On August 17, 2021, the Republic of Indonesia celebrates the 76th anniversary of independence. Every year people throughout Indonesia celebrate it. To commemorate this historic day, a flag ceremony is held at the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta. Aside from that, the neighborhood also celebrates the August festival with traditional competitions. Since the pandemic still left us with restrictions on outside activities, we are expected to stay at home during the holiday.

To make the most of your holiday, here we present you family-game ideas to celebrate independence day at home!

Cracker-Eating Race
This is the most anticipated competition for kids! The preparation is simple. You only need ropes and crackers. Whoever finishes the cracker first without touching it, wins. Looks quite simple, but the crackers will swing back and forth or move to random directions as you reach it.

Marble and Spoon Race
All you need is a spoon and a marble. To win this race, you need to walk from start to finish line without dropping the marble from your spoon. Sounds easy? Yes, but no! You need to put the spoon in your mouth. So, it’s going to be tricky as soon as you try to walk. If the marbles drop, you need to go back from the start line again.

Guess The Heroes
It's time for a quiz! Grab your money paper in every denomination if possible. And your task is to guess the heroes' name from each money paper and ask the child to explain its origin. The game can also be done both ways, so your little one also has the opportunity to ask you the same questions.

Drawing & Painting Competition
Drawing and painting activities can be a fun way to teach them arts. For this game, you need drawing tools such as crayons and papers. You can set the rules to draw Indonesian historic themes or independence day celebration themes. Courage your kids to draw whatever they like according to the theme they choose. Be imaginative, help them to illustrate objects, and beautify with coloring crayons.

Complete The Lyrics
This time you need to involve music. You can choose some various well-known Indonesian traditional songs like Indonesia Raya, Ampar-Ampar Pisang, Rasa Sayange, or Yamko Rambe Yamko. Pick the popular verse and make some words blank, and let your child answer by singing too. Make it fun with music in the background!