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Ring a Ring o' Roses

R
PLAYERS
3+
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Both
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Players join hands and form a circle.

2

Walk or skip around in the circle together while singing the traditional rhyme.

3

On the rhyme's final line, everyone drops hands and falls or sits down together.

4

Pause for a moment of giggling on the ground before standing back up.

5

Rejoin hands and repeat the circle for as many rounds as the group enjoys.