Today, we’re travelling the globe through childhood play. One game from every continent, each telling a story about culture, creativity, and community.

What’s fascinating is how many of these games require almost nothing: stones, chalk, string, sticks, or simply space to move.

And yet, they’ve entertained generations.

Links:

Mancala

Ancient Games:

https://ancientgames.org/mancala-africas-ancient-game-of-sowing-and-counting

Triple S games:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX7rj93m6o8

Hopscotch

https://www.britannica.com/topic/hopscotch-game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5efIbt30Cg

Kedama

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendama?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5Cjkla-wEk

Marbles

https://www.museumofplay.org/toys/marbles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g4_JeRngao

Elastics (Chinese jump rope)

https://www.wikihow.com/Chinese-Jump-Rope

Double dutch

https://nationaldoubledutchleague.com/history/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYIFsKfYSs4