Thursday, November 12, 2009

The Games from Latvia -Zante

Day and Night


WHAT DO YOU NEED?

Equipment / materials: big field (according the numbers of participants to feel free) marked with two lines in the same distance from the center where the leader is located.
Number of the participants: as many as possible + 1 leader



HOW TO PLAY?

1.The participants are splited in two teams – Day and Night.



2.Both teams are standing between marked line close to the leader (1-2m around). The leader is shout Day or Night by the choose of him/herself. The team which name is noted should try to reach their marked area as quick as possible and in the same time the oposite team should try to catch as many members of another team before they are reaching the marked are as possible. Those who are catched are change the team.




3.Then the turn is starting again and the game is countinuing as long as the participants have the willignes to play the game or all participants become the members of the same team. Also the leader can be change at any moment the participants deside.



The cabbage cultivation


WHAT DO YOU NEED?

Materials / equipment: ---
The number of participants: unlimited



HOW TO PLAY?

1.There is 1 farmer, 1 devil and others are cabbage.

2.All cabage should try to join each other as tightly is possible.

3.Then the devil come to farmer and should tell to the farmer some story about Golden garden where the farmer should go to check out – it is any noted place in area around. While the farmer is going (or better - is running) to try to find the Golden garden, the Devil is trying to get any of Cabbage out of the group.

4.The idea is to try to get as much cabbage as possible while the farmer is away. Time by time the roles are changed.





The blind pullets


WHAT DO YOU NEED?

The number of the participants: unlimited
Equipment / materiāls: scarf or muffler / space


HOW TO PLAY?

1.The participants are standing whenever they would like.

2.One of the person (the blind pullet) is with blindfold eyes (as all pullets in the darkness are blind).


3.The participants should make the noise by klapping the hands and in the same time to try to shun / shirk from the Blind pullet but the Blind pullet try to catch anyone. If somebody is catched the participants change the roles.

Variation: the game can be played by two the blind pullets or three, etc according the number of the participants.




Final couple


WHAT DO YOU NEED?

Number of participants: at least 5
Materials / equipment: ---


HOW TO PLAY?

1.The participants of the game is stand in couples one by one like column.



2.In front of the column by back is standing 1 person – Boss.



3.When boss clap his/her hands 3 times and says „The Final couple out!” then final couple trying to cross all other participants and catch each other again while Boss also trying to catch one of the couple to have own couple.

4.The person who have no couple become as Boss and repreat the same.


Two – not enough, three – more than enough



WHAT DO YOU NEED?

Number of participants:: at least 6
Materials / equipment: space


HOW TO PLAY?

1.All participants stand in the circle in pairs with the face to the center.

2.There is one person „Looser” and one person „Winner” where „Looser” try to catch „Winner”.

3.If so, they change the roles. Winner can stand at any moment in front of any pair already are in the cirle.

4.In the moment when Winner stand in the front of any pair already are in the circle, the roles are changing – Looser become as a Winner and 3rd person from the pair is become as Looser and try to catch the Winner.

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