Price range: ₱229 through ₱279
Handsewn Chinese Jackstones, the ’90s Filipino recess game. Each set has 4 rice-filled jacks and a pato in a drawstring pouch, made from scrap fabric so no two are alike.
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4 jacks + 1 pato in a drawstring pouch. Rice-filled, handcut and handsewn. Cotton or upholstery canvas, mostly scrap fabric. Each set is one of a kind. By Mikko Sumulong.
Chinese Jackstones were a staple for ’90s kids in the Philippines. Girls sat in circles on the floor during recess, tossing these small beanbags, doing planting, cave, shooting stars, falling stars, and a whole assortment of exhibitions.
Each set comes with 4 jacks and a pato, in a small pouch. The beanbags are filled with rice. Each set is handcut and handsewn, and the pouch is made from the fabric left over from that same set. Because they’re handmade, expect some imperfections. I use two types of fabric, basic woven cotton and premium upholstery canvas, mostly from scraps, so no two sets are alike.
I don’t make these often, so what’s in the drop-down is what exists. When a design is gone, it’s gone.