GREECE

Blindfold

A player ties his eyes with a cloth and tries to catch one of the other players. When he catches him, he has to find his name. Then he is the one to make the blindfold, etc.

Akinitinda (Statuettes)

The ancient game akinitinda is still played today with the name of statuettes, except that there are some differences. In Akinitinda, players must remain immobile in whatever position they are in as soon as the signal is given. The one who moves will leave the game. In the statuettes, all but one of the children are in line. This child is about five meters away from the other children and with his back turned he says: "Little statues deaf, speechless, unsmiling, day or night. If they say "night" the game continues and if they say "day" it turns around and all the statues remain, then whoever moves enters the child's place and starts the game again.

Pentelitha (Pentovola)

Pentelitha (today pentovola) is an ancient game. But it is still played today. As many children as they wanted could play in this game. Each child had five pebbles gathered near his feet. Each player threw a pebble high and had to catch it again after first taking another pebble from below.

The dehydration roller (Hide and Seek)

One player closes his eyes and the others run to hide at a certain time. The player opens his eyes and seeks to find them. Every time he finds one, he has to run first in his place, otherwise he loses.

To Collave (Biz)

A player stands up and covers his eyes with his hand. Another beats him and at the same time asks him with which hand he beat him.

Skaperda (tug of war)

In the skaperda, players nail a beam to the ground, which has a hole in its center, through which a rope passes. At both ends, it is tied by a player so that they do not look at each other, and they try to pull each other close to the beam by pulling hard. This game is also played with an equal number of players on each side.

THE BELL:

With chalk, draw  numbered squares, then throw a stone into one of the squares. Then you go and pick it up, jumping on one foot or trying some other balancing tricks, like holding something on your head without letting it fall. The winner continues to throw, while whoever loses has to pass the turn to the other teammates, the pledge is decided previously.

ITALY

ICA Primary School of Moriondo

            Lithuania

    Utena Rapolas Saltenis progymnasium

A cat and a mouse

The players stand in a circle and hold hands. Two players are chosen as a mouse and a cat. The mouse goes in the middle of the circle and the cat stays outside the circle. The cat tries to run into the circle and tries to catch the mouse. If the cat breaks into the circle, the mouse escapes. The players are free to release the mouse by raising their hands properly and hindering the cat. When the cat catches the mouse, the second pair is chosen.

Rules: 1. Stay close to the circle. 2. Do not hold onto the clothing

KNOCK KNOCK

The game starts like a simple hide and seek game- one child does not to look, the other children hide. The players decide on the object where the child that will be trying to find the others who are hiding, will ‘knock them’ (a tree, a lamp post etc.). After counting till 20, he goes to find the ones who are hiding. The children who are in hiding can move and change their hiding place. Their goal is to run to the "knock" place so that they do not see the seeker and knock on it "KNOCK KNOCK" first.

Edible –not edible

The children sit or standi n a line. One player stands in front of the children and he/she has got a ball. He thows the ball to one of the players and says a word. The player who cathes the ball has to say: „edible“ or „nor edible“  depending on the word. For example: apple- edible, tabale – not edible.

Freeze

One of the players is not looking. The other players move around. When the player who is not looking turn round, the other players have to freeze. If anyone moves, he or she is out of the game.

A blind hen

One one players has his/her eyes blindfolded. The other players move around the „blind hen“. He/she tries to catch one of the players. If he /she catches somenone, they swap the roles.

                ITALY

I. C. ANDEZENO - Secondary School