Tumbang Preso is a Traditional Filipino game most Filipino children that grew up in the 90's and earlier, played in the streets. In Cebuano, it's called Tumba Lata.
I chose this topic because children these days are prone to being stuck to some kind of screen and seldom go out to play games. Instead of watching tv, we took them to the street, and taught them, watched them intently as they play street games with their friends.
All you need to play the game, is a slipper, and an empty can. The objective of the game is to "Tumba" or tip over the "Lata" or can. One person will be guarding the can, making sure it is standing back up before running after their playmates who are getting the slipper they threw out to hit the can.
To play the game, first, find an empty can.
In our case, we just ate a can of sweet corn that day and we made sure no pointed edges were popping out to keep the little ones' fingers safe.
Second, using chalk or charcoal, draw a line which will be home base. This will be where those who will throw their slipper at the can will be standing. They cannot go past this line when tossing the slipper, and they need to be back on this line with their slipper before the one guarding the can puts the can back in upright position.
Next, do rock paper scissors or "Maiba-taya" to determine who will be "taya" or it. To do this, players put their hands on their head and when one person says, "Maiba-taya", everyone will put their hands in front of them with either palms up or down. The person whose hand differs becomes it.
You are now ready to start the game!
It was their first time playing so the can was only 2 meters away from the base line. To start off, the first player throws a slipper at the can, while the second one is guarding it.
If the can is hit, the 2nd player needs to get it back upright and run after the first player before he gets his slipper and goes back behind the base line.
If the first player is caught while getting his slipper back, he becomes it and guards the can next.
Stop. Play. Repeat.
Pretty easy right? Also loads of fun, with a touch of resourcefulness.
It is a game most of us Filipinos grew up playing in the streets when our streets were safer and our parents let us play until the sun goes down. Most of us grew up away from the television in the 90's whether it was because our parents couldn't afford one, or we just didn't have cable TV and we were stuck watching the news in the afternoon.
Sadly, this traditional Filipino street game is almost forgotten.
Playing traditional Filipino games is an experience we wanted the kids to get a taste of while also teaching them that you don't need much to have fun- no cellphones, gadgets, or televisions - just your friend, a can and a slipper.
They played until the sun went down and enjoyed every minute of it.
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missing the old times ♥ pwede pa rin naman tayo maglaro nito khit matanda na tayo ♥
Pwede naman feeling ko lang sobrang hyper and ingay ko if I play.haha.😅 chinese garter or piko na lang tayo.piko madalas ko nilalaro dati.
we are all ever small.
childhood is a period of playing many types of traditional games that we play
different from today's children who rarely play traditional games instead busy playing with gemes onlae @luvabi
Yup we try to keep the kids away from mobile and online games as much as possible. What traditional games did you play in Aceh?
Types of traditional gamelan in Aceh include cangcibet, galahtak, bibet, maen rubber, mansyei, geutet jak and others.
one of the most beloved is playing pole no
this game is like guarding the castle and blocking the opponent and having the route terskyri jiYup we try to keep the children away from mobile games and online as much as possible. What traditional games do you play in Aceh? Ka we can touch the opponent and then we change to guard the castle, glimpsed that way
@luvabi
Hehehe.
Maybe i should try this game but dont even know who to play it with.
Lol, are you free to play the game with me ma'am??
haha baka kuhanin tayo ng tanod .si @greymonolith din nakipaglaro sa kids nyan.mejo blurry nga kuha ko ang gulo nila.lol.
Lingaw kaayo na ba 😊
Lagi lingaw jud and bato lata.haha.
Sa ilalum sa kamanggahan pa mi magdula sauna.
Remember the old days na nihilak ko kay sige ko og ka bahaw.. Ika nga "we don't remember days but we remember moments.
Bahaw ba pag dugay kang gabantay sa lata? Yep.great memories with just a can and a bunch of friends. Dumi ng paa mo pag-uwi dahil ginamit pambato ang tsinelas.
Yup Bahaw or kaw ung laging taya lol
Hey, I'm Oatmeal Joey Arnold, and fun game.
Sounds cool. Why oatmeal if I may ask? Thanks for dropping by
Because I love to eat oatmeal, hehe. You are beautiful. Nice to meet you. Love your smile.
Great! Kids today are all playing on the computer or mobile phones these days. Tsk tsk. Unless of course they don't have money to have phones or computers, i'm guessing those kids play outside more often.
Mas nalaro ko noon ung mga tsinelas lang tsaka chinese garter. 😂
Kulang ako sa height kaya piko na lang. haha.
Ay masaya din yun. haha.