Parlor Games Pabitin: Description

Parlor Games
Pabitin
Description
- Pabitin is a Filipino physical game in which participants try to pick up items
(often small toys, coins, or candy) from bamboo sticks ("balag") placed high above
their heads. This game is a festive event, and is often played by young children at
birthday parties.
History
- Pabitin is a popular traditional game usually played in birthday parties and
town fiestas. Its history originated from whence the Spaniards came to the
Philippines. It involves a lattice of bamboo sticks (called a balag) suspended in the air
with string.
Materials
- 8 Popsicle/Craft sticks per pabitin String/Yarn White glue or glue gun Scissors
Small treats, small toys, and/or money
Rules of Game
- This game is a festive event, and is often played by young children at birthday
parties. The bamboo sticks are hung from the tall ceiling, and are raised or lowered
quickly, with participants jumping to grab the items when the balag is lowered to a
height that they could reach
Hampas palayok
Description
- Hampas-Palayok (also known as Pukpok Palayok) is a fun game played during
Filipino fiestas and traditional parties. In the Philippines, pupok means to hit, and
palayok is a clay pot, so the game literally means to hit a pot.
History
- Hampas Palayok” is derived from the Spanish game Piñata? The Spaniards
conquered the Philippines thru religion, the Catholism. They used festivals to attract
the native Filipinos to convert to their religion. And this game is played during those
celebrations. Filipinos are resourceful. Instead of using Mexican Paper Piñata that is
expensive on that times, they used clay pots which is abundant and cheap. Filipinos
are really good in reinventing things to suit their needs out of limited resources.
Materials
- Pot and A long bamboo
Rules of Game
- Players should be blindfolded. They will fall in line around 3 meters away in
front of the hanging clay pot, enough for the player to reach it and will walk straight
towards the pot. A long bamboo or lumber is used to hit it. Participants are made to
spin around to distort his/ her concentration. The crowd will distract the player by
yelling all kinds of directions, “Go straight, to the left, to the right, stop! Hit it! Hit
it!”
Newspaper dance
Description
- Newspaper Dance is a game for dancing companions. Once the song stops, the
partners should step on the piece of newspaper and avoid touching the ground. The
newspaper is folded in every stop so it gets smaller and smaller and so as the number
of players.
Materials
- 2 or 3 sheets of newspaper
Rules of Game
- Open the newspaper and spread it on the floor. Skip around it; jump on it; run
and leap over it; slither under it; swivel on it with your feet together. Now pick up the
newspaper and wave it from side to side; run with it high in the air; throw it up in the
air and watch it float to the floor; repeat and then try to imitate the movement pattern
of the newspaper. Next, crumple the newspaper into a ball; throw the ball and catch it;
roll it along the floor and follow on your hands and knees; stand up and dribble it with
your feet; lie on your back and hold the ball between your feet how many different
movements can you make? Finally, spread the paper out flat again; pick it up, and as
you move from place to place, shred the paper into little pieces and toss them into the
air like confetti; scoop up handfuls and throw into the air as you conclude the
"newspaper dance."
CHESS
Description
- Chess is one of the oldest and most popular board games. It is played by two
opponents on a checkered board with specially designed pieces of contrasting colours,
commonly white and black. The objective of the game is to capture the opponent's
king.
History
- The history of chess can be traced back nearly 1500 years, although its earliest
origins are uncertain. The earliest predecessor of the game probably originated in
India by the 7th century CE, from where it spread to Persia. ... "Romantic chess" was
the predominant playing style from the late 18th century to the 1880s. History
Materials
- Chess pieces are distinguished by appearance and made of rigid material such as
wood, ivory, or plastic. Pieces are of contrasting colours, commonly white and black.
The six different types of pieces are: king, rook, bishop, queen, knight, and pawn.
More than 500 different patterns of chess pieces have been recorded.
Rules of the Game

- White is always first to move and players take turns alternately moving one
piece at a time. Movement is required. If a player´s turn is to move, he is not in check
but has no legal moves, this situation is called “Stalemate” and it ends the game in a
draw. Each type of piece has its own method of movement. A piece may be moved to
another position or may capture an opponent´s piece, replacing on its square (en
passant being the only exception). With the exception of the knight, a piece may not
move over or through any of the other pieces. When a king is threatened with capture
(but can protect himself or escape), it´s called check. If a king is in check, then the
player must make a move that eliminates the threat of capture and cannot leave the
king in check. Checkmate happens when a king is placed in check and there is no
legal move to escape. Checkmate ends the game and the side whose king was
checkmated looses. Chess for kids would be a great option to help the kid enhance his
thinking capability with the chess strategies involved. Visit our affiliate chess online
lessons website for scheduling an evaluation session with one of our experienced
chess coaches.

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