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CROATIAN TRADITIONAL CHILDREN GAMES

TEAM CROATIA

Alen Bajrić, Ivor Belcar, Laura Kovačić, Tonka Igrec, Lovro Žitnjak, Karlo Rogina

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HIDE AND SEEK

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HIDE AND SEEK

at least two players

players have to hide

one has to seek them out

while seeker is counting to ten with closed eyes others have to hide

"Ready or not, here I come!"

players run to the spot where seeker was counting they and shout ‘rescued!

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HOPSCOTCH

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HOPSCOTCH(school)

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  • draw squares (classes) with numbers on the ground
  • throw a stone, a button or a twig into the first square and hop on one leg along the ‘school’
  • in the last square hop and turn around and hop back out of the school
  • on your way back take the stone
  • the game ends when all the players have been through all the ‘classes’

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ICY OLD BIDDY

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ICY OLD BIDDY

- one player is ˝old biddy˝ and s/he hunts the others

- the player who has been touched by the old biddy  ˝freezes˝ in that position

- players can get unfrozen if the other players touch them

- the game ends when all the players have been frozen into ice sculptures

- the one who has been frozen three times is the next ˝old biddy˝

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SACK HOPPING

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SACK HOPPING

  • put both feet in a sack and begin hopping towards  the finish line
  • keep both feet in the sack
  • keep at least one hand on the sack at all times
  • the sack must remain close to the waist 
  • it should not fall below the knees
  • the racer who comes first to the finish line is the winner

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DAY - NIGHT

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DAY - NIGHT

there is one CALLER

when the caller says ˝DAY˝ you are supposed to stand up 

when the caller says ˝NIGHT˝ you are supposed to sit down

the one who makes a mistake is out

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FLY FLY

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FLY FLY … 

  • The game is played relatively fast
  • Children gently keep hitting against the table or their knees with their forefingers
  • The caller says: fly, fly, fly …  e.g. an aeroplane / house / bird / spoon /dragon
  • If the called thing can fly - children lift their fingers, if not – they lower their fingers
  • The one who makes a mistake goes out of the game
  • The winner becomes the next caller

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JUMP ELASTIC GAME

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JUMP ELASTIC GAME

  • at least 3 players
  • two players stand opposite each other and extend the rubber band on different parts of body, depending on the level of difficulty
  • another player jumps over the rubber 
  • when the player jumping finishes with first level of difficulty s/he continues at the next level
  • if s/he makes a mistake, another player starts

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JUMP ELASTIC GAME

 LEVELS OF DIFFICULTY

1st: the elastic is on the ankles

2nd: the elastic is on the calves

3rd: the elastic is on the knees 

4th: the elastic is on the thighs

5th: the elastic is on the hips

6th: the elastic is on the waist

Gumi-gumi (engleska školica) – YouTube