Iwandana Dody Tri, Sugiyanto, Hidayatullah M. Furqon. Traditional Games to Form Children's Characters In Dieng Plateau Banjarnegara Central Java Indonesia. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(11):407-415. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1613528 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.phpohs/article/view/6328 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/sedno-webapp/works/888722 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2018; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 05.11.2018. Revised: 20.11.2018. Accepted: 28.11.2018. Traditional Games to Form Children's Characters In Dieng Plateau Banjarnegara Central Java Indonesia Dody Tri Iwandana1, Sugiyanto2, M. Furqon Hidayatullah3 1) Master Program in Sport Science, Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta, Indonesia 2)3)Department of Sport Science, Postgraduate Program, Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta, Indonesia dody.triiwandana@gmail.com1, sugiyantoprobo@gmail.com2, furqon@uns.ac.id3 ABSTRACT Background: The world of children is the world of play. In the era of globalization with the advancement of technology, making children prefer to remain silent playing games through handphones, computers, or television, especially in urban areas. The Banjarnegara Plateau region which a culture and tradition are very strongly held and still traditional. The purpose of the research is to: 1) Know the physical activity of playing children in the Dieng Plateau; 2) Know the values contained in the games performed by children in the Dieng Plateau. Subject and Method: This research was carried out in the Dieng Plateau, Banjarnegara Central Java Province, Indonesia. This research is a qualitative research. The method of the research is Triangulation method. The data collection technique uses observation, interviews, and documentation. Result: The results showed physical activity of children in the Dieng Plateau Banjarnegara area was traditional play. A traditional games that can be found in the dieng plateau, namely: cublak-cublak suweng, stilts, jamuran, bentengan, jump rope, gobak sodor, mandahan, and many others. Conclusion: Traditional games are considered very goods for training children physically and mentally. Indirectly, children will be stimulated creativity, agility, intelligence, and the breadth of their insight and high togetherness through a traditional games. Key words: Physical Activity; Traditional Games.