I always thought that pabitin was much better as a party game for kids than either the palayok or the piñata. Palayok exposes kids to falling shards of ceramic, while most store-bought piñatas are so indestructible that half the time the kids need an adult to whack the thing open. Yep, pabitin rules! :-)

But over-worried moms or not, the danger is a fact, just as well. Good thing nothing untoward happened when the kids were at the palayoks, but for the last pot, with the water and coins, my husband decided a daddy should have the privilege, and all daddies fell in line. When the pot was finally hit, a small shard flew forward and hit the forehead of a cousin ten meters away, producing a deep bloody gash that took ten stitches to close in the hospital. What a way to end a kiddie party. Good thing we saved the pabitins for last and they saved the day.

haha. but this is part of the fun!! you couldn’t get too near too soon, ‘coz then u might get hit. :) in the past, we needed some adults on the side w a monobloc chair or other bat to parry the missed hits of the kid. too bad that “hit the pot”, as we called it, has fallen out of favor. over worried mommies are no fun! >:P