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The chapter ends with clapping games, some of which are played in a circle and have much in common with those described for early childhood. The ones here are for older children who can play them by themselves without the help of adults as in the former case.

The game called “cat’s cradle” that appears in nearly all the surveyed locations is practically the only one of the yarn and twine games on which we have information even though not always in full and exact, as despite reference to them in many places, there are few respondents who could detail the steps to be followed to intertwine the string with their hands and thus obtain the different figures.

This mixed game, although mainly played by girls, was found with small variations in Amézaga de Zuya, Moreda (A), Bilbao, Gernika, Leioa, Portugalete and Zamudio (B).

Many locations reported games involving two and more participants, generally girls, sitting opposite each other and clapping, hitting and crossing their hands. There are different versions and rules regarding the way to clap the other people’s hands, which sometimes includes hitting thighs, shoulders, etc., following a pre-established order that is repeated. The game is often accompanied by ditties which get faster and faster until the players start to lose their place. Some of those games, within the simplicity that characterises all of the them, have some specific features.