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Jakarta 7 months ago

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Communities bring traditional games back to contemporary life

A renewed interest in traditional games has led to a shift from digital screens to schoolyards and playgrounds, as well as adults joining in on the fun at parks and festivals.

Art & Culture 3 years ago

Twenties: Reminiscing the dying art of Indonesian traditional children's games

Indonesian traditional children's games hold special meanings, traditions and origins associated with each of their respective cultures. Here are 20 traditional Indonesian children's games for a nostalgic journey.

City 6 years ago

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No 'pinang', bamboo will do for 'panjat pinang' contest

As according to the old Indonesian adage tak ada rotan, akar pun jadi (falling crumb, one must be content with crust). So as there are no pinang (areca palm trunks), bamboo will do.

City 6 years ago

Sidewalk hopscotch court entertains Central Jakarta pedestrians

An experiment in which a hopscotch court was drawn on a sidewalk has shown that passersby are eager to spare time to play a childhood game.

News 7 years ago

Soekarno-Hatta airport hosts interactive exhibition on traditional games

Visitors of Terminal 3 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport can play traditional games featured at an exhibition that runs until Sept. 15.

Parents 7 years ago

Bogor Traditional Games Festival seeks to keep youngsters off gadgets

Students from 19 state and private junior high schools in Bogor participated in the festival and played traditional games such as sorodot gaplok, rorodaan and many more.

Opinion 7 years ago

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Museum Kolong Tangga: Toys 'r' us!

With the support of friends in Indonesia and abroad, Rudi set up the museum. It started with a collection of 4,000 toys, and at the time of closure, it had accumulated 22,000 pieces.

News 8 years ago

Temon Tourist Village offers nostalgia through traditional games

This tourist village that is situated 10 kilometers north of Yogyakarta is also known as the Children’s Village due to the large number of traditional games available for kids, such as gobak sodor, jamuran, egrang and others.

Parents 8 years ago

Campaign seeks to pull children back to conventional games

Children aged 3 to 12 were seen playing various games at the child-friendly integrated public space (RPTRA) of Cililitan in East Jakarta on Sunday.

Parents 9 years ago

No work, all play at traditional children's games fair

A traditional children's game fair is currently being held at the Bentara Budaya Jakarta (BBJ) cultural institute in Palmerah, West Jakarta, and will run until Feb. 28.

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