Traditional Children Games

1. Traditional Children Games

2. Hopscotch (Cascayu) • There can beanynumber of players, and a stoneistheonlyobjectyouneedtoplayit. • Youdraw a figure witheightsquaresonthefloorwith a piece of chalk. • Youthrowthestoneinsidesquare 1 and hop intoit. Afterthat, youhaveto hop intoeachsquareending in square 8. • Ifthere are twosquarestogether, youjumplandingwithonefoot in eachsquare; butifthereisonlyonesquare, youmust hop ononefoot. • Whenyoureachsquares 7 and 8, youhavetoturn back jumping againuntilsquare 1. Thenyoucontinueplayingthenextlevel. • Thistime youbeginbythrowingthestoneintosquarenumber 2. In thenextlevel, youthrowitintosquarenumber 3. Youcontinueuntillevel 8. • Thefirstplayerwhodoesallthelevelsisthewinner.

3. Hide and seek • Hide-and-seek or hide-and-go-seek is a children's game in which a number of players conceal themselves in the environment, to be found by one or more seekers. • The game is played by one player chosen at random (designated as being "it") counting to a predetermined number while the other players hide. • After reaching the number, the player who is "it" attempts to locate all concealed players. • The game is an example of an oral tradition, as it is commonly passed down by children to younger children.

4. Relay Games • Youneedtwoequalteams. Eachchildneeds a toothpick. (You can also use a spoonwithaneggor ping pong ball) • Thetoothpickisheld in themouth. Eachteamneedsone "lifesaver" candywith a hole in themiddle. • Eachchildmustpassthelifesavercandyfromhertoothpicktothetoothpick in themouth of thenextchildonherteam. • No handsallowed! Thetoothpickswiggle. Thelifesaver slips. Thechildrenmake REALLY funny faces! Itisfunniestwhenchildren line up girl-boy-girl-boy.

5. Musical Chairs • Thegamestartswithanynumber of players and a number of chairsonefewerthanthenumber of players. • Thechairs are arranged in a circlefacingoutward, withthepeoplestanding in a circlejustoutside of that. • A non-playing individual playsrecordedmusicor a musical instrument. • Whilethemusicisplaying, theplayers in thecirclewalk in unisonaroundthechairs. • Whenthemusiccontrollersuddenlyshuts off themusic, everyonemustracetositdown in one of thechairs. • Theplayerwhoisleftwithout a chairiseliminatedfromthegame, and one.

6. Pin the tail on the donkey • Itisplayed at birthdayparties. Thereis a poster of a donkeythat has no tail. • Thereis a numberedtailforeachchildren. Thechildren line up. • Eachchildgets a turn. Forhisturn, he putson a blindfold. Allthechildrenmakesure he cannotsee! He isturnedaroundone time. • Thenhe tries tofindthe poster and pin histail in theright place.Everyonelaughs! • Itisfunnytosee a donkeywithtailsonitsnose, back, and ears. • Sometails are notevenonthe poster! Thetailclosesttotheright spot wins!

7. SimonSays • Simonsaysis a gameforthreeor more players. One of thepeopleisSimon. • Theothersmust do whatSimontellsthemto do. Themagicphraseis "Simonsays". • IfSimonsays "Simonsaysjump.", youjump (ifyoudon'tjump, you'reout). • However, ifSimonsayssimply "jump", withoutfirstsaying "Simonsays", youdon'tjump(ifyou do jump, you'reout). • ItisSimon'staskto try togeteveryoneout as quickly as possible, and itiseveryoneelse'sjobtostay "in" for as long as possible. • Thelast of Simon'sfollowerstostay in wins(althoughthegameisnotalwaysplayedallthewaythrough).

8. British Bulldog • Theplayareaisusually a large hall orlargearea of a playingfield. There are no limitstothesize of the pitch northenumber of players. • Oneortwoplayers are selected as the Bulldogs, and they stand in themiddle of theplayarea. Allremainingplayers stand at oneend of thearea. Thepurposeistogetfromoneend of the pitch totheother (home) whilstavoidingthe bulldogs in themiddle. • Once at the home end of the pitch a playerissafe. • Thegamethenstartsanother round, home shiftstotheoppositeend of the pitch and onthecall of "British Bulldogs 1, 2, 3"the round begins. • Thefirsttwocaughtorlasttwocaught in eachgamebecomethe Bulldogs forthenextone. Themethodbywhich a runneriscaughtvariesaccordingto local custom, but can involvephysicallytacklingtherunnertotheground, or lifting therunner off theground

9. Blind Man’s Bluff • Blind man's bluff is a form of tag which has been played since the Tudor era. There is also a traditional Chinese version known as "Blind Man’’. • Pick a child to become “it” and blindfold him/her. • Turn her around a few times to disorientate her a little. • The other players may be required to disperse and then stand still at the beginning of the game, or they can move at any time while the game is played. • - “It” attempts to tag players, using his or her senses(sound and movement) to find them, and the game ends when a new “It” is chosen.

10. What’s The Time Mr. Wolf? • This game is the same format as "grandma's footsteps", but with a wolf in place of grandma. • The wolf stands at the other end of the room, facing the rest of the group/ facing the opposite of the group. • The rest of the group ask, "What's the time, Mr Wolf?". • The wolf then says a time between 1 and 12, for example, "Three o'clock.“ • The group would then take three steps forward. This continues until the group is very close to the wolf. • Then the wolf can say "Dinner time!" and has to try and catch as many group members as they can, before they all run back to the other end of the room.

11. REFERENCES • (1997-2008). Retrieved June 23, 2013, from Traditional Children's Games from Around the World: http://www.topics-mag.com/edition11/games-section.htm • (2000-2012). Retrieved June 23, 2013, from Activity Village: Group Games And Activities: http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/group_games_and_activities.htm • (2002-2013). Retrieved June 22, 2013, from GamezArena: http://www.gamezarena.com/kids/traditional-kids-games.php

12. THANK YOU and you must find two traditional games for next class day.