Who stole a cookie from the cookie jar?

What You'll Need

History
This is a game that was brought over from the US during the Second World War when there were many US soldiers stationed in Britain.

How to Play

Everyone sits in a circle on the floor.

Decide who will start the game. This person shouts out "number 1". The person on their left calls out "number 2" and continues until everyone has called out a number. The number the last person calls out is the total number of cookies in the cookie jar.

Everyone starts to chant. "Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?

At the same time do the following actions. At "who" clap your hands, at "stole" slap the top of your legs "cookie" clap your hand, at "from" slap the top of your legs, at "cookie" clap your hands, at "jar " slap your legs.

Number 1 then chants "Number …… stole the cookie from the cookie jar." Inserting whichever number they wish.

Everyone else continue to clap and slap with the rhythm.

(Number 5) stole the cookie from the cookie jar.
"Who me? Yes you! Couldn't be! Then who..."

Then it goes back to the second line. Etc

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