Games from Around the World
Wanna play some interesting games from around the world? Kanoya International Exchange Association is organizing an event introducing school yard games from around the world to children in Kanoya city. Whether it’s “janken,” “tags,” or pen and paper games, it’s game on!
Time
January 20th, 2008 (Sunday) 14:00～17:00 (register from 13:30)
Place
Renacity Kanoya (by Kanoya Bus Centre) 3F Fitness Hall
Targeted Participants
50 people (over elementary 1st grade)
Fee
200 yen (for insurance)
Things to bring
indoor running shoes.
Registration Deadline
January 11th, 2008 (Friday)
For further inquiry
Event Report
The “Games around the WORLD” event was held in Renacity Kanoya 3F Fitness Hall on January 20th, 2008 (Sunday) from 2pm to 4pm.
The KIEA volunteer members, Kanoya CIRs and ALTs introduced games from 10 countries around the world. From the interesting janken game of Asian countries, “Chegi” of Korea, “Chicken and Worm” game of Morocco, “Four Square” of Canada, and “Capture the Flag” game of USA, the children and parents enjoyed the various games and experience a different side of cultures around the world. Finally, the event’s highlight was the pinata game from Mexico in which children use a stick to hit the pinata until the contents come out. The pinata was made by Sandy herself, and many people couldn’t guess exactly the shape of the “thing” (hee hee). Unfortunately, the pinata was cracked before everyone got a chance to give it a try. Many children who didn’t get to whack the ugly pinata could only say boo… (Who knew kids can be so strong!?)
In contrast to most of the cultural experience event, this event enables children to experience cultures from other countries through fun and games. Many children who came seemed to have enjoyed the event immensely as they kept saying that they need more time to play!