Applications open for ‘Games from Around the World’
Wanna play some interesting games from around the globe?
The Kanoya International Exchange Association is organizing an event introducing school yard games from around the world to children in Kanoya city.
Whether it's "tag," "what's the time mr. wolf", or whacking a pinata, it's game on!
Date and time
Sunday 15th of March 2015, 14:00～16:00(Registration from 13:30)
Venue
Kanoya Elementary School (Kanoya-shi, Utsuma, 1-1-6)
Contents
Introducing yard games from a variety of countries to the children of Kanoya City.
Participant numbers
Limited to 70
Participation fee
\200(for insurance purposes. KIEA members go for free)
What to bring
Indoor gym shoes, towel, drink
Application deadline
As soon as we reach capacity.
How to apply
By phone or email
To apply
Event Report
This past Sunday March 15th, we held this year’s ‘Games from around the World (Sekai no Asobi) event at Kanoya Elementary School’s gym hall. On the day we gathered 70 parents and children to learn about children’s games from eight different countries. During the first hour, participants experienced the following games:
Thailand's ‘Gaa Fau Kai’ (‘Angry crow defends its eggs’)
The United Kingdoms's ‘Shove Ha’penny’
The Philippines’ ‘Exchange the basket’
Ireland’s ‘Wizards, giants and goblins’
Sweden’s ‘Kubb’
The USA’s ‘What’s the time Mr. Wolf?’
After these games, we all joined together to play two larger games, Japan’s ‘Oodama korogashi’ (Rolling the big ball), and Mexico’s ‘Pinata whacking’. Judging by the reactions of the children who took part, they had a lot of fun playing the games and meeting the non-Japanese instructors.
Below are some photos of the days events.