children's game

A child playing tag. Traditional children's games, also known as folk games, are played by individuals between an estimated 7–12 years of age, without much equipment or any rules. They do not include commercial products such as board games but do include those which require props such as hopscotch or marbles (toys go in List of toys unless the toys are used in multiple games or the single game played is named after the toy; thus "jump rope" is a game, while "Jacob's ladder" is a toy). The games persist and evolve, as they are transmitted down to subsequent generations and from one child to another primarily through word of mouth, due to not being considered suitable for academic study or adult attention. Folk games consist of two or more of the following: physical skill, strategy, chance, repetition of patterns, creativity, and vertigo.

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