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Rope Jumping is a children's game of physical perseverance. It requires a piece of rope about 7 feet long. Any kind of rope of light material can be used to play this game. A very simple piece of rope can be made from groups of rubber bands notched together one after another. Nowadays, people still play this game, but they use a commercially manufactured plastic rope with a handle on each end. You can buy this kind of rope in most sports stores. The game can be played individually or in groups.

Individual Game

The player holds the two ends of the rope with two hands on each side of the body, each at the height of the shoulders. Then, he or she moves the rope around clockwise and rhythmically. Just when the rope touches and passes the floor, the player jumps up, either with one leg or two legs simultaneously. It requires good timing of the player between the act of jumping and the movement of the rope. The pace of the rope movement can be controlled, depending on the skill and stamina of the player. This movement is repeated over and over u until the player trips over the rope, or when he or she gets tired.

Group Game

Two players hold each end of the rope, and move the rope in circular motion, either clockwise or counter-clockwise. The third player jumps over the rope as it passes over the ground. When the third player trips over the rope, he or she stops and holds the rope while the other player takes turn. The game can continue as long as 30 minutes to one hour.

Tag and Chase Games

In games of chase and tag, the object is to tag, or touch, other players who are then out of the game. Usually one player is it and has to chase and tag the other players, one of whom then becomes the new person who is it. In other versions, players must be tagged by a ball, sometimes thrown at the player. Here are some tag games from Brazil, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Korea, Colombia, Turkey, and Taiwan.

How to Play Queimada

To play this game, you form two teams. Each team has a field and there is a place called the cemetery. One person from each team starts in the cemetery, so he's dead. The rest of the team starts in the field.

The person who is at the cemetery always starts the game by throwing a ball to the opposite side where his partners are. The "living people" from this team have to catch the ball and throw it against the other team. If someone from the opposite team touches the ball, he is burnt, so he is dead. The "dead ones" go to the cemetery, and the game finishes when every "living person" from one team dies. I played this game a lot when I was around eight years old. I would call all my friends, and we would spend all afternoon long playing.