This document describes the rules of a playground game called "The Handkerchief". There are two teams who line up on opposite sides of the playing area. One person holds a handkerchief in the middle and calls out a number, at which point the child with that number from each team runs to try and catch the handkerchief. Whichever player catches the handkerchief must try to return to their team's safe area without being caught by the other player, otherwise they are eliminated from the game. The goal is for each team to avoid being eliminated.