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Leak Kanseng (Hide the Scarf)

L
PLAYERS
6-15
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Players sit in a circle facing inward while one player, holding a rolled-up scarf, walks slowly around the outside of the circle.

2

The group sings a traditional song with eyes forward, pretending not to watch where the walker goes, while the walker secretly drops the scarf behind one seated player.

3

If that player notices the scarf before the walker completes the circle back to them, they must grab it and chase the walker around the circle, trying to tag them before they can sit down in the now-empty spot.

4

If the walker is tagged, they must go around again for another turn as the walker.

5

If the seated player fails to notice the scarf in time, the walker picks it back up, taps the unaware player gently with it, and that player must jump up and run a full lap around the circle to escape before being tapped again.

6

The unaware player then becomes the new walker for the next round, and the song starts again.