Well, this one needs no introduction. The rules of hopscotch are ingrained in every Indian almost like the rules of cricket! However, we have a twist and our version is definitely more engaging for the smarty-pants you’re bringing up.

This is one of those outdoor games that needs no explanation. Everybody has played this game. Quickly hide so that your child can seek you out and have oodles of fun doing that!

Who doesn’t know kabaddi? These days, there’s even a kabaddi league on TV, which you can show to your kids to get them excited about the sport. Kabaddi is one of those outdoor games which can be nurtured for a lifetime career as well.

The catch-me-if-you-can game is probably older than the Ramayana and is always fun to play. Within a group of two or more kids, one kid needs to catch the other and whoever gets caught first, runs and catches the others. We keep running and catching like cats and mice.

A game played by two teams of 11 players who get points by hitting a ball with a bat and running between two sets of sticks called stumps. Someone who plays this sport is called a cricketer

This game is basically the opposite of Capture the Flag, where you are try ing to get rid of objects instead of capture them.

A seesaw is a piece of playground equipment made of a board balanced on a center support. To play on a seesaw, you sit on one end with a friend on the other end, moving up and down.

Any of several games played between two teams on a usually rectangular field having goalposts or goals at each end and whose object is to get the ball over a goal line, into a goal, or between goalposts by running, passing, or kicking.

Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport.Apart from two-wheeled bicycles, "cycling" also includes the riding of unicycles, tricycles.

Tug of war is one of those outdoor games that was once part of the Olympics. If you want to give your child the feel of an actual game of strength, play tug of war with the original rules of the game, as played in the Olympics.

I’m sure as little girls and boys, all of us have jumped rope. I used to call it skipping ropes and it was loads of fun to skip ropes in a group. If you’re looking at easy yet involving outdoor games for your little one, this one is just right for you.

In Hindi, Kanche is known as marbles and the game of marbles is a very common outdoor game.