Tag Archives: Traditional Italian children’s games
When We Played At Being Ladies Posted by Geoff on Mar 13, 2017
Here’s my English translation of Serena’s Blog Quando Giocavamo Alle Signore. Come mi piaceva giocare con le bambole da bambina! E quanti pianti ho fatto! How I loved playing with dolls when I was a child! And how I cried! Ero l’unica femmina e avevo tre fratelli maschi, così spesso li scoprivo che giocavano a…
Quando Giocavamo Alle Signore Posted by Serena on Mar 10, 2017
Children just love to play ‘grown-ups’, imitating the many strange and mysterious things that they see adults doing. So, what did I used to get up to with my dollies when I was a little girl? Come mi piaceva giocare con le bambole da bambina! E quanti pianti ho fatto! Ero l’unica femmina e avevo…
La Conta Posted by Serena on Jan 24, 2011
A few evenings ago, while having dinner with my friends Annalisa e Claudio, the conversation moved onto the topic of the traditional games which we used to play as children such as nascondino (hide-and-seek), chiapparello (catch/tag), mosca cieca (blind man’s buff), girotondo (ring-a-ring-o’-roses), etc. We all agreed that the fun was not limited to the…