VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of children joined the program called “Befriend Southeast Asia” at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi this weekend.

From the early morning, “running in a sack” attracted hundreds of kids.

Many little girls played the game.

Tug of war.

Walking on stilts.

Passing a bamboo bridge.

Children of less than 3 like painting.

Playing with puppets.

A game for girls.

Children in traditional costumes.

Kids learn painting, using natural materials like paddies, maize and black peas.

They learn how to make a paper fan by artisans from Chang Son village, Hanoi.

Playing “picking up crabs and put in a basket” game.

Instructing kids to make toys by leaves.

Walking on coconut shells, a game from Laos.

Singing and passing an object from hand to hand. One is the loser if

the song finishes but he/she still holds the object.

Hunter and wild ducks, a game from Malaysia.

Tug of war is popular in Vietnam and Thailand.

“A car” performed by Malaysia kids.

Vietnamese kids in traditional costumes.

A Vietnamese little girl in Malaysian costume.

A Vietnamese dance.

VNE