Mathias Svalina

(for 1 to 6 players) One child is the Stomach. The other children are the Aches. A rectangle is drawn in the dirt & the Stomach is blindfolded, ear-plugged & made to lie inside the rectangle. The Aches run in an oval around the rectangle & scream. As they scream the Aches bump into one […]

(for 5 or more players) Two bases are marked off, at either end of America. Each child takes the name of an Animal. One child is It. He stands in the center of America & writes newspaper columns about the decline of America. He starts a radio show & becomes tremendously influential. He begins to […]

(for 12 or more players) Four beanbags or rubber balls are used in this game. Beanbags can be made from shells or wooden blocks. Beanbags should be heavy. So heavy that the child can barely hold them. So heavy that if the child wanted to steal one & take it home he would tire while […]

(for 3 or more players) One child is the Walrus. One child is the Trainer. The other children sit in the sun fanning their programs to cool their sun-flushed faces. A circle is drawn in chalk on the asphalt & the Walrus lies facedown inside a circle. The Trainer commands the Walrus to turn over, […]

(for 6 or more players) One child is the Frog. He sits cross-legged in a circle about 3 feet in diameter. The other children tease him by calling: Frog in the Sea Can’t catch me They step in & out of the circle, teasing & poking the Frog. They poke him with sticks & they […]