This game is popular with children of all ages.
The game is believed to have originated around the world from China and is called "Chinese jump rope". In Germany it is known as "Gummitwist", in Great Britain - "Elastics", in Estonia - "Kummikeks".
Not only girls, but also boys play it. Rubber band can be played by three people, or two by two; in this case, if the player makes a mistake when jumping, his partner can help him out. You can make several rubber bands, and then more children will have the opportunity to play.
You can even play alone! By stretching a rubber band over something, for example, two chairs.
To play, you will need an ordinary rubber band 1.5 m long.
The ends need to be tied. For convenience, you can paint one half of the elastic band in green color, and the other in yellow.
Two players, standing with their feet apart, stretch the elastic band at a height of 15 cm, the third jumps. The one who made the mistake changes place with the one holding the rubber band. The game uses different figures, all of them need to be repeated.
1. Standing sideways outside the rubber bands, you need to jump inside the platform and jump back without touching the rubber bands.
2. Standing between the elastic bands with your side to them, you need to jump up and step on both elastic bands, jump from them to the platform, joining your legs.
3. Standing between the elastic bands with your side to them, you need to jump over them, spreading your legs, and jump back over the elastic bands to the platform, connecting your legs.
4. Stand between the elastic bands with your side facing them. Then jump over them. Jump, legs crossed (left leg in front), hooking the elastic band with your feet. Thus, you will get a figure called “figure eight”. And finally, jump higher, connecting your legs, and, freeing them from the elastic bands, land.
5. Perform the same as the fourth figure, but do the figure eight so that the right leg is in front.
6. Standing outside, facing the elastic bands, jump over one, then the second elastic band, feet together, then back backwards.
7. Stand behind the elastic band facing it. Push with both feet, hooking your toes on the near rubber band, and jump over the far one. Jump with a 180-degree turn so that the elastic band slides off your feet, and face the rubber bands on the outside of them.
8. Push with both feet, hooking the far rubber band, and jump with it over the near one. The figure is called an “airplane.” Jump with a turn on the fly so that the far rubber band slides off and end up facing the nearest one.
9. Standing outside with your side to the elastic bands, jump by stepping with both feet (one in front, the other behind) on the nearest elastic band. Jumping, turning 180 degrees, also step on another rubber band. Jump off the second elastic band with a 180 degree turn reverse side. Stand outside the second band.
If the player successfully completes the agreed figure, two participants raise the rubber band higher - to the level of the knees, and the combination is repeated from the beginning.
During the game, the rubber band in the rectangle can be crossed by changing the level of one or the other side.
All changes and innovations must be discussed before the game.
You can also come up with your own options for jumping and the location of the rubber band.
Additional options:
Feet gray- starting position, arrows show where to move. Watch which way your feet are turned in the pictures.
The rules of the rubber band game are simple, like everything ingenious. To play, you will need a piece of elastic band, 2 to 4 meters long, and participants of at least 3 people. The rubber band is tied, forming a closed circuit, and stretched on the legs of 2 players, after which the 3rd participant begins the game. During the game, the elastic band rises higher and higher along the legs, reaching a position from the simplest - at the level of the ankles, to the most complex - on the belt. After completing all the exercises correctly on the first level, the player repeats them on the next level. If the player makes a mistake in performing the exercise, the turn passes to the next player, and the one who made the mistake takes a place in the rubber band. An option is possible when the rubber band is played not by 3, but by 4 people - in pairs. In this case, the partner can perform the exercise instead of the one who made the mistake. A set of exercises and the sequence of their implementation in different options The games can be different, in the pictures below you can see the basic diagram of the rules of the rubber band game.
“Truth is born in dispute.” It all starts with the one who says first: “Our rules!” And here all the children’s imagination, harmfulness and sophistication in the desire to win will appear:
- whether hooks count or not (this applies to shoes, the elastic can get caught on straps, rivets), this immediately follows next rule- if it’s a hitch, then it’s possible or not to take off your shoes;
- “slips” count or not (when in exercises you need to step on an elastic band, but the elastic still slips out from under your foot at the last moment);
- with stops (and how many stops) or without - for example, in “tens”, when one action needs to be done many times in a row;
- whether or not you can stop the elastic band (it can move in the wind and interfere with the exercises) - this is called “stopping the sea”;
- the ground and/or people are “hot” - this means that if you fall, you cannot touch the ground and/or people with your hands in order to hold on;
- Is it possible to “gimmick”, that is, to be cunning, to interfere with jumping, to say under the arm: “get lost, get lost,” tug on an elastic band; "gilda" is also invoked as a kind of supernatural force when it is necessary to resolve a dispute about whether a mistake was made or not. With the words “Gilda will prove” you can “jump” the exercise.
1. "Birch". Starting position: standing sideways to the rubber band. We jump first over one half of the rubber band, and then over the second so that the rubber band remains between the legs. We repeat this action as many times as the jumping player is old. We jump out by the rubber band.
2. "Pedestrians" . Starting position: facing the elastic band. We jump onto the rubber band in such a way as to press each half to the ground with our foot, then change legs.
3. "Steps" . Starting position: facing the elastic band. We jump onto the nearest half of the rubber band so that one leg is under it and the other presses it to the ground. We jump over to the second half of the elastic band, changing the position of our legs. We jump out of the rubber band and repeat the exercise in the opposite direction.
4. "Bow". Starting position: facing the elastic band. We jump onto the nearest half of the rubber band so that one leg is under it and the other presses it to the ground. Without letting go of the rubber band, we jump to the second half, placing our legs symmetrically. We jump out of the elastic band.
5. “Handkerchief” . Starting position: facing the elastic band. We jump onto the far half of the elastic band, pressing it with both feet to the ground. The near half of the elastic band should catch on your legs. We jump out of the rubber band. In another option, you need not to jump, but to jump over the far half of the rubber band.
6. "Sweetie" . Starting position: inside a twisted rubber band, like a candy. We jump, letting the rubber band unwind, and land with our feet on the rubber halves.
7. "Envelope" (or candy). Starting position - stand sideways to the elastic band. We jump with both feet at once on the far rubber band, catching the near one in the jump. We jump up, free ourselves and step on both elastic bands at the same time. We jump out.
8. "Boat" (boat). The beginning is the same as in “Envelope”, only when jumping up you don’t need to step on the elastic bands, but they should end up between your legs. Then we cross the elastic bands first in one direction and then in the other. The elastic band is back between the legs. We jump out.
9. "Violet". The player faces one of the holders so that both elastic bands are between his legs, jumps up and steps with his heels on the nearest elastic bands as many times as he is old.
10. "Pencil" . Jump on one leg, as in a simple jump.
11. "Scarf" . With one foot we lift the nearest elastic band and move it behind the far one, while jumping we turn 180 degrees, but do not let go of the elastic band (the second leg should be behind the far elastic band). We jump out so that the first (nearest) rubber band is between our legs.
12. “Needle”
. The elastic band should remain on one leg. The exercise consists of two parts:
1) Starting position - stand facing the elastic band. We pull the far rubber band towards us with our foot so that it is in front of the nearest one, and step on it with both feet. We jump, release the elastic band and land with both feet on the nearest elastic band (without touching the far one).
2) Starting position - stand facing the elastic band. We pull the far rubber band towards us with our foot so that it is in front of the nearest one, and step on it with both feet. We jump, release the elastic band and land on the nearest and far elastic bands at the same time with both feet.
13. “Treshki”. Each action must be done, jumping on the spot each time - first 3 times, then 2, then one at a time.
We stand sideways to the elastic band, jump three times in place, then for the first jump we transfer one leg over the nearest elastic band (three times in place), then we transfer the other one (so that both legs are between the elastic bands), and also jump in place three times, then we move one leg over the far elastic band (one-two-three jumps). Then, while jumping, we turn to the other side and continue the same thing, but jumping only twice. At the end, we again turn on the other side while jumping (the main thing here is not to get confused when to turn, not to make a mistake in the number of jumps) and jump only once.
14. “Complicated treshki or treshki-kerchief”
. It is performed as a “kerchief” exercise, only with the addition of “three rubles”.
15. "Leningrad"
. For each jump, a syllable is pronounced: “le-”, “-nin-”, “-grad-”, “-ski-”, “-e”.
16. "Moscow" . Similar to the “Leningrad” ones (at least at the beginning), look more carefully at the diagrams.
17. "Tens"
. A set of exercises is performed several times in a row. For example, 10 simple jumps, 9 “oblique”, 8 “needles”, 7 “violets”, 6 “birches”, 5 “kerchiefs”, 4 “candies”, 3 “pencils”, 2 “bows”, 1 “pedestrians” , or come up with your own exercises.
There can be a huge number of exercise options; additional, most complex levels can also be introduced, when the elastic band is stretched at the height of the armpits and neck. Having easily learned how to play rubber band at the simplest levels, the child will be able to show his imagination, inventing more and more new exercises. In addition to the obvious health benefits, playing with a rubber band will be in a good way find new friends and become a leader.
There can be a huge number of exercise options; additional, most complex levels can also be introduced, when the elastic band is stretched at the height of the armpits and neck. Having easily learned how to play rubber band at the simplest levels, the child will be able to show his imagination, inventing more and more new exercises. In addition to the obvious health benefits, playing rubber bands will be a good way to make new friends and become a leader.
One of the brightest pages of the Soviet past - fun activities in the courtyard. The kids enjoyed a lot of games, for example, “tag”, “forfeits”, “tag” and, of course, “rubber band”. Parents often try to remember how to play rubber band in order to tell their heirs about this fun. Let us also remember its rules.
There probably won't be a person former child V Soviet time, who would not know about the existence of the rubber band game. What was the secret of her popularity? In addition to the fact that the fun is noisy and active, which delighted children, it awakens courage, the desire for healthy competition, overcoming difficulties, and develops dexterity, flexibility, and coordination of movements. All these effects of simple manipulations with an ordinary elastic band deserve to be “inherited” by the game to modern children.
Information for young entertainers
In order to check how interesting the game using an elastic band is, three people are enough. If there are a lot more people wanting to have fun, that's great, but each participant will need patience to wait their turn. Two people should hold the elastic band tied in a circle. During the game, they can change with others and also try themselves as participants.
The main goal of a playing child is to overcome different levels difficulties. If the “young jumper” is defeated, he cannot make another attempt. The winner is the one who completed all tasks, despite their gradual complication. The rubber band is played as you prefer - on the legs or on the arms.
Classic elastic band for legs
- Two children should put the elastic on their lower limbs, stand them shoulder-width apart and separate so that it stretches. The children will see stretched elastic lines in front of them.
- The main participant in the fun needs to place one leg between the ropes, and the other behind them and jump to change the position of the legs exactly the opposite. The second jump - and the player finds himself behind the space outlined by the rubber band.
- At the second stage, the actions are similar, but there are twice as many jumps: first they jump into right side, and then to the left.
- At the third level you need to make 5-6 jumps.
- Having moved to the fourth step of the game, the participant must face the main equipment, put one foot under the elastic band, and step on it with the other. During the jump, you need to swap your legs.
- The fifth level provides that the lower limbs of the “extras” holding the elastic cords are widely moved apart, and the player repeats all the exercises in new conditions. To make it more difficult, you can also raise the elastic band further.
- At the sixth level of difficulty, the elastic band is held with one leg. The distance between the ropes is significantly reduced, and it becomes much more difficult for the player to repeat jumps already completed.
- Complexity last level consists in the fact that the participant must try to pry the springy ropes with one foot and step over the other. As a result of these steps, a loop will appear. During the jump, the child turns over and swaps his legs so that the loop is formed again. The rubber band is raised higher and higher to make the task more difficult.
Children's groups usually develop their own - local and modified - version of how to play rubber bands on their feet. For example, at the initial stage, regular jumps are repeated, which are complicated by pulling up the ropes - first on the ankles, then on the knees. Classic rules games with rubber bands on legs say: as soon as the participant completes the task, it should be raised a little.
Nimble fingers
An exciting game with an elastic band will appeal not only to those who like to jump: those who wish can create amazing weaving with their hands. To get rope patterns into practice, you need to invite a friend. Of course, you can play rubber bands on your fingers yourself, since the entertainment conditions allow this. But the joy of success and the frustration of failure will still be more interesting to share with others.
- The participant threads the palms of both hands into the elastic loop, takes out the fingers and once again circles the palms with an elastic band. With your index fingers he picks up the elastic band at the center of the second palm. The result is a beautiful “cradle”.
- The second participant takes the spaces where the elastic band is crossed with his index fingers and thumbs, and, hooking the parallel sections located below, spreads the upper limbs. The elastic band stretches and a “cross” is formed.
- The first “craftsman” begins to act again - he grabs the intersection points of the elastic band with his index and thumb fingers and draws them over parallel lines, and then hooks them from below. In front of it is the original “path”.
- The assistant crosswise picks up the inner parallel parts of the flexible rope with his little fingers and spreads his arms slightly. Then he inserts the thumbs and index fingers of both hands inside the resulting triangles and pries out the parallels. Raising your arms to the sides and simultaneously spreading your thumbs and index fingers creates a “hammock” shape.
- The first participant does not give up - he grabs the contact areas of the elastic band with his index fingers and thumbs and touches similar places on top. Finally, he spreads his arms out to the sides and increases the distance between his thumbs and forefingers. This is how the “crossroads” figure is created.
- You can create figures again, ad infinitum, starting from the second task of the first player. The loser is the one who cannot perform the actions aimed at forming the next figure and ruins the rope braid.
If the question arises of how to play rubber band on your hands, then you need to keep in mind that you still can’t do this game without the help of your fingers. Therefore, the two versions of the fun with a springy string will be exactly the same.
Any entertainment is designed to develop Creative skills child. Therefore, inventing new figures, changing their names, and accompanying the task with poetic chants is only welcome. Also, among Soviet children who gathered in the yard or during breaks, it was customary to draw some kind of prize. It may be worth adopting this experience to strengthen your competitive spirit.
Girls... I found the rules of that classic game that was played in our yard) now I'm excited - I'll run for an elastic band today!!! Maybe it will be useful to you too! Let's teach children to play! Then we will have more time! Well, let's shake off our fats!
A couple of decades ago, the children's game of rubber bands was perhaps the most popular among girls, although boys also did not shy away from playing it. Both kids and teenagers played with the rubber band, and even “very grown-up” girls happily jumped into the rubber band. The rules of the rubber band game, of course, differed in different regions, but still there was a lot in common.
The main thing in learning to play rubber band, as well as for other yard games, was continuity: after all, the little one learned all the games from the older children. The 90s of the last century caused enormous damage to outdoor games. It was then that the number of children walking in the yard, especially without parental supervision, sharply decreased. Today children have appeared in the yards again, but there is no one for them to learn how to play. So now mothers, fathers and grandparents have to show children various outdoor games.
How to play the rubber band game. Rules
The rules of the game “Rubber Band” are very simple. First of all, you need, in fact, the elastic band itself - a piece of underwear elastic from two to four meters long, which should be tied into a circle, and the participants themselves - from three people.
The rubber band is stretched on the legs of two participants, the third player starts the game and jumps, performing exercises until he makes a mistake. Then he takes a place in the circle, and the next participant performs the exercises, etc.
After all participants complete the exercises at the first level, the rubber band rises higher. Rubber band game levels:
- The elastic band is located at ankle level.
- Elastic band at knee level.
- Elastic band at hip level.
- Elastic band at waist level.
- Elastic band at chest level.
- An elastic band at neck level (there was even a seventh option: the rubber band was held with your hands at ear level).
There are different sets of exercises and sequences of their implementation. We present the most common option - “Tens”.
“Tens” (done 10 times):
"Tens"- jump inside the rubber bands;
- jump outward, now from the left, now from the right.
“Nines” (performed 9 times):
"Nines"- Stand sideways between the elastic bands;
- jump over them, spreading your legs;
- jump back.
“Eights” (performed 8 times):
"Eights"- Stand sideways between the elastic bands;
- jump up and step on both rubber bands;
- jump back.
“Sevens” (performed 7 times):
"Sevens"
- Place one foot between the elastic bands, the other outside;
“Sixes” (performed 6 times):
"Sixes"- Stand sideways on the elastic band so that one foot is on one, and the other is on the other elastic band;
- jumping with a 180° turn, change the position of your legs;
- Jumping again with a 180° turn, return to the starting position.
“Pyaterochki” (performed 5 times):
"Pyaterochki"- Stand sideways outside the elastic band;
- hooking your foot on the nearest rubber band, jump over the far one so that one leg is in the triangle between the two elastic bands, and the other outside;
- With the other foot, pull the straight elastic band to the side so that you get an angle;
- Jump, freeing your legs from the elastic bands, to the starting position.
“Fours” (performed 4 times):
"Fours"- jump over the near and then the far elastic band (legs together);
- Jump back to the starting position with your back forward.
“C” (done 3 times):
"C"- Stand outside, facing the elastic band;
- Jump with both feet, hooking your toes on the near rubber band, over the far one;
- jump with a 180° turn so that the rubber band jumps off your feet and face the rubber bands;
“Twos” (performed 2 times):
"D's"- Stand sideways outside the elastic band;
- jump by stepping with both feet (one in front, the other behind) on the nearest rubber band;
- jumping with a 180° turn, step with both feet (one in front, the other behind) on the far elastic band;
- do the same combination in the opposite direction.
“One” (performed once):
"One"- Stand outside with your back to the band;
- push off with both feet and, hooking your heels on the nearest rubber band, jump onto the far one;
- jump out, freeing your legs from the elastic bands and landing behind the elastic band and facing it.
It turns out that our “rubber band” is the most popular game in the world among girls... and not only. I was looking for video material for this article, I had to watch a lot of videos. Believe it or not, it is played everywhere: Poland (that’s okay - neighbors), but Spain, France, America, China... But I was naive, I thought that this was purely ours, a post-Soviet game. Although, what can I say, where our people have not settled
So.
For normal play, 3 players are required, but this is not necessary. It can be played by an unlimited number of players from 1 to... cough, cough, in this case it is better to find another rubber band because you will have to wait a long time. Well, and actually a RUBBER RUBBER, at least 3 m long, with the ends tied together. If there is only one player, then it is better not to tie the ends, but to fasten them, for example, with a pin, and use furniture or tree trunks for the game rather than the players’ legs.
If the jumper makes a mistake (gets lost, clings to the rubber band, steps on the rubber band, etc.), then he “wasted.” At the same time, he changes places with the one who holds the rubber band and he begins to jump. They always continue to jump from the place where they got lost. If the participant successfully completes all the combinations, then the other players raise the elastic band higher - to the level of the knees. Then the hips, then the waist, ... in general, see the list of levels. If they play in teams, it is possible to do so, then a teammate can help him out.
Rubber band game levels:
The first ones - the elastic band is at the level of the ankles
- second - elastic band at knee level
- third - elastic band at hip level ("under the butt")
- fourth - elastic band at waist level
- fifth - elastic band at chest level
- sixth - elastic band at neck level
- and even sevenths - the elastic band was held with hands at ear level.
Combinations
“Tens” executed 10 times:
Jump inside the rubber bands;
Jump out first to the left, then to the right.
“Nines”:
Jump over them with your legs spread;
Jump back.
“Eights”:
Stand sideways between the elastic bands;
Jump up and step on both rubber bands;
Jump back.
“Sevens”:
Place one foot between the elastic bands, the other outside;
“Sixes”:
Stand sideways on the elastic band so that one foot is on one, and the other is on the other elastic band;
After jumping with a 180° turn, change the position of your legs;
Again, jump with a 180° turn and return to the starting position.
“Pyaterochki”:
Stand with your side outside the band;
Having hooked your foot into the rubber band closest to you, jump over the far one so that one leg is in a triangle between the two rubber bands, and the other outside;
With your other foot, pull the straight elastic band to the side to create an angle;
Jump, freeing your legs from the elastic bands, to the starting position.
“Fours”:
Jump over the near and then the far elastic band (legs together);
Jump back to the starting position with your back forward.
“C”:
Stand outside, facing the elastic band;
Jump with both feet, hooking your toes on the near rubber band, over the far one;
Jump with a 180° turn so that the rubber band comes off your feet and face the rubber bands;
“Twos”:
Stand sideways outside the elastic band;
Jump by stepping with both feet (one in front, the other behind) on the nearest rubber band;
After jumping with a 180° turn, step with both feet (one in front, the other behind) on the far elastic band;
Do the same combination in the opposite direction.
“Ones”:
Stand outside with your back to the band;
Push off with both feet and, hooking your heels on the nearest rubber band, jump onto the far one;
Jump, freeing your feet from the elastic bands, and landing behind the elastic band and facing it.
Despite the apparent simplicity of these movements at first, they are difficult to perform at subsequent levels..
And further. In principle, there are no strict rules and combinations of “dance” with an elastic band; you can always edit it to suit yourself, but general rules these are .
And here is the promised video. The girls here are really good!
Somehow, at this age, “rubber bands” look different, don’t you think?
(I couldn't find a better video)