Chile: Corre, Corre La Guaraca

              The name means 'Run, run, la Guaraca.' The game needs five or more players and a handkerchief. Players sit in a circle while a runner jobs around the outer rim with a handkerchief. The seated kids are not allowed to watch. They sing 'Corre, Corre, la Guaraca, who looks back will be bopped on his head!'

              As discreelty as possible, the runner drops the handkerchief on a child's back and runs. If he makes it around the circle before the players realises that it's on her back, the seated players is out. If the seated players catches on, s/he must tag the runner. If s/he succeeds, the runner is out. If s/he fails to tag him, they play again, but this time player who had the handkerchief dropped on him or her is the runner.

Games From Around The World

                       There was a time when boys would rush to play glass marbles in an open space and showed their mastery in hitting each and all the marbles, while girls would draw rectangular lines for hopscotch and loved to hop and pick the stone.
                       IT was a time when children would have a ball playing games like hide and seek, gilli danda, dhoop chaon
and such sweat-inducing activities. But then came the technological revolution and these traditional games took a backseat as kids became glued to their seats as they played games on the computer, TV, cellphones and pads.

 

                       Each part of the world has some traditional games that are particular to that region and some games
may actually be the variation of popular games know in other parts of the world, maybe by some other name. We have compiled some details about famous traditional games played around the globe and if you have the space and time available, you can try them out with your friends and siblings to add more fun and physical activity to you life.