Popular children's games from different countries

Tag, hide and seek, cops and robbers - how many super-duper from childhood we remember with a smile. But what is a brand new surprise for our children? Camye interesting games from around the world, causing excitement among local children. Take note and at the first opportunity try!

"Pay oranges!" (Ghana, Africa)

Number of participants: two teams of 3-4 people

What is needed: 4 orange for each participant

Rules of the Game: Two lines are drawn at a distance of 10-15 m from each other, behind which are placed team. On the line in a number of the players of both teams are placed oranges slide: bottom placed three top - is another. Teams alternate throwing oranges on hills enemy. If it managed to scatter, then got picks oranges for his team. A failed roll "flown away" Orange goes to the opponent. Thus obtained oranges opponent adds a new slide, which also can scatter. The game continues until one of the teams will not lose all their oranges. She is considered lost. Oranges easily replace the balls, cubes and all that tells your imagination.

"catch the tail of the dragon" (China)

Number of participants: the more - the better

What is needed: nothing

Rules of the game: all lined up in a column and put his hand on the shoulder or belt in front of standing. Whoever comes first - the dragon's head, the last - his tail. Then begins the most fun. dragon head starts to hunt for his tail. Those players who are closest to the tail, are in every way to help him "get away" from the head, deftly running away over the tail. However, in trying to grasp the tail and to escape from the hunter it is important that the column is not crumbled, and "Dragon" does not fall apart. So hold on, my head! We are not so easy to catch.

"kabaddi" (India)

Number of participants: two teams, any even number of players

What is needed: a good mood and strong lungs

Rules of the game: the playing field is divided in half in the territory for the two teams. Since the beginning of the game start command striker runs across someone else's half of the field and tries to touch a hand or foot to rival players. But all is not so simple: he must first take a breath, and while hunting are constantly saying "kabaddi! kabaddi! kabaddi ". Once the air is ended, the striker himself becomes the prey and must run hard again. To escape, you have to have time to touch the hand or foot of its territory. If successful, the opponent of the team all drop out, until someone touched striker. If he was caught, the fight goes the opposing team. Benefiting those in whose team more players left.

This game is originally from India, but it has become so popular in Asia that even held competitions in the world kabaddi.

"three stones" (France)

Number of participants: from 2 to 4

What is needed: 3 pebbles or any small round objects that can be clamped in his fist

Rules of the game for two: both participants in the cam hidden behind 1, 2 or 3 pebbles to confuse the opponent. And you can slukavit and leave an empty hand. On signal are both put in front of "game" clamped fist. The challenge now - guess how many pebbles are now all in the game, and they in turn call their version numbers from 0 to 6. However, it is impossible to repeat. For example, if the first player call "five", selects the second remaining numbers. Next to unclench their fists, and look who won. I guess one throws a stone and the game continues. If no one has guessed, just play on. The winner is the one who got rid of all the stones before. Another fun game in three stones three or four. The main thing - do not forget to change answers from 0 to 9 and from 0 to 12. By the way, this old French game had been used not only for entertainment but also for the resolution of disputes.

"Duel potatoes" (Philippines)

Number of participants: 2, total number of pairs - the number of those wishing to have fun

What is needed: the fork and potatoes

Rules of the game: the players at a distance of a meter from one another are at the knee, the other leg off the ground and held his hand in the air, to keep the balance. In the other hand, each - for potato on a fork or a stick. The main task - to shoot down enemy potatoes and keep his. Winning is not the most powerful and nimble and agile: sometimes one lightning movement and victory is assured.

Player "dead" if the potato falls or raised foot touches the ground three times. The game also ends if one player is based on the opponent, or pushing it. To simplify the rules, you can not get up on one knee.

"The ambassador is coming" (South Africa, Africa)

Number of participants: can be anything - the more players, the longer the game

What is needed: "a valuable gift" - any item that the game will be the value. For example, the ball. At home game is often a piece of wood porizh, which is highly valued in South Africa.

Rules of the game: The players are divided into two "villages" and lined up in rows facing each other. One sent to "ambassador" with a valuable gift to another. He gives his rivals and immediately runs away, and the whole "village" rushes in pursuit of him. If the "ambassador" will have time to catch up to return home, he becomes a captive. But if he still managed to run away, his players "captured" give pursuers. Plays "Village", in which there was only one resident.

"Hureg aduun / Herd" (Buryatia, Russia)

Number of participants: the more, the more fun

What is needed: nothing

Rules of the game: participants stand in a circle and hold hands tightly. This horse, which protect their foals - the other players who are in the center of the circle. You can knock hooves, neighing in imitation of the horse. Around the herd walks player-horse foals which protects from the invasion of wolves. A few wolf players roam around and try to break the circle, grab a foal and drag it into the den. But horse-guard scary wolves, and if salite wolf, then he is considered killed. The game continues as long as the horse is not "interrupt" all the wolves.

"Quinta" (Lithuania)

Number of participants: 5

What is needed: the ball

Rules of the game: on the ground or pavement is drawn a large square with sides of about 10 meters or marked the corners of the square, where 4 players stand. The center of the square is drawn circle diameter of about 1 to 5 m, it becomes fifth player - quint.

Angle players take turns trying to "knock out" a fifth of the ball, the same dodges the ball without leaving the circle. Those who managed to get into the fifth, changing places with him.

"Barrier" (Sweden)

Number of participants: a game for big companies - the more, the more interesting

What is needed: nothing

Rules of the game: all but three players, arranged in a square so that in each row there were so many players as there are rows themselves. Standing in ranks join hands, forming inside the square street.

The remaining three - is haunted, pursuer and presenter. The second task - to catch the fleeing through the streets. But on the side of the first - the whole team, and once it catch up with leading sign making. All players quickly released hand, turn to the left to form a new arms streets. Pursuer, which is almost caught fleeing in the moment is with him on different streets. And so each time until the stalker would not agile teams. While new players are selected for the chase, and the fun continues.

"The Wolf" (Uruguay)

Number of participants: more fun if more players 4

What is needed: nothing

Rules of the game: choose a spacious field, and both sides are marked feature of its borders. Among the player picks a player who becomes a wolf. On one side of the field below the house is on the other - "Wolf's Lair". All players running between the house and the wolf on the ground and sing a song invented, "that is no wolf."

Then the players approach the lair of the wolf, and ask: "Do you come you, wolf," he says, "I just get up." Players again frolic in the field, and after some time again to go to the wolf with the same question, but already hear another excuse. And so all the time - he washes his face, then dressed, combed it, etc. But at some point the wolf suddenly shouts: "I'm going to catch you!" - and rushes to catch the players... Flee those who ran to the house and caught the wolf changes places with him.