Filipino Traditional Games for Kids Essay

While I was walking yesterday, I saw a group of children compete luksong baka. They were having shimmer fleck enjoying the racy. Then I remember my childhood days 20 five years ago. I also use to melt down that multifariousness of lame with my neighboring kids especially on weekends. As years went by, these Philippine traditional plump fors for kids are slowly disappearing. You can rarely see Filipino kids playing patintero, tumbang preso, luksong tinik, luksong baka, taguan, syato, habulan, etc. These games were replaced by gadgets like xbox, playstation, nintendo, and kids are more undetermined to Western Sports numeralivities. Amidst the popularity of these latest game gadgets and non-Filipino sports, we must not lay away and forget our traditional games. We must of all time remember that this is our cultural hereditary pattern and treasure. There are many known traditional Filipino games for kids, only I depart only name the Filipino traditional games that I stil l remember when I was a kid.PATINTERO1. Patintero this is a popular game not only for kids, but including adults. I remember that we played this game not only in the morning, but sometimes in the even out when it is full moon. We used chalk or water to make lines. The rein in of the game is very simple make it sure that you can scar the line without being catch or touch by the new(prenominal) group.PIKO2. Piko this is the Filipino version of hopscotch. I always see my two sisters playing this game when they were still kids, because it is a popular game among the girls. LUKSONG TINIK3. Luksong Tinik Two instrumentalists allow be the base by putting their right feet or leftover feet together. While the other thespians leave behind jump without touching the two players feet. LUKSONG BAKA4. Luksong Baka It is a popular variation of luksong tinik. The it will bend while the other players will jump over him/her. The bending player will gradually stands up as the game continue s. A jumper who will not be able to jump over, or touch the it while jumping will become the next it.TUMBANG PRESO5. Tumbang Preso This is a Filipino street game among kids. I really enjoyed this game a lot. The it will be in supercharged of the tin can, while the other players will strike it using their slippers (pamato). The rules of the game varies in different places.TAGUAN6. Taguan This is the American version of hide-and-seek. The it will say these phrase while the players are looking for their place to hide. Tagu-taguan maliwanag ang buwan. Pagbilang ko nang sampu nakatago na kayo. Isa,dalawa,tatlo,apat,lima,anim,pito,walo,siyam,sampu. After the counting is done, he/she will locate those who are hiding. This game is more challenging when it is done in the evening. My father told me that he and his siblings always play this game when it is full moon in the evening.SAWSAW SUKA7. Sawsaw-suka The it has/her do by open. The other players will touch his palm using their index palpate while singing this song sawsaw suka mahuli taya. The it will catch any players figure aft(prenominal) the songs.BAHAY-BAHAYAN8. Bahay-bahayan This is a very good game for kids. They will act as a family member. Each of them will be given a responsibility like cooking,taking care of an imaginary baby,etc. I remember that my playmates always bring small cooking objects make of clay, while I am in charge of building our small imaginary house made from banana leaves or blankets.TEKS GAME9. Teks These are game cards which digest comic strips and texts within speech balloons. We played these cards by tossing it to the aura until it hit the ground. We used our thumbs and forefingers to toss the cards. The growner will collect cards on how the cards are laid upon hitting the ground.JAK N POY10. Jack and Poy This is the American version of rock-paper-scissors. Two players will do rock-paper-scissors while saying these words-Jack and Poy, hale hale hoy, sinong matalo syang u nggoy.HOLEN11. Holen We used marbles to play this game. You must be a sharpshooter to win this game. It is played by aiming at the marbles indoors the circle. You must hit the marbles inside by flicking your fingers while holding your own marbles. Whoever gets the most marbles win the game.SIPA12. Sipa The object that is being used in this game is called sipa. It is toss up for the player to kick it using the foot. The player will kick it as long as he wants. However, the sipa must not touch the ground. The player with most number of kicks wins the game.LANGIT LUPA13. Langit Lupa You need to say these lyrics in choosing the it while pointing to the player one by one-langit lupa impyerno. im im impyerno. Saksak puso tulo anf dugo, patay buhay alis diyan. The player will be the it, if he/she is pointed after the song. Then the it will chase and tag the players who remain on the ground. A player cannot be tag if he/she will stay preceding(prenominal) the ground.