by

Aylin Leventoglu

Danuta Dąbek

Esther Serramia Sanchez

Ksenija Laisic-Miletic

Maria Rellia

Carmela Cundari

Mirela Djeska

Tetyana Pavlenko

TRADITIONAL GAME FROM SERBIA

`` `A pussy is around you...`

` A pussy is around you, be careful not to scratch you. Keep Mio tail off so you do not get blind. If you get blind, your tail will fall off`!

One child holds a handkerchief and the other children are in a circle and they squat. This child circulates with a handkerchief in her hand while singing

a song.

During the song, she leaves a handkerchief behind one child. A child, if he sees a handkerchief, will run after her, if he gets her with a handkerchief, then she, who held the handkerchief, repeats, but if he does not reach her and she takes his place, he will be the one who  will circulate.

"Geese, geese, come back home"

the classic Polish game

"Gąski, gąski do domu"

the classic Polish game

You will need quite a lot of space to play this game! 

HOW TO PLAY:

One child is chosen to be the Mother. Another one is the Wolf.

The Mother stands at one end of the playing area.

The other children stand facing the mother at the other end of the playing area.

The Wolf stands behind a line between the mother and the children.

"Geese, geese, come back home"

the classic Polish game

The mum calls out: "Geese, geese, come back home!"

The group replies: "We are scared"

The mum asks: "Who are you scared of?"

The children reply: "We are scared of an angry wolf!"

The mum asks: "Where is he?"

The children reply: "Behind the fence!"

The mum asks: "What is he doing?"

The children reply: "He's eating the geese!"

The mum calls out: "Geese, geese, come back home!"

"Geese, geese, come back home"

the classic Polish game

At this point the children run forward to reach the mother. They must move as quickly as possible trying not to be caught by the wolf.

The wolf has to chase the children and catch them before they can reach the Mum.

If the wolf catches anyone they become the new wolf.

There is usually much screaming and excitement at this point!

"I QUATTRO CANTONI"

"THE FOUR CORNERS"

a typical Italian game

Prepare the game field (more or less a square) by placing 4 pins (but they could be big stones, flags or anything else) in the four corners.

Four children will be placed in the four corners, while the fifth will be positioned in the center.

At the start, the children must run from their canton to the next; the child in the middle will try to reach one of the cantons before the others.

If he succeeds, the player left without a canton will go in the center and the game will start again, while if he fails, he will return to the center.

If the players are more than five, variants are possible by increasing the number of cantons and even the players in the middle.

SPANISH TRADITIONAL

GAME

TERRA, MAR I AIRE

GROUND, SEA & AIR

You can draw the game on the floor but you can also use 3 different steps from the stairs, use colored tape to trace the lines, use printed pictures..... be creative!