Game: Catching Stars (Zaire - now the Democratic Republic of Congo)
Since the beginning of time people have been fascinated with the stars. For this game you will require a large area to run around.
Preparation
Divide in to two groups. Name one the stars (about a third of the group), and one the catchers (the rest of the group). Set up two parallel boundaries about 6 meters apart. The catchers stand in the middle of the boundaries while the stars stand on one of the boundaries.
How to play
- The catchers start the game by reciting together ‘STAR LIGHT STAR BRIGHT HOW MANY OF THE STARS ARE OUT TONIGHT?”
- The stars respond ‘MORE THAN YOU CAN CATCH’.
- Then the stars make a mad dash to the other boundary – trying not to be tagged by the catchers.
- Tagged stars become catchers.
- The game continues until all of the stars are caught. The last person caught is the winner.