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Summer Play: Traditional Filipino Games for Kids

Before Facebook and 9gag became the pastime of choice with today’s kids, there was actually a time

when kids spent summer days outdoors with friends, running, jumping, and laughing heartily. I should

know. I was one of those kids who spent summer vacations roasting under the sun as I played with

friends from morning ‘til afternoon.

Life was so much simpler then. All we needed was a vast space for moving around and thrill-seeking

friends to make games fun. Sometimes, we’d need simple materials like chalk for drawing our playing

space on concrete, or a stone to be used as marker if the game needs it.

At any rate, these were materials we found anywhere. It was nothing hi-tech and expensive like, say,

a Kinect for your Xbox. We didn’t need life-like simulations of our games simply because we were

already playing in the heart of life.

Here are some of the Filipino games I played as a kid. This is by no means a complete list of traditional

Filipino. Rather, these are just some of my favorites.

Piko

You can think of Piko as the Filipino version of hopscotch. With chalk, you draw the following as your

playing space.

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Use figure A if there are two players. For four or more players, use figure B.

A marker, locally called a “pamato” (usually a rock), is used to determine the square or number you’ll

be at. Starting at one, throw the “pamato”. The number where it will land will be the number that

you’ll skip as you hop across the entire space and back. After, you will again pick up the “pamato”,

throw it to the next number, and repeat.

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Taguan is basically a game of hide-and-seek. A game which can be played both indoors and outdoors,

the “it” closes his or her eyes and counts from 1-10 in his or her “base”. The other players then use

this time to look for good hiding places. At the count of 10, the “it” then begins to look for the other

players. When the “it” sees a player, they will have to out-run each other in getting back to the

“base”. If you’re the last person to touch the base, you become the next “it”.

Patintero

Using chalk, you will draw the following rectangular figure on the street. The measurement is usually

5-6 meters, with equal portions.

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Form two teams with the same number of players. One team will try to pass through all the lines,

while the other team will try to prevent them from passing by guarding the area and tagging their

opponents. The guarding team must keep the other team from passing, while at the same time

avoiding stepping on the lines of their play area. The winning team will be determined based from

which one successfully completes their goal.

To visualize the games better, check out this video I found on Youtube:

To know more about traditional Filipino games, visit this website for a complete guide to the games:

http://www.seasite.niu.edu./Tagalog/Filipino_Games/mga_larong_pilipino.htm

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