This document describes several classic children's party games such as hide-and-seek, tag, musical chairs, and pass the parcel. In hide-and-seek, one person counts while hiding and then tries to find the others. Tag involves one person chasing others to tag them and make them "it." Musical chairs has one fewer chair than players and those who don't find a seat when the music stops are out. Pass the parcel passes a parcel around a circle while music plays and whoever holds it when the music stops is out. The document encourages revisiting these old-fashioned games for fun.

1. Nucleus: Life In Other Countries And Communities
Topic: I Used To Be A Child

2. Have you forgotten all those wonderful
party games that you used to play when
you were little, like pass the parcel,
musical chairs or hide-and-seek? It’s time
to bring back some old-fashioned fun
and celebrate the traditional way!

3. The general idea is that one person is “it,” that
person closes his or her eyes and counts to a
certain number without looking and then he or
she tries to find the others.

4. One person is Simon and starts by saying,
“Simon says,<the action>”. Everyone must then
do the action. However, if Simon makes an
action request without saying “Simon says” to
begin the request, anyone who does that action
is out.

5. A group of kids decides who will start out as
being “it”. That person chases the other people
around, trying to tag one of them with their
hand. The newly tagged person is now “it”.

6. This is a variation of Tag where if the person who
is “it” tags you, you have to freeze where you
are. Another participant can tag you to unfreeze
you.

7. In a circle, arrange chairs facing outward to total one fewer
than the number of players. An additional player needs to
be in charge of the music. When the music starts, the
players walk around the chairs. When the music stops,
players sit down in the nearest chair as soon as they can.
The one player who does not have a chair is out.

8. This game is great fun
and a chance for
children to eat as
much chocolate as
they possibly can with
a knife and fork.

9. It involves players gathering in a circle and
tossing a small object such as a parcel or tennis
ball to each other while music plays. The player
who is holding the “parcel" when the music
stops is out.

10. Now, try any of these
games with your
classmates. If you want,
you can also try it(them)
at home with cousins,
siblings, or whoever…
All you have to do is just
have fun! 