]
Intermediate Individual Skipping Skills
We recommend that you master the Basics and Beginners Skipping Skills (#1 to #6) before attempting these Intermediate skipping skills. Skill #7 Diamonds/Zeds/Squares ….and many more shapes. For these skipping skills, the skipper combines the Bell and Slalom to create different shapes on the floor. e.g forwards, back and right at the same time (i.e […]
Beginner Partner Skipping Skills
Partner Skipping is an extremely effective way for children to develop coordination, cooperation and team building skills. Skill #1 Mirror Skipping This partner skipping skill is perfect for novice skippers to begin with.Stage 1Skippers face each other and the rope is shared, one holding a handle in the left hand and the other holding a […]
Advanced Partner Skipping Skills
The following are perfect for experienced skippers to try. As with all partner skipping skills, they need great timing, positioning and a mutual trust between skippers and bouncers. Skill #10Chain Skipping and Crossover This skill is the same as normal chain skipping but the skippers cross and uncross their arms at the same time as […]