In Taiwan, Children’s Day is celebrated on the 4th of April, so in celebration of this National holiday, we’ve put together a Skritter study deck featuring some popular games that kids play. We also made a video teaching some of the common ones in Taiwan.
Some Popular Games
| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | definition |
| 猜拳 | 猜拳 | cāiquán | a finger-guessing game |
| 剪刀石头布 | 剪刀石頭布 | jiǎndāo shítóu bù | rock, paper, scissors – a hand game played by 2+ people. |
| 鬼抓人 | 鬼抓人 | guǐzhuārén | catch; tag (game) |
| 捉迷藏 | 捉迷藏 | zhuōmícáng | to play hide and seek |
| 躲猫猫 | 躲貓貓 | duǒ māomāo | hide-and-seek (colloquial) |
| 一二三木头人 | 一二三木頭人 | yī’èrsān mùtóurén | musical statues; grandma’s footsteps; red light, green light. |
| 大风吹 | 大風吹 | dàfēngchuī | big wind blow; musical chairs |
| 跳房子 | 跳房子 | tiào fángzi | hopscotch |
| 扑克牌 | 撲克牌 | pūkèpái | poker (cards) |
| 扮家家酒 | 扮家家酒 | bànjiājiājiǔ | to play house (Tw children’s game) |
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