Whole-Body Rock–Paper–Scissors

Materials

• None

How to play

1. Make groups of 2–3 with enough space to spread arms without touching others. An adult demonstrates three poses.
2. Here, rock means curling arms in front of the chest; scissors means extending one arm forward and one backward; paper means spreading both arms sideways.
3. On the agreed reveal cue, make poses simultaneously. Use ordinary rock–paper–scissors winning relationships.
4. Matching poses mean replay. After five contests, applaud each other’s movements and change partners.

Ways to adapt

Preschool children: copy poses before competing. Younger primary school children: pairs. Older primary school children: invent three animal poses.

Sources and references

• 日本スポーツ協会 からだじゃんけん ↗