Kids likes the new year because they are given the year’s money, called Otoshidama from parents and relatives and guests and instead of Otoshidama kids played a game of rock,paper,scissors against me. It took longer than I expected. Kids were kids. They enjoyed playing this simple game.Please watch this video.
Last year I introduced Fukuwarai. Fuku is good fortune, and warai is laughter in Japanese.There is an old saying, 笑う門には福来る A house of laughter will bring goos fortune. This is a game like Pin the tail on the donkey. Instead of a tail, we use parts of a face.A Blindfolded person will make a funny face and everybody will laugh. The first laugh of the year. We would lik eto start a year with laugh and wish the new years good fortune and happiness.