Jillora

Jillora is popular traditional Australian game played by aboriginal children using a spinning ball made from sand, clay, lime and ashes rolled into a ball and then baked until it was hard.

Age: All ages

No. of players: Any number

Equipment: A large ball for each child

Time: 5-10 minutes

Aim: To make your ball spin as long as possible.

1. To play this game you need a smooth playing surface.

2. The children form into a line with their ball.

3. Each player spins their ball on the smooth surface. They may use both hands.

4. The winner is the player whose ball spins the longest.

Source: Adapted from "Yulunga Traditional Indigenous Games" by the Australian Sports Commission www.ausport.gov.au

You might like to play these other Australasian games:

Juluhya (Australia)
Bowitgee (Australia)
Segur Etug (Australia)
Keean (Australia)
Mu Torere (New Zealand)
Evanema (Papua New Guinea)
Kurukuru (Papua New Guinea)

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