Traditional Games for Children to Eliminate Boredom in a Pandemic Period

Abstract

The pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, especially children. one of them is the lack of activities outside the home for children which requires them to stay at home, without any interaction with other people or their peers, so that the activities carried out by children are only at home. Children often feel bored because of the activities they do, such as not being able to play with friends outside the house. For this reason, one of the things that can eliminate boredom and boredom in children is to play traditional games that are carried out outdoors and keep a distance. The purpose of playing this traditional game is to be able to eliminate boredom in children and also children can interact and socialize with friends. The traditional forms of games that are played are jumping rope and gobak sodor, these games are played so that children can play in groups with their friends, in addition to establishing cohesiveness this game can also make children interact with other friends. The results of playing this traditional game make children feel happy and also children can interact directly with their friends even though they have to keep their distance and the children also don't feel bored.