CHINESE GARTER, a game requiring flexibility, balance and coordination, is a popular game for Filipino  children, most specifically among girls during their elementary years. The game revolves around an ordinary garter , around two to three yards long, which can be brought from the sewing store at around twenty pesos or less.

Players are divided into two or more teams, with a minimum number of two members per team. During the game, two members of the “it” team shall serve as “game posts” as they stand opposite each other and hold each end of the garter. The objective of the game then is to be able to successfully jump over the garter as it is gradually held higher by the game posts. Just like in the game 10-20, each team also has its own team leader, more commonly known as the “Mother”. Once a team member either touches the garter or fails to jump at a certain level, the Mother can still save her team by taking her team member’s turn. Failure to do so will lead to the team’s elimination by making them the new game posts and will bring the game back to the first level.