Hide and Seek is one of the most popular games for children. Children of all ages love this game. It was played by our grandmothers, and our grandchildren will play.
There is a belief that this game originated in England. With the arrival of spring, adults went out into fields, meadows, forests and looked for "hidden" signs of spring. These were flowers or birds that appear only in the spring. All that was found was brought to the village, as proof, that the spring really came. The whole process of searching and became the basis of the game of hide and seek.
How to play classic hide and seek?
The rules of hide-and-seek are very simple. First the players come together, choose the one who will be the water. Then everyone escapes, except the guide himself, and they hide in various places. The driver, meanwhile, must count up to a certain figure (10 or more), closing his eyes and pressing his face against something (wood, wall, etc.), and then to search for all those who hid. The one whom the guide found first should be water in the next game. They play hide and seek only in the allotted territory, which the players themselves establish. To date, there are many varieties of hide-and-seek. For example: "Moscow hide-and-seek", "blind man", etc.
How correctly to play Moscow hide-and-seek?
Moscow hide and seek is most famous. The rules of the game in Moscow hide-and-seek are more complicated than in the usual ones. Here you need not only a certain territory for the game, but also a stone (brick), a board and a certain number of sticks, equal to the number of players (say we have 12 of them). First put a stone on it is put a board, and on the edge of the board 12 sticks. Screaming: "drive", some player jumps on the board, the driver immediately starts to collect the flying wands and put them back on the board. During this time, players scatter and hide. Collecting all the sticks and putting on the board, the water begins to look for the hidden players. Players must again and inconspicuously "break" the sticks, then the game will start again.
It should be noted that the child's play in hide and seek develops a lot of mental and physical qualities. At the same time in it, children can consider themselves "discoverers" and "pathfinders". Since their early years, they have a "craving for discoveries", so children like this game very much.
Strongly help in the development of the child from 1 to 3 years of hide and seek with objects. Give the child his favorite toy, and then take away and hide, the child will start to look for it. Thus, you will stimulate the rapid formation of the child's mental abilities. This game can be played even by adults, which is especially useful, because a mobile game of hide and seek allows you to escape the daily bustle and plunge into the world of childhood.
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