How to Use These Games This booklet includes 26 different games from around the world. They are broke up into the different continents 5 games from North America 5 games from South America 5 games from Asia 5 games from Europe 5 games from Africa 1 games from Australia
Play Options
1. You can print this booklet and cut out the game cards and play the games that fit into the theme of your international party or play them all.
2. If you wanted to have even more fun with the games then add a little extra competition to the mix by playing the Jeopardy twist.
• Print off the country jeopardy cards and fold them in half. Tape the bottom and side leaving top open to slide in the game cards for the country in.
• Using a poster board you can create a Jeopardy board tape or Velcro all the cards onto board in rows just like in a real Jeopardy game and then fold all the game directions and place into the correct country cards. Australia is the bonus round and also could be a tie breaker. If your party is shorter and you don’t think you can get through all the games or you do not like some of them use less cards.
• On the day of the event put your girls into two teams. Each team will take turns picking a country and then the leader will explain the game. The girls will then play the game and if the team or someone from their team wins the game then that team gets the points. If you want to make sure everyone remembers what team they are on maybe buy name tags two different colors or two different color stickers to have the girls wear during event.
• Once game is over whichever team won give them the country card to put on their table. At the end of playing all the games the girls can add up their points to see which team won the game of Jeopardy.
NOTE: In the real game of Jeopardy if you don’t win and you picked the card you loss points. In this version no one will loss points instead the points could just end up going to other team.
North America: Jamaica S-T-O-P Game
What you need: Nothing
How to play: 1. Everyone gets into a circle, either stand or sit does not matter. Have the girls each lay their right hand on the palm of the girl to their right. So that everyone is connected. 2. On go have one girl start by taking their right hand to hit the hand of the girl to their left. They will be spelling the word S-T-O-P. First girl hits hand of girl on their left and says S. Next girl does same and says T. 3. Continue doing this till girls spell the word S-T-O-P the next girl after P will try to slap the hand of the next girl. She will try to move her hand to miss the slap. If the girl that is slapping successfully slaps the girls hand she is out. If she misses then she is out. 4. Continue this process till only one girl is left. If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points.
Make sure that girls are resting their palms on the girl next to them, not floating above.
North America: Mexico Tortilla Game
What you need: Permanent markers, 8 inch tortillas (enough for each girl)
How to play: 1. Have each girl write there name on a tortilla 2. Next have all the girls stand on a starting line and throw their tortillas. Variations: Depending on size of troop have each girl do it one at a time so everyone watches as each girl tries to beat the last girl. 3. The one with the tortilla that went the furthest wins. If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points. North America: United States Minute to Win It Game
What you need: Oreos, dixie cups, m&ms
How to play: Object of game is to complete within minute. This game was created in 2010 in the USA.
1. Game 1 - Face the Cookie: Give each girl 1 cookie to place on their forehead. Using only facial muscles move the cookie to their mouth. Then eat it! Advice: Have them stand on clean plastic so if it drops it will be clean to eat. 2. Game 2 - Separation Anxiety: Give each girl a pile of 25 M & M’s and enough Dixie cups to represent each color. Have them separate colors into correlated cups. Variations: You can play these games so that two girls go head to head and see who gets done within minute. Depending on age you can explain concept of Minute to win it but then do who ever gets done first no timer. If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points.
North America: Haiti Warri Game
What you need: Egg cartons, seeds, pebbles or marbles
How to play: This is a version of the ancient game Mancala that you may have played as a board game here in USA. 1. Set up by placing 4 seed/pebbles/marbles within each of th 12 holes in the egg carton. 2. First player selects a hole from the row on their side, scoops up the seeds, and places one seed in each hole after that one, moving in a counterclockwise direction. 3. When player drops their last seed in an empty hole if the hole is on their side they may capture their opponent’s pieces on the opposite side of the board if that hole contains only one or two seeds. 4. The first player to capture twenty-five seeds wins the game. If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points. North America: Cuba Come With Me Game
What you need: Nothing
How to play: “El ven conmigo” means “come with me” in Spanish. 1. Name one girl to be “It”. If playing with Jeopardy spin make sure that person is on team that picked the card. The rest of the girls sit in small circles of 4 or so, facing towards each other. 2. When game starts the player who is “It” runs around each group. 3. When “It” taps someone on the shoulder, both the tapped person and “it” must run around all the groups, racing to sit where the tapped player was. 4. Whoever gets in the open seat is the winner. If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points. Variation: Play without a true winner, whomever does not make to seat first is next girl to be “It”. Then you can stop playing when girls are bored with game.
Asia: Indonesia Ant, Man, Elephant Game
What you need: Nothing
How to play: This game is simpler to Rock, Paper, Scissors that we play here in USA. “Semut, Orang, Gajah” means “Ant, Man, Elephant” in Indonesian. 1. Pick two girls to go up against each other. 2. On go girls pump their fist up and down to count to three. On four, they straighten their arm and give one of three signs: • Pinky out is “ant” | Pointer finger out is “man” | Thumb out is “elephant” The elephant beats man because it is stronger; man defeats the ant because he can step on it and squash it. And the ant? It can crawl into the elephant’s ear, bite him, and drive him crazy, so the ant beats the elephant. 3. If players make the same signs, they go again. Two out of three wins.
If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points. Asia: South Korea Kongki Noli Game
What you need: Small stones
How to play: 1. You need to girls to play against each other and lay 5 small stones on the ground. 2. First player will pick up one and toss in air while quickly trying to pick up another stone in time to catch the ones she just threw. 3. Now she has 2 stones in her hand. Continue by throwing one of them in air and pick up a third stone. Continue this until she has all the stones in her hand or she misses one. 4. Once she has either successfully picked up all 5 or missed one the second player takes her turn. If both have successfully picked up all 5 move onto next round. If one girl made it further than other that girl wins. 5. In the second round, she picks up two stones every time she throws one in the air. In the third round, she picks up 3 stones. In the fourth round, she picks up four stones. In the fifth round, she picks them all up. Whoever makes it the furthest wins. If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points.
Asia: India Flower Foot Catch Game
What you need: fake flowers
How to play: 1. Give each girl a fake flower. If you happen to have real flowers feel free to use them, but if its winter it may be hard to find them. 2. Each girl will stand with a flower between feet and toss in air and try to catch on the top of one of their feet. 3. See how many times you can do with without dropping or losing balance. If you are doing the Jeopardy variation have two girls go head to head and see who can get it to balance on top of foot. First girl who does once wins. If tie do again.
Interesting fact: India children will often catch it 100+ times in a row. Now that is skill! Asia: Lebanon Stone Toss Game
What you need: Plastic bowls, pebbles or marbles, something to mark 2 lines (painters tape or chalk if outside)
How to play: 1. Mark two straight lines about 8 feet away from each other (parallel to one another. 2. On second line place a plastic bowl on line for each girl. 3. Girls stand on other line and try tossing their pebbles one by one into their bowls. 4. The winner is the girl whose bowl has the most pebbles in it. Even if those pebbles came from someone else throwing them in. If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points.
Interesting fact: In Lebanon kids just dig holes to throw pebbles in and they usually just draw lines in the dirt with stick.
Asia: Armenia Egg Jousting Game
What you need: Hard boiled eggs
How to play: 1. Two girls will go head to head both holding a egg facing each other. 2. On go the girls will begin Jousting (hitting each others eggs) 3. The winner is the girl with the egg that did not crack. Note: Hard-boiled eggs will usually not crack till after three or four hits, depending on the force. Two eggs will not crack at same time, only one will be destroyed. 4. Don’t waste them save eggs fro sandwiches.
If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points. Australia Down Under Game
What you need: Tennis ball
How to play: 1. You will need two people facing each other with distance in between to throw ball back and forth 2. Give one girl the ball and have them start throwing it back and forth to one another until one of them drops the ball. 3. The person that drops the ball must drop to one knee. Then continue throwing the ball back and forth. 4. When it is the second time dropping the ball then that person must drop onto two knees. 5. When it is the third time dropping the ball then that person must drop one hand flat on the ground, and now must attempt to catch and throw the ball with one hand. 6. If it is the fourth time dropping the ball, the other person wins. If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points.
Europe: Scotland Wee Bologna Man Game
What you need: Nothing
How to play: 1. Have one girl be the Wee Bologna Man and form a circle around her. 2. The Wee Bologna Man calls, “I’m the Wee Bologna Man! and the other girls need to follow every move she makes the sillier the better. 3. Any girl who fails to follow the Wee Bologna Man is out. 4. As more and more girls leave, the Wee Bologna Man gets faster and faster. 5. If playing the Jeopardy version the last player remaining is the winner of the points. If playing just for fun then the last remaining player becomes the next Wee Bologna Man. The circle is formed again and the game continues. Europe: Greece Statue Game
What you need: Nothing
How to play: “Agalmata!” means “statue” in Greek. 1. One girl will be “It” and have her stand, eyes covered, in the center of room. 2. When game starts she counts to at least to 10, but she can go higher. The point is that there’s no set ending number; only “It” knows when she’ll stop and open her eyes. 3. While “It” is counting, the others scatter around, never sure when she’ll yell “Statue” When she does players freeze, taking on poses that mimic statues. EXAMPLE: javelin thrower, The Thinker, even the Statue of Liberty. 4. “It” tags any statues that are moving and their out then she must try to make the steady ones laugh or move. The last player remaining composed is the winner. If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points.
Europe: Italy Wolf of the Hours Game
What you need: Nothing
How to play: 1. Choose one player to be the wolf who stands with their back turned to the other girls, who are about 8 feet away. 2. The other girls call out, “What’s the time, Mr. Wolf?” 3. The wolf turns to face them and shouts out a time. If it’s, for example, ten o’clock, the group takes ten steps toward the wolf, and so on. 4. This is repeated until the group gets close and the wolf responds, “Dinner time!” and chases the group back to the start line. When one is caught, they are out. 5. Continue till only one person remains and is winner.
If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points. Europe: Russia Who is Stronger Game
What you need: Nothing
How to play: 1. Put girls into two teams facing each other. On each team the girls will line up behind one another holding onto the body of the girl in front of them. 2. Draw a line on ground or use painters tape if inside. 3. The two girls in the front of both lines link arms so that girls are now all connected. 4. On go the teams start pulling in opposite directions. 5. Once each girl is pulled across the opposing teams line they will join that team and the two girls that are linking arms change. 6. The team that gets everyone over the line wins. If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points.
Europe: United Kingdom Pass the Parcel Game
What you need: Gift (white elephant style), wrapping paper, tape and music
How to play: 1. Before event make the parcel by wrapping something fun or silly in layer upon layer of paper. Using a different pattern or color for each layer will make it easier for girls to tell them apart. 2. Girls will sit in circle and turn on music. Girls pass the parcel around until leader stops the music. The girl who is holding the gift removes one layer of wrapping paper. 3. Start up the music again and continue playing until the final layer of paper is removed. 4. The girl who “wins” the prize can keep it. She is also the winner of the game.
If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points. Africa: Zimbabwe Kudoda Game
What you need: Pebbles(Dollar Tree), bowl, paper, and pen
How to play: 1. Have everyone sit in a circle and put the bowl of pebbles into middle. Have the paper beside the leader to tally the number of pebbles that are caught. 2. The first person places bowl in front of them and tosses one pebble up into air (don’t throw to high) when the pebble is in the air pick up as many of the pebbles in bowl before catching the tossed pebble. If they do not catch the original tossed pebble it is recorded as 0 pebbles. *Variations: Depending on age of your troop change rule to pick up as many pebbles as you can before thrown pebble hits floor and everyone yells STOP. 3. After catching the pebbles count how many were picked up and leader records on paper. 4. Everyone in the circle takes a turn trying to catch as many pebbles as possible. 5. The winner is the person who picked up the most pebbles.
If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points.
Africa: Ghana Ampe Game
What you need: Paper and pen
How to play: 1. Chose one player to be the leader and the others to stand in a semicircle, with the leader facing the player at either end of the group. 2. The leader and the player both clap hands. Then they jump in place at the same time. They then jump and thrust one foot forward. 3. If the two have the same foot forward, the leader is out and the player takes their place. If they thrust a different foot forward, the leader moves on to the next player and the same routine begins. 4. The winner is the last girl standing. Eventually it will be down to two girls and either the leader or the girl will be out.
If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points. Africa: Ghana Time to Search For Game
What you need: Pennies
How to play: “Pilolo” means Time to search for. 1. Place pennies around the playing area while everyone has their back turned. 2. On go the leader will say “time to search for” and everyone must run to find a penny and be the first one to bring it to the leader. 3. The winner is the first girl to bring the leader a penny.
If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points.
Africa: South Africa Stretch Game
What you need: Stick
How to play: 1. Mark a starting point on the ground with tape or chalk 2. First player goes by placing a stick on the ground and jumping from a starting point over the stick. 3. The first player then moves the stick to where she landed after her jump. 4. Player two must then from the original starting point, jump over the stick in its new position. If successful, player two moves the stick to their landing point. If not, they are out. 5. The game continues with each girl, and the girl who jumped the furthest is the winner.
If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points. Africa: Uganda Chicken Legs Game
What you need: Nothing
How to play: “Kakopi” stands for Chicken legs 1. Choose one girl to be the cook who will gently stir the food. The rest of the girls will all sit in a line with their legs extended in front of them. Their legs are the chicken bones and they are being cooked in a soup for dinner. 2. When game starts girls will chant “Chicken Legs, Chicken Legs, Yummy Food For Dinner” while everyone is chanting that the leader walks around and taps each girls leg. 3. Whichever leg the leader is touching when the song ends must be tucked back behind the child. Girls start chant again. When both legs are tucked back, that girl is out. 4. The last one to have a leg extended is the winner.
If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points.
South America: Chile The string runs, runs, Game
What you need: Handkerchief
How to play: Corre, Corre, Corre la Guaraca or “The string runs, runs” is a game that is similar to “Duck, Duck, Goose.” 1. Girls sit in a circle. One girl runs around them with a handkerchief. The girls in the circle are not allowed to look back at the runner. 2. The players sing, “The string runs, runs, she who looks back will be bopped on her head!” 3. The girl running around the circle drops a handkerchief on a player’s back and keep running. 4. If the girl running makes it around the circle before the seated girl discovers the handkerchief is on their back, the seated player is out. If the seated player sees the handkerchief, she runs after the runner and tries to tag them if tagged they are out.
If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points. South America: Bolivia Wheelbarrow Game
What you need: Nothing
How to play: ‘Carretilla’ means “wheelbarrow”. 1. Girls will be on two different teams. Relay style game. Mark a ending point for game. 2. On go each team will have first two girls race down to finish line and then switch and race back to team with one girl in a “wheelbarrow” positions: one with her hands on the ground and feet up behind which the other holds their feet like the handles of a wheelbarrow. 3. Continue this with everyone on the team. First team to get everyone through as a wheelbarrow wins game If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points.
South America: Ecuador Burning Bread Game
What you need: Object to hide
How to play: 1. Show your girls a object. Then have them all close eyes and turn around. Then hide this object somewhere in room. 2. Then on go everyone must try to find this object while the leader gives clues about its location: it will say”cold”if they are far from the object; “Lukewarm”, if they are approaching; And”hot”if they are very close. 3. The girl who finds the object is the winner If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points. South America: Argentina Stop There Game
What you need: Ball, Post its
How to play: 1. Start by having 1 girl has the ball and everyone else must run away from her. 2. When the one who has the ball says: “Stop there, GIRL NAME”. The one named has to look for the ball, and once she sees the girl with ball she says “ stop there “ and everybody has to stop. The one who has the ball can take three steps to get nearer, to another player, and throw the ball at her. (But not at face) 3. If she touches the person that person has a spot (stick a post it on her), and she is now the one who has to say “ stop there, GIRL NAME” and process continues. 4. If she doesn’t touch the person she is the one who gets the spot 5. When a girl has 3 spots she is out. The winner is the last girl remaining. If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points.
South America: Brazil Fight of the Rooster Game
What you need: 2 handkerchiefs
How to play: Luta De Galo means Fight of the Rooster 1. Choose 2 girls to go head to head. Place a handkerchief in the back pocket or waistband of girls. 2. Both girls must put their right hand crossed over their chest and can not use it. 3. Then, hopping on one leg, each girl must try to capture the handkerchief from their opponent using their left hand. 4. If the girl puts the other leg down, or unfolds their right arm, she loses. The last person who still has her handkerchief is the winner. If playing Jeopardy version the winners team gets the points. Variations: You can also do elimination rounds so everyone gets chance to play. Start with everyone playing so will need more handkerchiefs. Once someone loses they are out everyone else must find another partner to challenge. Until down to just 1 girl as winner. Thank You for Downloading This International Activity Booklet
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