No.223
Ear-and-Nose Hand Swap
Japanese name: 耳と鼻のタッチ入れ替え
Materials
- None
How to play
- Sit comfortably. Lightly touch the nose tip with the right hand. Cross the left arm over it to touch the right ear. Do not pinch or pull.
- Release both hands and rest them on the knees. Reverse the combination: left hand to nose, right hand to left ear.
- Check each arrangement slowly once. Use a mirror or demonstration at first if helpful.
- On each cue, return to the knees and make the opposite arrangement. Once comfortable, add one clap during the return before changing positions.
- Finish after about five attempts per side and rest the hands. If desired, invite another demonstrator, agree on a repetition target together, and try again.
Ways to adapt
Younger primary school children: rest on the knees between positions. Older primary school children: add the clap.