Cat and mouse

1. Cat and mouse • Type of the game outdoor game • Age of children from 4 to 7 years old • Materials No need of any materials • Number of players up to 30 children

2. Cat and mouse Bulgaria - game instructions Children have to stay in a circle, holding their hands. The teacher have to choose one child for a “mouse” and one child for a “cat”.”Mouse” is squatting inside the circle, the ”cat” is outside the circle and is trying to enter inside the circle and catch the mouse. The children are singing and circle rotates: “At home there is a mouse, it fret its cheese!”.With these words mouse goes out and in the circle, in the raised hands of children.

3. Cat and mouse Children sing: “Outside cat throws up the mouse!”With these words the cat seeks to enter the circle and catch the mouse. Children sing again:”Run, run, mouse, the cat will catch you!” The hands of the children descent to the cat and go up just before fleeing mouse.

4. Cat and mouse • Goals of the game Develop quickness, concentration, agility

5. Cat and mouse • Cultural reference In Bulgaria, this game has an obligatory refrain, which the children sing, when they play the game and the circle rotates: “At home there is a mouse, it fret its cheese!” “Outside cat throws up the mouse!” ”Run, run, mouse, the cat will catch you!”