Back in the day, a child will spend hours and hours playing outside with the other kids under the sun, beneath the dirt and rocks. Game back then are less complicated yet a lot of fun, and simply by using available materials around the area plus a load of imagination. Childhood games are involved in physical effort playing in the streets with the kids in the neighborhood.
Due to limited resources of toys for Filipino children, using native materials or instruments. We usually invent games or toys without the need for anything that uses our own imagination and a good dose of teamwork. With the flexibility of real humans to think and act makes the game more interesting and challenging.
Sadly, with the advent of the digital age and the surplus toys and gadgets that came with it, a lot of these games are fast becoming extinct. Kids have more exposure to smartphones, tablets, game consoles, and laptops than face to face interaction with their age group.
So before the Classic Filipino Games conveniently fall into the abyss of oblivion, how about take a happy walk down memory lane and feel the exhilaration of our traditional childhood not too long ago.
Traditional Filipino Games that need to preserve:
Patintero, Tumbang Preso, Luksong Baka, Luksong Tinik, Palosebo (Greased Pole), Tiyakad or Kadang-kadang, Langit-Lupa, Piko, Turumpo, Ice water, Yo-yo, Taguan, Nanay-Tatay, Sungka, Sipa, Chinese Garter, Teks, Saranggola, Bati-Cobra or Tsato, Agawan Base, Agawan, Sulok, Bahay-Bahayan, Bahay Kubo, Bulong Pari, Buwan-Buwan, Calahoyo (Hole-in), Iring-Iring, Juego de Anilio, Juego de Prenda, Kapitang Bakod, Lawin at Sisiw (Hawk and Chicken) Pitik Bulag, Sambunot, Takip Silim, Ten-Twenty, Tumbang Preso, Ubusan Lahi, Sawsaw suka, Sangkayaw, Karera ng Gulong (Tire Race), Patay-Patayan, Sekyu Base, Deklan Ruki, Holen, Jack 'n Poy, Lagundi, Tinikling, Takyan, Goma and etc.
Those games are now throwback but worthy of look back and see what Filipino kids nowadays are missing out.
The call to preserve such games, thus, inevitably arises. Who would keep the traditional Filipino games alive, amid the emergence of electronic devices allure to children, and while parents are devoured by the pressure of work, leaving with hardly any time to at least engage their children in recollections of how fun it is to play these games?
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Yes, masaya ang mga laro natin noon, sad lang di na na maintain nawili na ang mga kabataan ngayon sa gadgets. Keep sharing, very good article.