TENS

This game is like Sevens because you have to do different actions for each step. In Tens you have to bounce the ball on the ground instead of against a wall.

TENS: Pat-bounce the ball ten times without stopping. (Pat-bouncing is keeping the ball bouncing by patting it instead of catching it in your hand.)

NINES: Bounce the ball once, clap your hands and catch the ball again. Do this nine times.

EIGHTS: Bounce the ball once, clap behind your back and catch it again. Do this eight times.

SEVENS: Bounce the ball once, swing your leg over the top while it's bouncing and catch the ball again. Do this seven times. (It's easier to do this if you lift your leg while throwing the ball down. The ball goes under your leg and you catch it on the other side.)

SIXES: Bounce the ball, clap your hands under your leg, then catch the ball. Do this six times. (This is also easier if you lift your leg up straight away.)

FIVES: Bounce the ball, roll your hands around each other and catch the ball again. Do this five times. (To roll your hands, start with one hand on top of the other in front of you, palms down. Lift the top hand up and move it down underneath your other hand and around to the top again in a circle. If you do the same with both hands it makes a rolling action.)

FOURS: Hold out the hem of your dress or jumper with one hand, put the hand holding the ball through the hole between your arm and the dress, and bounce the ball twice from that position. Change hands and repeat.

THREES: Bounce the ball, clap your hands under your leg, then over your leg and catch the ball. Do this three times. (Remember to lift your leg up as soon as you start throwing the ball down.)

TWOS: Bounce the ball on the ground, hold out the hem of your dress or jumper and let the ball fall through the hole and bounce again, then catch it. Do this twice.

ONES: Bounce the ball hard on the ground, clap hands in front, behind and in front again before catching the ball. Don't let it touch the ground. Do this once.

RULES FOR TENS:

1. Always start at Tens and work through to Ones.

2. If you drop the ball or don't do the actions the right way it's the next person's turn.

3. When it's your turn again, start from where you were up to, e.g. if you dropped the ball when you were doing Nines then you have to start doing Nines all over again.

4. When you've finished Ones you can start again at Tens, but this time you're only allowed to use one hand to catch the ball!

5. When you finish playing one-handed, you can start again at Tens, but this time you have to play using your other hand. If you are right-handed you have to use your left hand to bounce and catch the ball.