Birthday fun and games
Kids in Germany play some fantastic birthday games. Some are like birthday games in the UK, but some are a bit different. Here are a few examples:
- Würstchenschnappen ('sausage snapping') - Just like bobbing for apples, but with sausages tied to a string!
- Topfschlagen ('hit the saucepan') - An upside-down saucepan with a surprise underneath is hidden somewhere in the room. A child wearing a blindfold tries to find and hit the saucepan with a wooden spoon.
- Schnitzeljagd (treasure hunt)
- Sackhüpfen (sack races)
- Faules Ei ('rotten egg') - a fun game involving coloured handkerchiefs and running in a circle.
- Blindes Dickmannessen - blindfolded children feed each other chocolate-covered marshmallows!
