Stay within the lines by allie912

Stay within the lines

When my mother was growing up in New York City, they called this game "potsy" and the rock you threw was also the potsy. When I was a kid we called it "Hopscotch" and drew the outline on the playground with chalk or used the rough edge of the pebble to draw the figure. Nowadays at school there is a perfectly painted design. And I've never seen anyone playing.
We called it hop-scotch, and I remember playing this a lot with my friends when I was little. Our grid was painted on the asphalt, but it was old, worn and faded. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
September 22nd, 2010  
Awww yes, I remember hop-scotch. My sisters and I played by the hour. We drew our own with chalk and also used the painted on grids. We used chains as markers. The key was getting a "good" chain.
September 22nd, 2010  
We called it hopscotch too...see this everyday at Michael's school. Never seen anyone playing on it. But across the street from his house is a chalk one that is always busy! Great shot for the theme too!
September 22nd, 2010  
Hopscotch! Funny, I literally photographed one of these not too long ago, and you are right! I never see anybody play! My friend and I were remembering times when we were younger, and I tried to draw one just last week, so that we could play! Oh man, the days when I could jump around, and not be in pain! LOL Great photo!
September 22nd, 2010  
Nice theme pic!
September 22nd, 2010  
The kids played that alot years ago, but you don't see it today, at least not like years ago.
September 22nd, 2010  
Aw! Those kids should be playing hopscotch! Maybe they need someone to teach them. :)
I love the texture of this shot. Very nice! It brings back memories! I used to draw them with chalk and/or a rock!
September 22nd, 2010  
I just think they need someone to teach them ..... volunteers, anyone? Allison?!!?
September 22nd, 2010  
Oh I loved this game. Nowadays children don't no how to play it. They only play with computers. Lovely nostalgic photo.
September 22nd, 2010  
I've read about potsy in books, but I never made the connection that it was hopscotch. We played, and our kids played, and sometimes we draw one with the sidewalk chalk and teach our grandson to play.
September 22nd, 2010  
wonderful shot Allison, we all go back to childhood looking at it! very nice for the theme.
September 22nd, 2010  
Fantastic shot, wonderful for the theme. Its been along time since i saw any children play hop-scotch, maybe if it was on the wii they would.
September 22nd, 2010  
Perfect for the theme! Nice shot!
September 22nd, 2010  
Great shot! We called it hopscotch to :D loved to play it.
We had our own "tors" or stones to throw :D good memories.
September 22nd, 2010  
Fun interpretation.
September 22nd, 2010  
how sad they dont play the simple games anymore.....great picture
September 22nd, 2010  
very clever photo for the theme!
September 22nd, 2010  
Yes we used to call this game hopscotch , what a shame the children don't seem to be interested in it any more .
September 22nd, 2010  
It's a pity that nobody plays it! thanks for bringing back the childhood memories! Wonderful shot for the theme! ;-)
September 22nd, 2010  
Allison, I took this exact shot way back in the spring ...not sure if I ended up using it or not though...will have to go back and check ;-0 You make a good point though...I have never seen any kids playing it either. I wonder if anyone ever taught the kids how to play it...maybe that's the reason.

Have you ever heard of "stone teacher."It is one of those games you play as a kid that is rather pointless ( yet we played it fairly often when we were about ages 5-7 I guess) requires nothing but a set of stairs, a small stone, and a few kids. I guess today's kids would find it oh, so boring though.
September 22nd, 2010  
Lines galore
from 1 to 10 for sure.

Great for the theme
September 23rd, 2010  
I remember playin hopscotch! haha good times :)
September 23rd, 2010  
Cute shot for the theme!! Love hopscotch...
September 23rd, 2010  
How nice to see something I remember from my childhood, long time ago and in another place of the world. We also draw it on the pavement or the road with chalk. Children play it sometimes her as well nowadays. Here, in Israel it is called Klas, or Class.
September 23rd, 2010  
What a shame no one plays it anymore! I played this with a friend's four-year-old just three weeks ago. However, after she drew it out on her porch and we jumped through it one time...she was bored and wanted to go back to bouncing on her fancy trampoline (Geesh! Kids today!) Actually, I was kinda glad because I had forgotten how much effort it takes to "jump" in the air. Whew!
September 23rd, 2010  
I thought of you today when I noticed (for the first time) a hopscotch painted on a playground at one of my schools. No one was playing it. :(
September 24th, 2010  
What a wonderful idea! Great picture!
September 26th, 2010  
what a shame! I could go for a game of hopscotch right now...maybe I'll drag my 8 year old niece out for a game this weekend.
October 8th, 2010  
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