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Thailand: Mark-kep: 45 Promoting Physical Activity in Schools A game played by girls using five small pebble stones. One stone will be thrown into the air while the player will use the same hand that throws the stone to collect the stone left on the ground and use the same hand to catch the one that is falling down. The game is over if the player misses the stones, either the ones on the ground or the one in the air. Wing Peow: This is a competition between two groups of children; the number of players is not limited, but should not be much different between the groups. The two groups, each group members stand in line, facing each other, about 100 meters apart. The first person of each group hold a piece of cloth or a stick and both start running at the same time and send the cloth or stick to the next member, who will continue the race, when he/she finishes his/her round. The winner will have to touch the back of the rival. Viet Nam: Da cau Two children kick a feather with their feet to each other. It may not touch the ground but it is allowed to catch it on your breast or on your knee and then kick it again with your foot. Normally this game is played with the point of your shoe. A single player can also play this game; the feather is then repeatedly kicked up in the air and caught on breast, knee or foot. Cuop co Two parties play this game. The playground is divided into two parts, on which two parties are standing. The flag is put right in the middle of the field in a small circle. By calling a number, only two children of both parties run to the small circle. (Every child gets a number) Every player must try to pick up the flag without being tagged by the other player and then run back to their own party on the side of the playground. If he (or she) succeeds to bring home the flag safely without being tagged by the other player, then that party gets a point. This game can also be played with more children at the same time: then the person, who calls the numbers, is calling two or three numbers at a time. The game ends when one of the parties has reached a predetermined number of points. Zimbabwe: Zity zity go touch Some children jump into a rope and while doing so they say some text. When you jump correctly, the next round the rope will be hold a little higher. (From ankles, knees middle and neck.) When the rope breaks, you just tie it together and continue. Zity zity gosha In this game children have to jump at different levels. (Ankle, hips and under the armpit) The girl who jumps has different varieties in the way she jumps over the rope. The children here have made the rope out of pieces of clothes. When the rope breaks, they just tie a knot and continue the game. They make their own rules when someone has to go out and another child takes over. Source: http://www.2ukids.nl/Pages/Games.html; and others. <strong>WHO</strong> Information Series on School Health
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