Chinese Ball

This traditional Chinese playground game develops children's ball skills and
their concentration - it really keeps them on their toes!
Age: 6+
Children stand around in a circle with a ball as appropriate for the age
group (such as a basketball).
The ball is thrown quickly around and across the circle. When a child catched
the ball, the children on either side must raise one arm - the arm nearest the
child with the ball - and hold it in the air until the ball is passed on to
another child.
If a child fails to catch the ball, or fails to raise the correct arm when
their neighbour catches the ball, or is too slow to pass the ball along, they
drop out. When there are only 5 children left in the circle, they are all
declared winners, and the game starts again.
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