Tafue - Jump rope
A traditional Samoan children's game and a kiwi favourite. Jump rope is a fun outdoor game for children of all ages.
What you will need:
- Long skipping rope or long piece of rope
- Three or more people.
Try one of these games:
Snake
- Two people each hold an end of the rope.
- Wriggle the rope on the ground like a snake.
- Players jump over the rope and try to not be hit by the snake.
- To make the game harder speed up the wriggling of the rope.
Helicopter
- One person is the helicopter spinner and holds a handle of the jump rope.
- The players form a circle around the helicopter spinner.
- The helicopter spinner lays the rope on the ground and spins in a circle.
- The players must jump over the rope as it approaches.
- A player who trips or is hit with the jump rope is out of the game.
- The first person to become out is the next helicopter spinner.
Classic jump rope
- Two people each hold an end of the rope.
- The player starts standing next to the middle of the rope.
- The rope is swung over the players head in a full circle.
- The player must jump over the rope as it sweeps past the ground.
- To make the game harder speed up the swinging of the rope.