Croatian children`s games

DAY-NIGHT
Game "Day - Night" is a game for two or more players. Selects a player who pronounces the word
"day" or "night". When a player says "day" - the other players need to stand up, and when he says
"night" - should crouch. The one that makes a mistake is out of the game, and the last survivor is the
winner.
ŽUGA, ŽUGA HODI DIMO
Roles: mother, wolf, everyone else – žuge( ducklings)
Children are standing in a line and one child stands in front of them. That child plays the role of
the mother and it is talking to the rest of the children
Mother:”Ducklings, ducklings come home!”
Group: “We cannot. We are afraid!”
Mother: «Of who?»
Group: »The wolf! « .
Mother: »Where is the wolf? »
Group: »Behind the bush! »
Mother: »What is he doing? »
Group: »Digging a hole! »
Mother: »Why is he digging? »
Group: »He wants to hide! »
Mother: »Run children!”
After this the conversation is over and the children who play „ducklings“ run towards the child
playing the mother. The wolf runs out of his hiding place and the child it catches proceeds to call
„ducklings “.
WE ARE HAPPY CHILDREN
The children are standing in the circle, and one is in the middle.
(The children in the circle sing) We are happy children, we would like to play
Tell us ______ (the name of a child) what shall we do?
(The child in the middle sings and shows what to do) „Everyone do this, this makes me happy! “
(Everyone sings and mimes as that child) „ We all do that, that make us happy!
After that, they choose other children to be in the middle.