More and more playgrounds are being adapted so that children with hemiplegia can access them; however, some playgrounds are still difficult for these children to maneuver.  This page contains suggestions for activities in which our children can feel successful and share play with other children.  Group play is an important part of childhood and often, teachers can facilitate with games that are inclusive.  They just need ideas.

• Lawn games - bocce (lawn bowling)
• Strategy games painted on sidewalk
• Painted on board games, with over sized wooden pieces
• Shuffleboard games
• Jumping rope - some children with hemiplegia master this, but if your child cannot, perhaps they can help turn the rope or teach the children new jump-rope rhymes
• Four square
• Basketball name games like H-O-R-S-E or P-I-G (doesn't involve running or passing)
• Badminton, using a racquet with a short shaft to help with accuracy.  Either drop the birdie using the involved hand or put the birdie on the racquet and toss it in the air, off the racquet and then hit it.
• Hopscotch
• Frisbee
• Rock, Paper, Scissors
• Doggy, Doggy, Where is your bone?
• Mother May I? 
• Simon Says
• Mental Games
• Marco Polo in the pool (with supervision by adults and lifeguards)

Games Kids Play has a nice listing of playground games in case you've forgotten a few

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