chungi chungi everywhere
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 12:18PM 
This is called a chungi. It's the kids favorite game right now that has single handedly taken over our entire school– or the playground at least. I remember it being the same when I was little: pogs and then beanie babies and then tamagachis. One thing after the other. It's funny how universal fads are. You just wake up one morning and everybody's doing it. Here there's been action hero cards, and jacks, marbles, and jump rope. Now's it's just chungi chungi everywhere. This little contraption is the Nepali version of the hackey sack. The kids make them from old bike tires by cutting them into rubber bands and tying them with a string. They are obsessed! They compete see how many times they can kick it in the air with their feet or pass them back and forth between friends. I seriously saw a 5th grade girls get about 60 in a row the other day. I can barely do three. It's getting so obsessive that we may have to outlaw them at school because they're playing during class and gambling with them. Oh dear.
What's in right now with kids where you live? I remember the kids I babysat for being into webkinz and pokeman cards. But it's been a while since I've babysat. I'd love to know and share with our kids.
Reader Comments (9)
Ever heard of the D.S.? Let's all just hope nintendo never makes its way over to Nepal.
My daughters (ages 5 and 6) are into jigsaw puzzles and little dolls (think Polly Pocket) called La La Loopsy. My 11 year old is into fashion magazines (Seventeen, mostly) and The Hunger Games series of books.
Funny! It's good that they are obsessed with something semi-active, though, yes? I'm a nanny for 7 and 10 year old girls, and they are obsessed with puzzle erasers, which I had never heard of until I started working for this family. The girls they play with all collect them and make up stories about them.
Is that still famous out there!!! lol made me feel my childhood. Maggie don't worry they are just into chungi, if they start "LATTU" , " BOW ARROW" and "GULELI" like we did in our school days which is more prone to accidents, then you start worrying about what game your children play. Cheers :)
The kids I babysit still love webkinz, not too much seems to have changed :) and they love the superheros,spiderman, etc. like your kids probably do too.
let me know if you ever want me to send anything, toys or anything fun for them that would be interesting. I love reading your posts.
God Bless.
Oh, it reminded my of my school days in Kathmandu!!! We used to play chungi a lot in our school and bus stop when waiting for the bus!!
looks like hacky sack
In Sweden the kids are interested in Soccer cards (trading and gaming with them), bakugong (some funny little magnetized critter), and bayblades (an over glorified top). I have to say that I would prefer the chungi for the price and imagination. I always loved it when the kids where I was made up their toys.
Blessings,
Laurie
The children of Kopila valley reminds me so many memories of my :) And, I can see them growing day by day!! Specially MAYA, and cute little boy!