[Childcare] Recommended play ideas for caring for 2-year-olds

Target shooting game

Balloon Play: 10 Simple Games for Preschool and Kindergarten 🎈

Let’s have fun with a balloon target game! Tie yarn to inflated balloons and hang them on the room’s wall.

Once you’ve prepared several, crumple up newspaper to make balls and secure them with tape so they don’t unravel.

Now you’re ready to play.

Mark a throwing line with tape, and have the children throw the balls from that line, aiming at the balloons.

Drawing pictures on the balloons and saying, “Let’s aim for that picture!” makes it even more fun.

Target games help develop visual tracking and control, so they’re perfect to play with kids.

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[Instrument Play] If You’re Happy and You Know It, Clap Your Hands

#49 [Instrument Play] “If You’re Happy and You Know It” — 2-Year-Old Class

If you’re doing instrument play with two-year-olds, castanets—which make a sound when you tap them—are a great choice.

And the song “If You’re Happy and You Know It” is perfect for showing children the idea of tapping the castanets.

First, let them get familiar with the song without instruments and have fun clapping along; then, when they finally hold the instruments, their expression will come across smoothly.

The bright melody and simple lyrics take on a fresh charm when expressed in children’s voices.

Be sure to learn the song together and enjoy the school performance to the fullest.

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Churippu sharippu

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Hold hands with your friends and play while calling each other’s names! Let me share the idea for “Churippu Sharippu.” There’s nothing to prepare, so just hum the song together and play.

There are moments in the song where you call out names, which makes it great for learning your friends’ names.

It’s especially recommended for classes with new or transferring children! You can adapt the way you play, so it’s an idea that children from infants to preschoolers can enjoy.

Be sure to try it in your activities.

Crawling through a tunnel

Let's go through the tunnel♪

Crawling through a tunnel is surely a familiar game children have enjoyed since infancy.

You can make a tunnel with cardboard and play, or an adult can spread their legs so the child can crawl underneath.

There are also songs for tunnel-crawling, so it’s fun to play while playing those.

If an adult is being the tunnel, try adding variety by changing the width with how far you spread your legs, or suddenly making a tunnel while walking.

Crawling helps strengthen the core, so it’s also recommended to play this with children who have already learned to walk.

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[Ages 1–2] First-Time Plastic Bottle Bowling!!

Plastic bottle bowling you can freely enjoy making with leftover origami, stickers, scissors, and more.

Start by sticking on small stickers to use those fingertips, and let children feel the joy of “I did it!” with single snips of the scissors.

On a sheet of white construction paper, stick the colorful pieces you’ve cut and the stickers.

Wrap that around a plastic bottle, line them up, and the bowling tournament begins! Roll the ball and enjoy knocking the bottles down—it’s fun and also a full-body activity you can do indoors.

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