Traditional games are seen as the best platform for "promoting peace, harmony,

goodwill and camaraderie" in various Philippine communities especially that today’s

generation is different, most kids are stuck on their phones, iPods, PSPs and other
technologies while sitting on a corner.

( So this evening I am discussing one of the traditional games in the Philippines, the bahay-
bahayan in Tagalog, the balay-balay in Bisaya, and the home simulation in English.

Bahay- bahayan is a role-playing Filipino game where the main purpose is to simulate or
re-enact a real home with a family members this game needs 4-6 members, where the
players need to act like a father, mother, sister, brother, youngest or sometimes even a
pet.

Preparation
Players build their “house” using mattresses, tables, chairs, and any thing around the house when
played inside. When played outside, we would usually gather banana leaves, coconut fronds,
sticks, cardboards, sacks, stones, and pebbles, or any other material available to build a house.
Our money was made of plant leaves or paper, they also use tin cans, sticks, etc. as their kitchen
utensils. We also performed activities that real families do like cooking, doing household chores,
going to work and go to shopping. In general, children use their imagination in using regular
things as house items.

Game Play
The participants now play the role of the assigned characters. The house helpers will clean the
house; the father will try to get money (sometimes leaves, candy wrappers, bottle crowns, etc.) the
mother will cook; the children place and follow their parents, etc.)

Objectives
a. Understand what the topic is all about.
b. Identify the materials and the main purpose of the game.
c. Explain the importance on each role of the players of the game.
d. Teacher will demonstrate the game; students should participate the game.