Importance of traditional Games

The practice of traditional games creates a generational connection that embraces families, promotes social ties, the creativity and the physical activity actively placing each participant, stimulating the senses, as opposed to television passivity, as well as approaching with the nature given the simplicity of the elements present and the indirect invitation of many of the recreational proposals to be developed outdoors. They have a key function for the training physical and mental health of children, understanding the general well-being that relationships produce from the beginning of entertainment.

Examples of traditional games that last over time

All the proposals remain intact, they never go out of style or get lost, even before the competition given by digital entertainment, such as video games, they are revalued.

Hidden

Basically, one of the players has to count to a specific number, 10, 30, or 100 seconds with their eyes covered, be it against a wall or a tree for example, to then express in a loud voice that he finished, complying with the stipulated rule, and thus go out in search of the others who, during the count, should find a space to hide, and remain there. Every time he finds someone, both of them must run to the point on the wall where he counted, to touch with the palm of the hand; if the hunter arrives first, he can continue searching for the missing ones, otherwise he loses the game or a point.

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The rope, or tug of war

Drawing a line on the ground, organized into two groups, each one is located on one side of the rope and he has to push towards his direction in such a way as to take the rivals to the other side of the dialing. It is not just a game of strength, but also strategy regarding positioning and action joint, for example, if all the members of a group pull the rope simultaneously, they will obtain a greater impulse. This proposal was included in the schedule of five Olympic Games, covering the period 1900-1920, competing every four years.

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the stain

Basically, one carries a symbolic stain in the palm of his hand and has to run to the other participants until touching one of them in such a way as to pass the stain, and reversing the role between the one who pursues and the one who escape.

Jump the rope

Comparable to the exercise that a professional boxer performs individually jumping on a rope that he holds with his two hands, enhancing agility, and the balance, among the children one is observed that jumps while two companions hold the ends of a rope, counting how many jumps are achieved between chants popular.

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The game of chairs

Placing a set of chairs in the middle of the room, the participants (who exceed the number of available chairs) move around them to the rhythm of music. When the music is paused, everyone has to try to sit in one of the chairs, and whoever fails to do so loses, likewise, at each pause a chair is removed. In the last instance, two players face each other for a place.

Then, there are products that have become classics in history, where the yo-yo, marbles, spinning tops, board games, or kites are found. Everyone has their ways of handling.

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Sharing one of these proposals between adults and children translates into the possibility of strengthening ties, and transmitting advice. For adults, it is a flashback to relive their childhood, and for children, an experience that allows them to reflect on the elders whom they admire and respect.