Abstract:

Kid games which are the products of verbal culture are the most valuable elements  of a culture. These games are transferred through generations.  The aim of the study is to transfer kid games which have been played in Malatya to future  generations. In this way, we can prevent these products from disappearing. Besides, we would  like to focus on the affects of kid games on development of kids.  For this study, we did field research, we benefited from written sources, we made observations,  we collected information through interviews. As a result, we found out seven kid games  which are played in city centre of Malatya. In this study, we explained the concept of game, we  gave information about certain kid games and presented them alphabetically.  Assessments were made about the role of kid games on the development of kids. Finally, we  discovered that games act an important part on the physical social, cultural, psychological, linguistic,  intellectual and behavioral development of kids.

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