Did you know this is called hopscotch? I really like the sound...
From Wikipedia: According to the Oxford English Dictionary the etymology of hopscotch is a formation from the words "hop" and "scotch", the latter in the sense of "an incised line or scratch"[7] The journal of the British Archaeological Association, Volume 26 (dated March 9, 1870) states, "The sport of Hop-Scotch or Scotch-Hoppers is called in Yorkshire 'Hop-Score,' and in Suffolk 'Scotch Hobbies or Hobby,' from the boy who gets on the player's back whilst hopping or 'hicking,' as it is there termed; and in North Britain it is known as 'Peevers, Peeverels, and Pabats.'" In Czech both "hop" and "scotch" (skoč) mean to jump.