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La Cebollita

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PLAYERS
6-12
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Choose a strong player to be the "gardener" who holds firmly onto a post or tree.

2

The rest of the players form a line behind the gardener, each gripping the waist of the person in front like onions on a stalk.

3

One player outside the line is the picker who tries to pull children off the end of the chain.

4

The chain sways side to side to protect the last few players from being grabbed.

5

Any player pulled free is out and steps aside to watch.

6

Play continues until only the gardener and a few onions remain unpicked.