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Indonesia unplugged: Why traditional games and toys, from hopscotch to stilts, are having a revival in communities


December 10, 2020
Boys play a mini soccer game during an event for traditional games at a school in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct 1, 2016.
Reuters
Shahnaz Aliyya Nurfauzi likes playing traditional Indonesian games more than anything she might find on a mobile phone.
The seven-year-old from Jakarta likes
engklek, which is similar to hopscotch – she needs only chalk to draw columns and numbers on the ground – and
engrang batok , involving a balancing act on halved coconut shells.
Aliyya was taught how to play her new favourite games by volunteers from Jakarta-based Komunitas Temen Main (Playmate Community), who encourage children to enjoy traditional games to promote community harmony. ....

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