[Childcare] Recommended circuit competition ideas for a sports day for 2-year-olds

Deploy! Ninja Squad

Tottori Manabiya Nursery — Event [Sports Day Practice] Ages 0, 1, and 2

This is an obstacle course recommended for 2-year-olds, where children pretend to be ninjas and overcome obstacles.

Becoming a ninja helps motivate them, right? First, they jump off a vaulting box, then hang from a horizontal bar.

After that, they touch a sound-making shuriken shape to reach the goal.

It can also be fun to add more ninja-like activities depending on what you can set up at the time, such as crawling through a tunnel or under a net.

After this event, adding a ninja dance segment could create consistency and make the program even more appealing.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Fire truck race

2015-10-10 Sports Day. Chie Parent–Child Event: “Fire! Mobilize!”

The fire truck race is an obstacle course arranged so that even two-year-olds can enjoy it.

The key point is that the children get to play the role of firefighters.

First, the children put on firefighter uniforms and make their way over obstacles like slides toward the fire truck.

Make the fire truck out of cardboard so that a parent and child can ride in it together.

Then they head to the scene of the fire.

If you also make the fire scene out of cardboard, it will feel even more realistic! Finally, the children throw light-blue pom-poms, pretending they are water, and that’s the end.

This way, it feels like an extension of play, and they can join in happily.

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Shopping by car

(Age 2) Sports Day, Part 3

Many two-year-olds love riding tricycles and foot-to-floor cars.

With that in mind, here’s a parent–child event called “Shopping by Car,” where kids can ride a vehicle and go shopping.

Have the children sit on toy cars and line up at the starting position.

At the starting signal, they’ll head toward the basket where their parent or guardian is waiting.

Once they meet up, the child gets off the car, holds hands with their parent, and goes shopping together.

There are various items like fruit, fish, and bread—pick your favorites, put them in the basket, and return to the starting line.

Why not add this fun event that combines a drive and shopping to your sports day?

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Traveling by train

Chihiro, age 2 — nursery school sports day — traveling by train

You’re probably curious about what kind of event “traveling by train” is at a sports day! The rules are very simple: children get inside a cardboard train and run as if they’re traveling along the course.

On the course, they climb over low platforms shaped like hills, weave around cones, and jump over hula hoops—enjoying their trip as they go.

You can also include a game where you prepare puzzles with animal faces and bodies separated; along the way, they pick pieces so the top and bottom match, then assemble and stick them together at the end! It’s sure to be a fun journey for the kids! It’s also adorable if they enter and exit carrying handmade carry-on bags!

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Sushi Restaurant Race

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These days, it seems many children list sushi as their favorite food.

So here’s a game to introduce: the Sushi-Shop Relay.

Even kids who aren’t good at running might get excited if the theme is their beloved sushi.

First, a parent plays the role of a sushi chef.

Then you have the children, acting as the rice (shari), carry cardboard pieces that represent the toppings (neta) on their backs.

After that, the children run to the finish line and place their toppings into a lunch box there.

Not only is the activity itself fun, but it’s also highly recommended because you can enjoy how adorable the children look carrying the toppings.

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I caught a fish.

Nursery school sports day: parent-child event

Many kids love pretend fishing, right? So why not include a fish-themed parent–child event in your sports day? The child holds an inner tube and the parent holds a bucket, then at the starting signal they run to the blue tarp.

Lots of fish are “swimming” on the tarp, so the child catches a fish that matches the color of their inner tube and puts it in the bucket.

Run carefully so you don’t drop the fish, then place it into the box of the same color as the fish.

After that, return to the start and pass the baton to the next pair! Since the inner tube and bucket serve as the baton, be sure to hand them over securely.

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Balance Stone Circuit

How about incorporating balance stones—stepping-stone-inspired toys—into part of your circuit? Balance stones are designed with safety in mind, so you can enjoy them with peace of mind.

Another big advantage is that practicing with them can help improve balance skills.

By adding balance stones to a circuit, you can discover a different kind of fun compared to using them on their own.

Try setting them up together with other obstacles like tunnels or climbing hills.

They can also help with designing the flow of your circuit.

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