Tie the jump rope to your child's thigh with both of the loose sides even, taking care not to tie it too tight.
Have your child pull each side of the loose rope taut and keep tension on it. Cross one side of the rope over the other side now to make an "X." The "X" makes a teepee, so you now begin the rhyme and say, "Build a teepee."
Have your child pinch the center of the "X" with one hand and loop one piece of rope over and through the bottom of the "X" with the other hand. While the string goes through the hole in the bottom, you say, "Come inside."
Have your child pull the rope tight and keep tension on it. For this step you say, "Close it tight so we can hide."
Have your child put her pointer finger over the middle of the rope and loop the left side of the rope over her finger then pinch beneath it. For this step say, "Over the mountain." Now tell your child to remove her pointer finger from the jump rope.
Have your child bring the right piece of rope all the way around the loop. For this step say, "And around we go."
Have your child push the rope back up through the one loop. For this step you say, "Here's my arrow."
Have your child pull a second loop out of that same piece of rope and pull both loops out even and tight. For this step you say, "And here's my bow."