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La Chinchimen

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PLAYERS
4-10
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Indoor
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Have the group join hands and form a circle around one child standing in the middle.

2

Everyone walks around in a circle while singing the chinchimen verses together.

3

At the cued line in the song, the whole circle stops and acts out the described motion together.

4

The child in the middle points to or calls out the name of the next player to take their place.

5

Start the song again with the new player in the center.

6

Repeat for several rounds, adding extra verses or speeding up the singing for fun.