Traditional Thai Games

         Most Thai traditional outdoor games are playing in groups with imagination and simple rules, some games use materials which easy to find around them such as banana stems, pebbles, sticks, cloth etc. with some simple songs and rhymes.

         Thai sport is part of Thai culture which has been passed on from generation to generation. Sporting activities of Thais blend well into their agricultural way of life. It is another form of group relationship enhancement during the cultivating and harvesting periods. Thai sport is also a form of entertainment which takes place during religious and royal ceremonies and festivals. Thais young and old come together to participate in exciting games which are oftentimes humorous. Thai sport reflects the Thais' way of life and their intellectual subtlety. It is a fine bond that has bound the Thai people through a long past until today.

REE-REE KHAO SARN ( Catching the last one in the line )

          Two players extend their arms to form a double arch. The rest stand in line and walk through the arch way and make a u-turn behind the arch continuously as long as the two human arches finish singing. The arches are suddenly lowered to trap the player in between. The trapped person is then out.

CREDIT : http://www.enconcept.com/downloads/2011_03/31/E-Ambassador_Tutoring_4.pdf

E-KA FUK KHAI

 E-KA FUK KHAI

Unlimited number of players.
 
How to play.
       
         The fruit or whatever. If an egg and a circle on the ground about 4 feet in diameter, a leg band and a diameter of 1 foot in the first set in the small circle to spawn one. Check to stand in a circle, or sit astride a small circle. And everyone's just standing around outside the circle of the egg. I do have a duty to protect the eggs with the Rules of the Game.
 
1. Has a duty to (compete) in the circle, not oval.
2. The eggs have to be careful not to crow hit the hand or arm of their inroads into the circle.
3. If the eggs to scramble out to crow a crow's eyes and then remove the eggs to hide the eggs by crows. If the eggs any player. Is hidden, he must be in place.


CREDIT : http://www.dek-d.com/board/view.php?id=888811

E-TUK ( TO SPOON - UP THE SEEDS )

E-TUK ( TO SPOON - UP THE SEEDS )

NUMBER OF PLAYERS : UNLIMITED

REQUIREMENT :

- Any kind of fruit’s needs
- Spoons are made of cardboard for each player.

HOW TO PLAY :

- Draw a circle of about one foot in diameter.
- Give each players pool their agreed amount of seeds.
- Choose the first player by drawing lots.

 

        The first player tosses them all inside the circle and plays by spooning up one by one and keep. He must not disturb the near - by seeds, if he does so,e is “dead and out”. Then the subsequent player takes turn in a clock – wise fashion. When the seeds are all spooned-up then each player chips in a new lot and the game goes on until they have run out of their capitals. One who can fetch more seeds wins the game.


CREDIT : http://www.sacict.net/images/thaiplay.pdf

Touching a finger on the hands

Touching a finger on the hands.
 

 

Number of Players :  2 - 3 people.

How to play.

        Request a player to sit together. Both hands face down on the floor. One is a pendant with the index finger, dip the fingers of the players away one inch around and singing with the band. When the song finished. Dip the fingers of his finger into the fold. The dip was so new. It is jam-packed first lap inches lost.

Hiding a cloth behind one’ s back

MON SON PA ( Hiding a cloth behind one’ s back )

NUMBER OF PLAYERS : UNLIMITED

HOW TO PLAY : Draw lots for the first player to play Mon. The rest of the players sit down in circle singing a chorus in unison. The Mon walks around behind them holding a piece of cloth in secrecy.He may choose to drop the cloth behind anyone without his awareness and walks on pretending that the cloth is still in his hand. When the Mon completes the round he picks up the cloth and beats that player who now runs away around the circle and back to sit down a this own place. The Mon continues the game and elects to drop the cloth behind any of the next players. But , if the latter senses it, then, instead, he will pick up the cloth and chases the Mon around until a place to squeeze in,then the latter plays Mon.

CREDIT : http://www.sacict.net/images/thaiplay.pdf

Banana Rib Hobby Horse Riding

Banana Rib Hobby Horse Riding          Khee-ma-kan-kuay (Banana Rib Hobby Horse Riding) is a traditional game that Thai kids frequently played in the past. Parents use banana leaves from banana trees which planted around the house area and in the garden to invent a toy for their children. Apart from having fun from playing this game, children benefit from strong health activity it provides which includes the following: 1) Pretending to ride a horse helps children to utilize their imagination and to freely and boldly express themselves. 2) “Banana Rib Hobby Horse Riding” is an excellent exercise. 3) Playing “Banana Rib Hobby Horse Riding” helps to preserve local traditional games of Thailand. The Royal Institute indicated the English name of this game as ‘Banana Rib Hobby Horse Riding’ as the actual translation of the traditional name.   Materials and Instruction Find a stem of banana around 1.5 was long (1 meter = 2 wa) . Cut it in the form of the head and neck of a horse. Attach a string between the head and tail of this banana leaf horse to place on the shoulder of the rider. How to play Kids will sit on the horse and behave like they are riding a real horse shouting ‘hee hee’ or ‘yee haaah’(making the usual sounds people shout when controlling their horses). They may race with other friends or continuously ride around a wide open space having fun. Roong Arun boy or mascot of 20th International Children’s Games or Sukhothai Game is a boy with topknot hair-do and riding banana rib hobby horse. This game can be found in other national traditional festivals occasionally. It has become a logo often used to express the identity and tradition of Thailand. CREDIT : http://thailandlives.net/traditional_detail.php?order=5