Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. The rabbits are only allowed to hop, they cannot run. The last rabbit standing is the winner of the game. The tricky part is that no matter how many hunters there are, there can only be one ball to catch the rabbits with. You draw a large triangle on the ground and split it into 3 parts as shown above. The smallest part you label with a 3, the middle a 2 and the bottom a 1.
Players take turns throwing rocks from 15 feet away. As they are throwing, the players add up their scores based on the numbered section that the rock landed in. The first person to 50 is the winner. The first player in line jumps into the rope, jumps once and comes out without being hit by the rope. They can pull from any statue they've ever seen a photo of—a javelin thrower, The Thinker , even the Statue of Liberty. Kids are allowed to use found items, such as sticks, a ball, or a Frisbee, to add a touch of realism.
The last player remaining composed is the winner and becomes the new "It. Many cities in Pakistan are bustling places, full of vivid colors and lots of people.
Given the chance to break out of the crowd, Pakistani children love to laugh and shout their way through a rousing game of tag. What You'll Need: An outdoor space with lots of obstacles like tree stumps, a slide, a swing, rocks, or sturdy benches.
How to Play: The game begins with one child as "It. If he chooses neech , then the ground is not safe; runners can be tagged out unless they are ounch , up on something like a stump or a rock. The opposite is true as well: If "It" chooses ounch, then the ground is safe so everyone remains on terra firma. Of course, children quickly realize that it's boring to stay only in the safe zones.
The first person tagged becomes "It" for the next round of the game. This popular kids game is great fun, great exercise, and a great way to burn energy! In rural parts of Ghana, in West Africa, children's choice of toys is quite limited, but they find plenty of ways to have fun.
What You'll Need: Sticks and stones—or if that would be confusing for kids when playing in a backyard packed with them , you can use one penny for each player. How to Play: Designate a leader and a timekeeper, and determine a finish line. The leader secretly hides the pennies while the other players have their back turned.
The timekeeper waits at the finish line to judge which player is first. When the leader says " Pilolo! The winner is awarded one point. To play again, gather the pennies and designate a new timekeeper and leader. The game is repeated as many times as energy allows; the player with the most points wins.
Korea is a modern nation today, but with its history dating back more than 5, years, the country also retains a great deal of traditional culture. Korean children celebrate many festivals throughout the year, with colorful costumes and special foods. How to Play: This traditional and popular kids game is similar to the American "jacks. He then picks one up and tosses it in the air and quickly tries to pick up another stone in time to catch the one he just threw.
Now he has two in his hand; he throws one of the stones up in the air, and picks up a third. This goes on until he has all the stones in his hand. In the second round, the player picks up two stones every time he throws one up. In the third round, he picks up three; four in the fourth, and the fifth time he picks them all up.
For the game's last step, the player tosses all the stones in the air and tries to catch them on the back of his hand. Then he tosses them up again and tries to catch them in his palm. The number he catches is that player's score. If he fails to catch them all, it's the next person's turn. A popular party game in the United Kingdom, Pass the Parcel may have been played during the medieval era. During that time, a special gift would have been wrapped in cloth and pretty ribbons.
Today, a package covered in layers of colorful paper is passed from child to child to the sound of music. What You'll Need: A white elephant "surprise gift. How to Play: Before the game begins, Mom or Dad will need to make the parcel by wrapping something fun or silly they have around the house in layer upon layer of paper.
Using a different pattern or color for each layer will make it easier for kids to tell them apart. Players stand in a circle and pass the ball around, using their heads, feet, legs, and shoulders. Takraw games often break out on the street among strangers waiting for a boat or a bus.
This multicultural game might draw 40 or 50 people before the boat or bus arrives to take away some of the players. Invite members of the community from other countries to talk about and demonstrate the games they played as youth.
Or, acting as coaches, have year olds organize and put on a multicultural game tournament for younger children. Read on for some additional multicultural night activity ideas.
Mancala is a multicultural game that has been around for centuries. Forms of this game were played in ancient Africa and Asia. There are many different names, boards and rules of play for Mancala, but most are played on wooden boards with beads, stones or glass game pieces. Children in Africa would play by scooping holes in the dirt to create a game board. Want to learn how to make your own Mancala board?
Use a Styrofoam egg carton, two applesauce cups, pudding cups, or similar containers, and dried beans. Of course, you can use anything for game pieces, beads, pennies, or anything small and easy to scoop! You will need 48 game pieces to start the game — 4 in each cup. Place the board between the two players so that the long sides face the players- and the two small containers Mancala cups are on the right and left. You will have six cups of beans facing each player.
Place 4 beans in each cup. Each player has a Mancala cup, which is the applesauce cup on their left. This cup is where they put the beans they collect. Each player takes a turn and tries to collect as many beans as possible in their Mancala cup before the other player clears their side of the board. The game ends when one player has no more beans left in the cups on their side of the board.
The player with the most beans in their Mancala cup wins! Players prepare the course for the game, consisting of a maze of parts in the snow over a field or ice. The parts should be wide enough for one person to run on, about one meter wide.
What follows is a simple game of tag played in lanes in the snow. Players must stay on the paths, but the person who is it may jump from path to path in pursuit of his opponents. This imaginative modification of tag in the winter could lead players to inventing their own unique games for the winter season.
The Scottish people did just that when they invented curling from the summer game of bowls. Many are available in the Chinese New Year category of this site. After much discussion about the cultures represented within their classrooms, 3rd through 5th graders in Minnesota grew curious about their neighborhood.
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