Here's a great game for preschoolers! If you find yourself trying to teach relative position to toddlers and kindergarteners here is a great way to start.

DO you remember a game called Chinese Jump Rope? (Why it was called thisI do not know, I think because you were supposed to play with bamboo like sticks instead of a jump rope, but I will not claim to be an expert on that.) Either way, you get two jump ropes, make parallel lines, and of course YOU have to go first to show them how to play (prepare to lose your breath ;), and GO:

Jump IN (inside the two ropes)

Jump OUT (outside of the two ropes)

Jump SIDE to SIDE (outside on one side, and outside on theother side)

Jump ON (you guessed it…on top of the two ropes)

Jump IN

Jump OUT

I almost forgot, the challenge is that you raise the ropes each turn you have….have fun!

Just thought I would pass it along. And if you guys get too tired from playing, remember there are tons of great games waiting at stinkeepants.com ;).