To
conclude our playground fads week we will discuss several games that were
played during recess in the nineties. There are tons of games that were played
on the playground and we will go over several (Dutch) games. The first popular game
is of course the classic hide and seek game. This a game in which a number of
players conceal themselves in the environment, to be found by one or more
seekers. The game is played by one player (designated as being "it")
counting to a predetermined number while the other players hide. After reaching
the number, the player who is "it" tries to find the other players. After
the player designated as "it" finds another player, the found player
must run to base, before he is tagged by "it”. There are several
variations to this game such as sardines; where only one person hides and the
other players have to find him/her. A familiar Dutch hide and seek game is “10
Tellen in de Rimboe” where one person counts down from ten and the others have
to hide.
Another
well-known game is tag (also known as tip, tick, tig, tiggy, dobby, it, chasey and
many other names). This playground game is played worldwide and involves one or
more players chasing other players in an attempt to tag or touch them, usually
with their fingers. There are many variations, such as British Bulldogs,
Busted, Freeze Tag, Cops & Robbers and the Dutch Shaduwtikkertje. Most
forms of tag have no teams, scores, or equipment.
Not sure if they're playing tag or beating the kid up...
Some of
the more familiar Dutch chanting games (in combination with clapping or
crossing a certain area) are: Annamaria Koekkoek, Schipper Mag Ik Overvaren,
Charlie Chaplin Ging Naar De Disco, Pepsi Cola and Er Is Een Vrouw Vermoord.
The lyrics of the songs can vary between different parts of the country or even
between schools.
This was
all on playground fads, we hoped you’ve enjoyed it, even if you haven’t played
any of these ;)
Remember the time when you had great stamina and could play with the jumping rope for hours? Today we will discuss the jump rope and several games related to it.
Skipping is defined as swinging a rope over one or more participants heads and they then have to jump over it. You can do this alone, by holding the two ends of the rope yourself or you can use a long rope where two people will hold the ends and swing the rope and other people jump inside it. You can also play with two turning ropes; this is called Double Dutch and is significantly more difficult.
The are several jumping rope rhymes and they are often chanted beginning when the skipper jumps in and ending when the skipper is tripped up.
Maybe you can become like this man if you practice very hard ;)
There are several jumping rope techniques, here is a list of some of them:
Basic jump or easy jump
This is
where both feet are slightly apart and jump at the same time over the rope.
Beginners should master this technique first before moving onto more advanced
techniques.
Alternate foot jump (speed step)
This
style consists of using alternate feet to jump off the ground. This technique
can be used to effectively double the number of skips per minute as compared to
the above technique. This step is used for speed events.
Criss-cross
This
method is similar to the basic jump with the only difference being that while
jumping, the left hand goes to the right part of the body and vice versa for
the right hand, with arms crossing in front of the body.
Side Swing
This is
a basic technique where the rope passes the side of the skipper's body, without
jumping it. Usually the skipper performs a basic jump after a side swing, or a
criss-cross.
EB(front-back cross)
This is
similar to the criss-cross except one arm crosses behind the back.
Double under
To
perform a double under, the participant needs to jump up higher than usual
while swinging the rope twice under his feet. It is possible to have the rope
swing three times under the feet (triple under). In competitive jump rope,
triples, quadruples ("quads"), and quintuples ("quins") are
common.
Double Dutch
Double
dutch is a game in which two long jump ropes turning in opposite directions are
jumped by one or more players jumping simultaneously.
Toad
The toad
is a more complicated trick where the jumper performs the "Cross"
manoeuvre with one arm crossing under the opposite leg from the inside.
Crougar
The
crougar is a trick where the jumper jumps in a normal open jump, but with one
arm hooked under the same leg.
Awesome Annie
This is
where the jumper alternates between a crougar and a toad without a jump in
between.
Inverse toad
Similar
to the toad, except the arm crosses the same leg from the outside (rather than
the opposite leg from the inside).
Elephant
A cross
between the inverse toad and the toad, where both arms cross under one leg,
rather than one.
Frog/Donkey kick
This is
a variation of a handstand, with a beginner version and an advanced version. In
the beginner version, the jumper does a handstand, comes down and then pulls
the rope under. In the advanced, the jumper pulls the rope while coming down
from the handstand.
Combination jumps
There
are many more difficult jump roping tricks that combine two or more of these
techniques to make a single trick. These combinations can also be used in
Chinese Wheel, Double Dutch, Egg Beater, triangle and Long Rope.
Other
Many
other variations are possible, including: "skier", a side-to-side
jump keeping the feet together; "bell", a front-and-back jump keeping
the feet together; "scissors", a jump putting one foot forward and
the other back, then switching back-and-forth; "jumping jack", a jump
putting the feet apart and then together; and "can-can" a jump with
one leg up and bent, followed by a jump with both feet on ground, followed by a
jump kicking the foot out. The possibilities are endless, and many Grand
National champions have routines consisting of tricks they made up.
There are also some familiar jump rope rhymes, the most famous are Charlie Chaplin and Big Ben Strikes, the lyrics of these song can vary between different regions.
Next time we will go over several mini games that were played during recess!
Who hasn't played with marbles when they were young? (If you didn't, go play with it now!)
A marble is a small toy made of glass, clay, steel or agate. Like you know, the balls vary in size. There are really small ones (1/30 inch, 0.111 cm) and really big ones (over 3 inches, 7.75 cm). The average size of a marble is about 1/2 inch to 1 inch (1.3 to 2.6 cm). We can't really name the sizes, because the names of these marbles also differ per country, region or even school. Next to playing with them, people often collect marbles because of their aesthetic colors. Because we prefer playing before collecting, we will discuss some fun marble playing games! (Maybe you don't know them, marbles games are different all over the world)
Normal game
Try to get all the marbles in the pit. If you miss, your oppontent may try. If you succeed in bumping your marble in the pitt, you're allowed to take one more turn. The one who bumps the last marble into the pit, can have them all.
Pointing game
Draw several cirkels on the ground like in the image next to this text. The lines are 10 cm from each other. The bull's eye count for 50 points, and the other rings for 40, 30, 20 and 10 points. The players aim with a pre-arranged amount of marbles or till an agreed number of points is reached. The ones who wins gets all the marbles.
Bombing game
If you own this game you probably make more enemies than friends while playing it. Each player puts an amount of their mables in a cirkel. With turns, each player will hold one marble an arm length above the marbles in the cirkel and drops it. The marbles bumped out the cirkel are now the belongings of the ' bomber'. The bomber also gets his 'bom' back. The game ends when all the marbles are bumped out the cirkel.
Remember: it's not about the marbles, but all about the games!
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