Passeios Europe Portugal Ball game Props: a ball N.o.p.: 2
Two boys are standing on the pavement, each on one side of the road. The higher the sides of the steps are, the better it is to play this game. The trick of this game is to throw the ball against the side of the steps at the position of the other boy. If you manage to do so, the ball bounces back to you and you’ve got a point. If you throw a little harder and the ball bounces back in a way that you can catch the ball, you have got two points. It all depends on agreements made before playing the game. Ensure yourself that it is a calm or quiet street without cars, it’s safer and more fun to play.
Director/camera: Jules Oosterwegel Editor: Timo Gilhuis Shooting date: 1999
Caveiras – Portugal
Caveiras Europe Portugal Clapping game No props N.o.p.: 2
Two girls are playing clapping games in a small street. The coordination of their hands in the clapping games is quite complex, but as young girls they are very smart in doing so. Every game has its special movements and they can freely change it, according to theirs wishes.
Director/camera: Jules Oosterwegel Editor: Timo Gilhuis Shooting date: 1999
Jogo de Pedra – Portugal
Jogo de pedra Europe Portugal Guessing game Props: little stone N.o.p.: 5 +
A girl holds in her closed hands a small stone and she comes at every player . With her hand closed and the stone inside she touches the closed hands of the other players in a way that they all open their hands just enough to let the girls hand with the stone come into their hands . She gently moves her hand through the hand and she drops the stone in one of the hands of the other players. One of the players has to guess who has the stone now.
Director/camera: Jules Oosterwegel
Editor: Timo Gilhuis
Shooting date: 1999
Macaca – Portugal
Macaca Europe Portugal Playing with things Props: a little stone N.o.p.: 2 >
Children play this hopscotch game in the usual way. Stone is thrown on a number and you have to jump over the numbers and pick up the stone on the way back. This continues – if done properly till you have jumped over all numbers.
Director/camera: Jules Oosterwegel
Editor: Timo Gilhuis
Shooting date: 1999
Pião – Portugal
Pião Europe Portugal Playing with things Props: a rope and a top N.o.p.: 2 > The children have a little rope and a top. They wind up the rope on to the top and keep a small piece of rope free at the end, so that they can hold that little piece of rope for throwing the top. It needs a special throw to make the top rolling. But as usual: practice makes perfect! Even a few old farmers, who were passing by and found their youth reviving!
Director/camera: Jules Oosterwegel
Editor: Timo Gilhuis
Shooting date: 1999