[Preschool] Fun event ideas to include in the sports day for the junior (younger) class

Freshly picked fruit

Tomobe Kindergarten Sports Day Event Description No. 9: "Freshly Picked Fruits, Enjoy!"

Recommended from infant to preschool classes! Here’s an idea called “Freshly Picked Fruit.” How about incorporating familiar fruits—seen every day at lunch, in picture books, and in pretend play—into a game? Prepare a banana tree, a mandarin orange tree, an apple tree, and animal props (an elephant, a monkey, and a rabbit) with holes for mouths.

At the start signal, each child picks one fruit from any tree and moves forward.

Next, they choose an animal and place the fruit they’re holding into its mouth—then they reach the goal! Give it a try in your class.

ball toss (traditional Japanese beanbag/ball-throwing game)

Yonago Manabiya Preschool - Event Introduction [Sports Day Practice] 3-Year-Old Class

Tamaire, a traditional favorite at sports festivals, is a game anyone can enjoy, regardless of age or body size.

Teams are usually divided into red and white or by class, and they compete to see who can throw the most balls into the basket.

It’s fun for spectators, too.

At the sound of the starting whistle, everyone throws balls toward the basket set up high.

You can throw as many times as you like within the time limit.

When the ending signal sounds, stop throwing.

Finally, count the balls in each basket and compare to see which team got more in.

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athlete entrance

[Sports Day & Daily Childcare • Choreography Supervision: Hiromichi Sato] We’re Pirates! Lively to that famous tune! A versatile marching song “Yo-Ho” usable from 2-year-olds to elementary schoolers • Choreography instruction with counts

Why not channel those pre-event jitters—your excitement just before the sports day and competitions begin—into a performance starting from the entrance march, and enjoy the sports day even more? A lively entrance performance will instantly lift everyone’s spirits, thrilling the parents who’ve come to watch as well.

Simply marching in is fine, but adding a little choreography or movement raises expectations, as if the performance has already begun.

Let’s enjoy the sports day to the fullest with a spirited entrance performance set to music.

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[Parent-Child Competition] Space Travel

Sports Day Explainer Video No. 10: Junior Class Parent-Child Event “Family Space Trip” – Event Explanation

An event you can enjoy with parents that makes you wonder, just from the name, what kind of competition it could be—Space Travel.

Ride together in a rocket made from cardboard and other materials, and aim for the goal while completing various missions.

Prepare missions decorated with space-themed elements, such as obtaining swords and other weapons to defeat evil aliens, retrieving cosmic treasures, and overcoming obstacles.

The rocket you ride will serve as a baton, so when you return to the goal, pass it to the next participant.

It’s also fun to customize the rocket into a space shuttle or spaceship!

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Balloon Basketball

Even kids who aren’t comfortable with hard balls can give it a try! Here’s a balloon basketball idea.

Basketball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court where you use a ball and try to score by putting it through a hoop, right? Many of you have probably seen games on TV.

This time, let’s make a ball using a balloon and vinyl tape, and have a shooting contest with a parent or guardian.

For the hoop, a cut-out piece of cardboard works well.

You can adjust the height of the hoop to keep it fun and engaging without getting bored!

Nice shot in the golf game

You can easily make it with newspaper and a toilet paper roll! “A nice shot with a golf game!”

Let’s make it with newspaper and toilet paper rolls! Here’s a “nice shot” idea for playing golf.

Golf is, of course, a sport played in nature using clubs and balls.

This time, we’re sharing a fun idea that lets you enjoy golf with your child by using newspaper and toilet paper rolls together with a parent or guardian! Working toward a goal together with your child can deepen your bond and create wonderful moments.

Give it a try!

Fluffy Tennis Made from Scrap Materials

[Fun for Parents and Kids] Beat the rainy season with 'Fluffy Tennis' made from recycled materials!

Here’s an idea for fluffy tennis using recycled materials.

Tennis usually involves a racket and a ball, but this time let’s try tennis using a plastic bottle and a bag! You’ll need a plastic bottle, a bag, stickers, a pen, and masking tape.

Draw your favorite illustrations on the bag, then fill it with air.

Decorating the plastic bottle freely with masking tape and stickers will get everyone excited.

Work together to keep the softly floating bag from falling.