Traditional Children Games

By :Tiviyaa d/o Mutusamy

Nanee Darshini d/o Sukumaran

Treshie Punga anak SabangDerek Alistair Griak

Blind Man’s BluffIntroduction • 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’’.

• Many people have played some form of this game in childhood, and sometimes adults play it as well, especially at organized ice breaking events.

• Age : 6 years old and above

How to play ?

- 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.

What’s The Time Mr. Wolf ?

Introduction- This game is the same format as "grandma's

footsteps", but with a wolf in place of grandma.

- Age : 7 to 11 years old

How to play ?

- 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.

SIMON SAYS Introduction• Originated from Latin.• This game has translated across multiple

cultures from seemingly common routes and some international versions also use the name Simon such as the Spanish "Simón dice", "Símon segir" in Icelandic, "Szymon mówi" in Polish.

How to play?

• Simon says is a game for three or more players (most often children).

• The catch is, the magic phrase is "Simon says". • If Simon says "Simon says jump.", you jump (if

you don't jump, you're out).

Musical Chairs

Introduction- A game in which players walk to music around

a group of chairs containing one chair fewer than the number of players and rush to sit down when the music stops.

- The player left standing in each round is eliminated.

How to play ?• The game starts with any number of players

and a number of chairs one fewer than the number of players; the chairs are arranged in a circle facing outward.

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

• When the music controller suddenly shuts off the music, everyone must race to sit down in one of the chairs.

• The player who is left without a chair is eliminated from the game, and one chair is also removed to ensure that there will always be one fewer chair than there are players.

• The music resumes and the cycle repeats until there is only one player left in the game, who is the winner.

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

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