Beş Taş - Five Stones

Çelik Çomak - Steel

First the children chose a large stone or log as a target. They then divide into teams, and extend their hands in front of them, holding their left hands in their right. Then they recite the following poem, opening and closing their right hands with each syllable:

Spouse to spous, five to five

Bald man to bald man

At the end of the rhyme, they are divided into throwing or guarding teams, according to whether their hands are open or shut. If someone on the throwing team manages to throw the stick to within a long stick’s length of the target or hits the target, then all the members of the guarding team lose and the teams change places. A member of the guarding team tries to prevent this by hitting the short stick with a stick in his hand while it is in the air. Whoever succeeds then measures the length between the target and the stick with his long stick, and the number of lengths that comes up is added to his team’s score. If the guarding team catches the stick in the air, he gains ten points for his side, the other side loses and the teams change place.

Çember Çevirmek - Rolling Hoops

Four and five-year old boys and girls roll hoops. As it’s considered a distinguished game, parents encourage their children to play it. The hoops are divided into fourths by wire or string passing across the middle. Sometimes additional hoops are added to these wooden hoops, resulting in multi-