Traditional Children Games

Hopscotch (Cascayu)

• There can be any number of players, and a stone isthe only object you need to play it.

• You draw a figure with eight squares on the floor witha piece of chalk.

• You throw the stone inside square 1 and hop into it.After that, you have to hop into each square ending insquare 8.

• If there are two squares together, you jump landingwith one foot in each square; but if there is only onesquare, you must hop on one foot.

• When you reach squares 7 and 8, you have to turnback jumping again until square 1. Then you continueplaying the next level.

• This time you begin by throwing the stone into squarenumber 2. In the next level, you throw it into squarenumber 3. You continue until level 8.

• The first player who does all the levels is the winner.

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.

Relay Games

• You need two equal teams. Each childneeds a toothpick. (You can also use aspoon with an egg or ping pong ball)

• The toothpick is held in the mouth. Eachteam needs one "lifesaver" candy with ahole in the middle.

• Each child must pass the lifesaver candyfrom her toothpick to the toothpick in themouth of the next child on her team.

• No hands allowed!

The toothpicks wiggle. The lifesaver slips. Thechildren make REALLY funny faces!

It is funniest when children line up girl-boy-girl-boy.

• The game starts with any number of playersand a number of chairs one fewer than thenumber of players.

• The chairs are arranged in a circle facingoutward, with the people standing in acircle just outside of that.

• A non-playing individual plays recordedmusic or a musical instrument.

• While the music is playing, the players inthe circle walk in unison around the chairs.

• When the music controller suddenly shutsoff the music, everyone must race to sitdown in one of the chairs.

• The player who is left without a chair iseliminated from the game, and one.

Pin the tail on the donkey

• It is played at birthday parties. There isa poster of a donkey that has no tail.

• There is a numbered tail for eachchildren. The children line up.

• Each child gets a turn. For his turn, heputs on a blindfold. All the childrenmake sure he cannot see! He is turnedaround one time.

• Then he tries to find the poster and pinhis tail in the right place. Everyonelaughs!

• It is funny to see a donkey with tailson its nose, back, and ears.

• Some tails are not even on the poster!The tail closest to the right spot wins!

Simon Says

• Simon says is a game for three or more players. One of the people is Simon.

• The others must do what Simon tells them todo. The magic phrase is "Simon says".

• If Simon says "Simon says jump.", you jump (ifyou don't jump, you're out).

• However, if Simon says simply "jump", withoutfirst saying "Simon says", you don't jump (if youdo jump, you're out).

• It is Simon's task to try to get everyone out as quickly as possible, and it is every one else's jobto stay "in" for as long as possible.

• The last of Simon's followers to stay in wins(although the game is not always played all theway through).

British Bulldog• The play area is usually a large hall or large

area of a playing field. There are no limits tothe size of the pitch nor the number of players.

• One or two players are selected as theBulldogs, and they stand in the middle of theplay area. All remaining players stand at oneend of the area. The purpose is to get fromone end of the pitch to the other (home) whilst avoiding the bulldogs in the middle.

• Once at the home end of the pitch a player issafe.

• The game then starts another round, home shifts to the opposite end of the pitch and onthe call of "British Bulldogs 1, 2, 3" the round begins.

• The first two caught or last two caught in eachgame become the Bulldogs for the next one.

The method by which a runner is caughtvaries according to local custom, but can involve physically tackling the runner to theground, or lifting the runner off the ground

Blind Man’s Bluff

A. Blind man's bluff is a form of tag whichhas been played since the Tudor era.There is also a traditional Chineseversion known as "Blind Man’’.

B. Pick a child to become “it” andblindfold him/her.

C. Turn her around a few times todisorientate her a little.

D. The other players may be required todisperse and then stand still at thebeginning of the game, or they canmove at any time while the game isplayed.

E. - “It” attempts to tag players, using hisor her senses(sound and movement) tofind them, and the game ends when anew “It” is chosen.

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.

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

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