x.x Kay, so this Thursday I'm doing a presentation on Germany in my "Universality of Play" class. Which is fine; I was glad to be assigned that country because my dad's dad was German. But. In my presentation, I need to have the class participate in at least two games. Like, children's games. From Germany. And I can't find any that aren't Oktoberfest drinking games, or games for toddlers (that have to do with crawling and making noise <.<;).
*fidget* I've been looking for the longest time (we were assigned countries last thursday), and I just can't find anything! Does anyone know of any games from (or better yet, live in) Germany? They don't even have to be, like, team games or anything... play activities, school-yard fun... anything that the class can participate in would work! *flail* I'm at my wit's end because I only have today and tomorrow to finish the thing. Make that only most of tomorrow. I have classes that fill up the rest of today.. and then another class tomorrow. @.@
*desperate - offers a reward for any kind of help!*
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I found one for you, but I don't think it'd really work very well... it looks like you need a lot of space for it:
"Sardines"
The person who is it has to hide; then the other children have to seek the person who is it. Whenever a child finds the person who is it, he or she has to hide with the person who is it.
Soon, only one person is left to seek for the person who is it and all the other children. As soon as the last child, who is the loser, finds the "it" group, the game is over. The next person who is it is the loser of the first game.
I'll see if I can find some others.
"Sardines"
The person who is it has to hide; then the other children have to seek the person who is it. Whenever a child finds the person who is it, he or she has to hide with the person who is it.
Soon, only one person is left to seek for the person who is it and all the other children. As soon as the last child, who is the loser, finds the "it" group, the game is over. The next person who is it is the loser of the first game.
I'll see if I can find some others.
I found some card games played in Germany. Poking around on "germanculture.com" might get you some more hits.
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Here's another I found.
"Schnitzeljagd"
Or 'Räuber und Gendarm'. 'Schnitzeljagd' is translated as 'paper-chase', while 'Räuber und Gendarm' may be translated as 'Brigand and Constable' or something.
Although probably well known, here is a short description of the game:
1.
Divide the group of kids in two, usually not equal in size (the hunters/constables may be the bigger group). The hunters or constables have to hunt the other group that gets some more or less significant lead - depending on age and number of kids. You may want to have an adult accompany each group.
2.
The hunted group has to reach a certain place or the starting place, before the other group catches them. Both to lead and to irritate the hunters, the first group has to leave marks made of paper scraps (Schnitzel) or stones or branches or drawn on stones with chalk. They must always indicate the right way but are allowed to fool the hunters by leading them other ways as well. At the end of a false way there always has to be an X-mark.
3.
Standard signs are:
* --> (Arrows) to lead in a certain direction (either right or false).
* Also, a star of arrows is possible to show different possible directions.
* |-> (Anti-Arrow) to lead in the opposite direction than the pointed one.
* X (Crosses) to mark the end of wrong ways.
Other signs may be arranged (before starting), like a string knotted to a branch on a bush beneath the way, for example. If the kids are in the mood, they will truly be exhausted - at least for a while - depending on the time permitted as lead, on the distance and on how tricky the groups are.
"Schnitzeljagd"
Or 'Räuber und Gendarm'. 'Schnitzeljagd' is translated as 'paper-chase', while 'Räuber und Gendarm' may be translated as 'Brigand and Constable' or something.
Although probably well known, here is a short description of the game:
1.
Divide the group of kids in two, usually not equal in size (the hunters/constables may be the bigger group). The hunters or constables have to hunt the other group that gets some more or less significant lead - depending on age and number of kids. You may want to have an adult accompany each group.
2.
The hunted group has to reach a certain place or the starting place, before the other group catches them. Both to lead and to irritate the hunters, the first group has to leave marks made of paper scraps (Schnitzel) or stones or branches or drawn on stones with chalk. They must always indicate the right way but are allowed to fool the hunters by leading them other ways as well. At the end of a false way there always has to be an X-mark.
3.
Standard signs are:
* --> (Arrows) to lead in a certain direction (either right or false).
* Also, a star of arrows is possible to show different possible directions.
* |-> (Anti-Arrow) to lead in the opposite direction than the pointed one.
* X (Crosses) to mark the end of wrong ways.
Other signs may be arranged (before starting), like a string knotted to a branch on a bush beneath the way, for example. If the kids are in the mood, they will truly be exhausted - at least for a while - depending on the time permitted as lead, on the distance and on how tricky the groups are.