What will your family do this Mid-Autumn Festival? In addition to watching movies together and gathering for dinner, Mid-Autumn Festival games for children are also an activity not to be missed. Mid-Autumn Festival folk games not only create a joyful atmosphere but also help children understand the origin and humanistic meaning of this holiday.
Lion dance
Lion dance can be considered the most familiar game every Tet or Mid-Autumn Festival. When the drum sounds, the unicorn will shake its head to the beat, and its dances will make the full moon night more exciting.
This Mid-Autumn Festival game for children is extremely loved by children. The baby will dance to the beat of the drum and follow each step of the unicorn. Parents can organize this activity right at home for their children by using a milk can as a drum, chopsticks as a stick and making a pretty unicorn head.
The baby will dance to the beat of the drum and follow each step of the unicorn
Refer to the article: Instructions for making a unicorn head from cardboard to welcome the Mid-Autumn Festival
Lantern procession on a moonlit night
“The lamp has a bright five-pointed star.
The handle is very long and the handle is high above the head.
I hold the starlight and sing loudly.
Bright star lights of the full moon festival night!”
The song Star Lamp also expressed the children's impression of the lamps woven with bamboo slats shaped into a 5-pointed star, with colorful glossy paper on the outside. Parents will light the candle in the lamp, and together with the child, carry star lanterns around the street, singing mid-autumn songs as they walk.
Today's lamps are very diverse: rabbit lanterns, pig-shaped lanterns... decorated with eye-catching patterns to increase the joyful and exciting atmosphere on the Mid-Autumn Festival night. Parents can buy or make their own beautiful lamps to make their children's moonlight season even more meaningful.
Parents can carry star lanterns around the street with their children, singing mid-autumn songs as they walk.
Refer to the article: Instructions for making lanterns from recycled materials
Snake dragon on the cloud
When it comes to Mid-Autumn Festival folk games, many people immediately think of Dragon and Snake Rising to the Clouds. The funny rhymes and the hustle and bustle of avoiding the "boss" make the moon season bustling with laughter.
This Mid-Autumn Festival game for children requires at least 4 children, 1 child is chosen to be the boss and the remaining children will grab each other's shirts and line up. Therefore, this is also a great game to increase children's friendship and solidarity.
When it comes to Mid-Autumn Festival folk games, many people immediately think of Dragon and Snake Rising to the Clouds
Blindfolded and beat stuffed animals
This is a variation of smashing the pot blindfolded to make it safer. This Mid-Autumn Festival game for children is suitable for all family members to participate in. Many localities also organize games during the Mid-Autumn Festival as a way to preserve traditions.
To start the game, mom or dad will blindfold the baby and carry the baby on their back. The baby will show the parents the way to the place where the stuffed animal (can be replaced with a drum to make a louder sound) is hanging. Whoever hits it first will win.
The original pot smashing blindfold game will use clay pots
Potato leaf up game
The Mid-Autumn Festival game for children called Up the Potato Leaves has no limit on the number of players. Participants will sit in a circle and place their hands face down on the ground. The children will choose a representative, that person will begin reading the poem Upwardly on Potato Leaves, and at the same time cover everyone's upturned hands with their hands.
"Cover the potato leaves
Twelve pinwheels
The one wearing a white shirt
The guy wearing a black shirt
The one carrying the lantern
The one holding the enema tube
Indent in and out
Someone fell into a well
Someone fell into the mud
Whoa, whoa!"
When the song ends, the representative reading the rhyming song will place his hand in the hand of any player. That player must retreat immediately, otherwise they will be fined.
There is no limit to the number of players when placing potato leaves
Game of Mouse luring the Cat
If there are many children gathered at home, the mouse luring the cat is an extremely interesting Mid-Autumn Festival game for children to participate in. The game requires at least 4-5 children to gather in a circle. One child will be chosen to be the mouse, the remaining children will be the cat and sit together, then reach back to catch the prey.
The child who is the mouse will take a towel as bait and then walk outside the circle. The baby will put the towel down on any cat. At this time, two things can happen:
- The cat realizes that it has caught the bait: The cat will hold the towel and chase the mouse until it can hit the mouse with the towel, at which point the two of you will switch roles.
- The mouse has walked one round but the cat still hasn't caught the bait: The mouse will pick up the towel and the cat will start running. The cat must run back to its old seat to escape the punishment.
The mouse lures the cat, who will win the most?
Above are Mid-Autumn Festival games for children that parents can organize for their children to play together. This Mid-Autumn Festival, Mykindom wishes children and their families happy and meaningful moments. Parents, don't forget to visit the Mykingdom website to choose a lovely toy for your baby on the occasion of Mid-Autumn Festival!
