Play is very important for a child's development and it is an integral part of a child's growing up. Through play, children can develop their language skills, feelings, creativity and social skills. The game helps stimulate the imagination and with the help of the game children can learn basic skills such as problem solving, working with others, sharing and much more. As such, they also represent an important part of a region's regional identity. Through children's play, local folklore is created, in the development and creation of which the youngest participate. In this context, children's games strongly shape the tradition and culture of a region and represent a reflection of the most important achievements of that region at a certain time. This is evident in the example of Istria and the Croatian coast. While cattle breeding and fishing dominated in the end, once children's games were mostly pastoral games, ie games that take place in open, rural terrain. As urbanization developed, games slowly moved from open pastures to urban areas. As in the modern context computer games pose a global threat to healthy and successful children's upbringing, traditional children's games are not only a means of preserving identity and arousing interest in the cultural history of the area where children grow up but also a very good didactic method of learning and physical development. threats of insufficient movement of children today.