This is a list of
game
A game is a structured type of play usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports or video games) or art ...
s that are played by
children
A child () is a human being between the stages of childbirth, birth and puberty, or between the Development of the human body, developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking ...
. Traditional children's games do not include commercial products such as
board games but do include games which require props such as hopscotch or marbles (toys go in
List of toys unless the toys are used in multiple games or the single game played is named after the toy; thus "jump rope" is a game, while "
Jacob's ladder" is a toy). Despite being transmitted primarily through
word of mouth due to not being considered suitable for academic study or adult attention, traditional games have "not only failed to disappear but have also evolved over time into new versions."
Traditional children's games are defined "as those that are played informally with minimal equipment, that children learn by example from other children, and that can be played without reference to written rules. These games are usually played by children between the ages of 7 and 12, with some latitude on both ends of the age range." "Children's traditional games (also called folk games) are those that are passed from child to child, generation to generation, informally by word of mouth," and most children's games include at least two of the following six features in different proportion: physical skill, strategy, chance, repetition of patterns, creativity, and vertigo.
History
From the 18th century onwards, researchers have taken a greater interest in the value of traditional games in elucidating cultural values and identities. The modern
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...
were influenced by this thinking, and were founded by
Pierre de Coubertin
Charles Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (; born Pierre de Frédy; 1 January 1863 – 2 September 1937), also known as Pierre de Coubertin and Baron de Coubertin, was a French educator and historian, co-founder of the International Olympic ...
on the basis of "All games, all nations", though this aspect of the Olympics was never fully realised and quickly faded away after a few years, with mainly only
Western sports being played. In some European countries, the revival of traditional games has served as a way for regional identities to be expressed in a political or educational way.
Tag games
Hiding games
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Hide-and-seek
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Peekaboo
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Sardines
Games with equipment
Jumping games
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Ampe, from
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...
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Double Dutch (jump rope)
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Jumping Jacks
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Jumping rope (Skipping rope)
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Jumpsies (also known as Chinese jump rope, elastics, or gummitwist)
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Leapfrog
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Hopping games
* Hopscotch
Memory games
* Chinese whispers (TelephoneConcentration
In chemistry, concentration is the abundance of a constituent divided by the total volume of a mixture. Several types of mathematical description can be distinguished: '' mass concentration'', '' molar concentration'', '' number concentration'', ...
* Here Comes an Old Soldier from Botany Bay (Old Soldier)
* I packed my bag
* Kim's Game
Parlour games
* Hunt the Thimble[Gryski (1998), p.16.])
* I spy
* Truth or Dare?
* Wink Murder
Hand games
Other traditional children's games
See also
*Game
A game is a structured type of play usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports or video games) or art ...
* List of open-source video games
* Outline of games
* Papers-and-Pencils games
*Street game
A street game or street sport is a sport or game that is played on city streets rather than a prepared game field, field. Street games are usually simply play time activities for children in the most convenient venue. Some street games have ris ...
s
* Children's toys and games
* List of skill toys
Notes
References
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