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Freeze Tag

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While not strictly a toy, as kids move outside and start interacting with other kids, they begin to play group games. Some are made up and some are traditional.

There are some games that are made up by children and passed along to other children. One of these games is called Freeze Tag. It's like a regular game of tag, but in a little smaller area. There are "safe area" where you cannot be tagged. If you are tagged, you're frozen. The idea is to get as close to the person tagging as possible without being tagged.

Movie: Tom I and Evan T. , USA
Background: Mao, Japan
Special thanks to the Julian teachers who let us film this INSIDE during school, and to the 6th grade students who gave up their class time to play :-)

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