Latin America (widespread, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, throughout region)
Three-Legged Race
Also known as Tres Piernas, Carreras de Tres Pies
Pairs bind their adjacent legs together and race to the finish line without tumbling.
4+ playersAges 6-16OutdoorsHigh energyBig space
The rules
How to play
1
Children pair up by height and stand side by side.
2
Each pair binds their adjacent legs together, right leg of the left child to the left leg of the right child, using a strip of torn cloth.
3
All pairs line up on a start line.
4
On the signal they race to a finish line, moving their two outer legs and single bound middle leg in unison.
5
First pair to cross wins.
6
Best run as an elimination tournament.
Keep it fair
Pair children of similar height and build, wildly mismatched pairs spend the whole race on the ground and stop having fun quickly.
Good for building
coordinationteamworkcommunicationbalance
What you need
Just: a strip of cloth or knotted shirt to bind legs
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