QUESTIONAIRE “Traditional Games of

Europe”Latvia

October 2016Presented in Italy

Project Nr. 2015-1-TR01-KA219-021800_8

There are 82 pupils at Grundzale Grammar school (1-9 grade, 7-16 age).

There are 67 families at the school. 48 questionaires are handed in. We got answers from 86 grandparents.

Statistic

Place depends on place of residence: as we live in the countryside there were no playgrounds and most of grandparents lived in farmsteads

Other answers: o Alone; in the forest;o in the neighbourhoodo While shepherdingo Didn’t play because had to work

Where did you play games mostly in your childhood?

on playground on the street at home other 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

117

75

7

percentage

Grandparents ticked usually two answers: friends or neighbours and siblings

Who did you play with mostly in your childhood?

friend

s and

neigh

bours

childr

en of

relat

ives

sibling

s

other

(alon

e)0

10

20

30

40

50

60

33

12

54

1

percentage

Grandparents ticked usually two answers: parents bought and made themselves (especially older ones)

Other answer:o Smb (relatives) gave as present;o Neighbours gave away for good;o Parents made themselves;o Played with objects from nature (cones, sprigs etc.)

How did you get toys in your childhood?

parents and grandparents

bought the toys

we used to create our own

toys

no toys other 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

29

57

6 8

percentage

1. Hide and seek – 692. Tig (catch)- 273. Last couple parts – 214. Hopscotch – 145. Games with ball - 10 –

football, voleyball, dodge ball

6. Above the ground – 57. Blindsman’s buff - 58. “small war” (passwords)–

59. Play “Stone jumps” - 410. Play “House is on fire” – 3 11. Play “Pillar of salt” - 3

Grandparents named more than 40 games (activities): in winter skiing, skating, making snowmen, snow fights; sledges; playing in sandbox or in the wood, playing with jumping rope

What were the most popular outdoor games in your childhood?

1. Cirks (snakes and ladders) – 34

2. Richu rachu (ludo)– 343. Checkers – 204. Domino – 155. Game of Cards - 146. Role – play - 9: doctors;

shops, homes (mother and father etc.); hair dresser, shows (sing, dance, actors)

7. Hide and seek – 88. Lotto (bingo) – 69. Playing with dolls - 5

Grandparents named more than 30 games (activities): silent telephone; potatoes, chess, novus, monopoly, blindman’s buff, brain games, crosswords, puzzles, etc.

What were the most popular indoor games in your childhood?

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