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Cat and mouse
Type of the game outdoor game
Age of children from 4 to 7 years old
Materials No need of any materials
Number of players up to 30 children
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Cat and mouse
Bulgaria - game instructionsChildren have to stay in a circle, holding their
hands. The teacher have to choose one child for a “mouse” and one child for a “cat”.”Mouse” is squatting inside the circle, the ”cat” is outside the circle and is trying to enter inside the circle and catch the mouse.
The children are singing and circle rotates: “At home there is a mouse, it fret its cheese!”.With these words mouse goes out and in the circle, in the raised hands of children.
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Cat and mouse
Children sing: “Outside cat throws up the mouse!”With these words the cat seeks to enter the circle and catch the mouse.
Children sing again:”Run, run, mouse, the cat will catch you!” The hands of the children descent to the cat and go up just before fleeing mouse.
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Cat and mouse
o Goals of the game
Develop quickness, concentration, agility
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Cat and mouse
o Cultural reference
In Bulgaria, this game has an obligatory refrain, which the children sing, when they play the game and the circle rotates:
“At home there is a mouse, it fret its
cheese!” “Outside cat throws up the mouse!” ”Run, run, mouse, the cat will catch you!”
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