Chinese Jump Rope

[remember]

I still have my Chinese Jump Rope that I had from my childhood. It is green and white and they usually came in 2 blended or woven colors.Think of the Chinese Jump Rope as a really large rubber band. One person would stand with the band around their ankles and the other person would stand about 3 feet away with the band around their ankles. Then, of course, you had a person in the middle jumping, just like with a traditional jump rope.If memory serves me correctly, you would criss cross your ankles in the Chinese Jump Rope until you almost tripped.

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[wispa lover]

Re: Chinese Jump Rope

That was one of my sister's favourite pastimes. She'd often force me to play which I didn't like but I was surprisingly good at it. One of the rhymes were: England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales. Inside, outside, inside, on.

[Jacqueline]

Re: Chinese Jump Rope

Soudns flippin' dangerous to me lol

[shilton dipper]

Re: Chinese Jump Rope

children play this game at school where i work............even have a go myself although i cant jump like i could back in the 70's

[Trickyvee]

Re: Chinese Jump Rope

I played this but we called it French Skippies and we made the band by knotting together a bag of multicoloured elastic bands. We also sang the England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales song.