[For Preschoolers] Get Fired Up at the Sports Day! Fun Parent-Child Activity Ideas That Everyone Will Enjoy
Here are some recommended parent-child events for sports day that young children can enjoy together with their guardians! In this collection, you’ll find playful activities that really liven things up, such as hide-and-seek using newspaper, a musical chairs-style game with a large hula hoop, and a ball-toss game featuring a mischievous character.
These events are perfect for first-time participants—easy to join and great for strengthening bonds between children and their guardians.
Find ideas here to create a fun sports day full of smiles and happy memories.
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[For 3- to 4-year-olds] Get pumped for Sports Day! 10 fun parent–child activity ideas (41–50)
Dancing Tamaire
Switch your moves to the music! Here’s an idea for Dancing Tamaire.
Dancing Tamaire is a fun, exciting, and unique twist on the traditional ball-toss game, with a dance element added.
While it follows the familiar rules of classic Tamaire, the key point is that participants toss balls while dancing to the music.
Parents might enjoy practicing the dance together with their children! It’s a great way to deepen bonds through the activity.
The Hero’s Grand Adventure
Kids are sure to join in with excitement! Here’s an idea for a Brave Hero’s Grand Adventure.
In this event, parents and children work together to overcome activities like mats and balance beams, defeat a big monster, and then reach the finish line.
Using a crown or a cape as the baton helps create the right atmosphere—highly recommended! Adjust the number and type of activities based on your venue size, and try incorporating it into your sports day.
Plastic Bottle Bowling
Let us introduce PET bottle bowling, an easy game to enjoy at parties and more.
Line up plastic bottles like bowling pins, then throw a ball and try to knock them down.
Compete by seeing how many bottles you can topple.
It’s a good idea to adjust the weight of the ball according to the players’ ages.
You can also put a little water in the bottles for added challenge and excitement.
Writing point values on the bottles and competing for scores, or playing in teams, can make it even more fun!
Hey! Welcome!
Kids transform into sushi! Here’s a fun “Hey! Welcome!” activity idea.
In this unique event, children pick their favorite sushi topping, wear it on their backs, and crawl through a tunnel shaped like a customer’s mouth to reach the goal.
Parents play the role of sushi chefs: hold or give a piggyback ride to their sushi-transformed kids and run the course toward the mouth-shaped tunnel.
The adorable sight of the kids is sure to liven up the venue! Don’t miss the chance to give it a try.
[Parent-Child Event] Sushi Relay
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This parent-child event, inspired by sushi, is incredibly unique and adorable! Just like its name, “Sushi Relay,” the children run part of the course wearing backpack-style sushi toppings on their backs.
From the middle of the course, the children ride on a tire while their guardians pull them to the finish line.
It looks just like sushi plates gliding along a conveyor belt—super cute! With such a fun and creative concept, it’s sure to get the whole venue excited.
[Parent-Child Event] Fishing Game
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A parent-child event to build strength at the sports day: the Fishing Game.
In this game, the parent is the angler and the child plays the fish.
First, prepare a long towel and tie a knot at one end.
Have your child lie down, pinch the knot between their feet, and firmly hold the remaining length of the towel with both hands.
Once you’re set, the parent (the angler) pulls on the towel the child is holding and drags them along.
Be careful—if either of you loses your grip on the towel, you’ll come apart! If you’re doing this as a sports day event, we recommend a team relay format.
Where’s my kid?
I think sports days get more exciting when there are events with a strong element of luck.
So I’d like to introduce “Where’s My Kid?” The rules are very simple.
First, a child hides inside a large cardboard box.
The parent has to find their child hidden in one of the boxes, then give them a piggyback and head for the finish line together.
It’s also fun to tweak the last part into a three-legged race, for example.
You can even switch it so that the parent hides instead of the child.
Since this game allows for many variations, it’s also a great idea to let the kids come up with their own rules.
