No prep needed! Indoor activities for 3-year-olds, including movement play and group games.

Playing around with a towel in various ways

Play in Many Ways with Towels! [Age 3] | Torikai Yūiku-en [Nursery/Kindergarten]

Let’s try moving our bodies and playing with a towel! You might wonder, “How do you play with a towel?” but towels are surprisingly great for play.

First, as a warm-up, rub your body with the towel—like dry brushing in cold weather.

Once you’re warmed up, let’s start playing with the towel.

First, pretend the towel is a jump rope and jump.

Next, play tug-of-war by pulling on the towel.

It’s also fun to throw the towel at a target.

Finally, everyone can play tag with towel “tails”! As you play, the kids might even come up with new games of their own.

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Sorting Game

Sorting Game with Three Colored Balls That Rapidly Boosts Reaction Skills | After-School Day Service in Morioka City

Let me introduce a sorting game.

Prepare three colors of balls—red, blue, and yellow—and one red box and one blue box.

Catch the ball that the teacher throws, then put red balls into the red box and blue balls into the blue box, while avoiding (not catching) yellow balls.

By repeating these movements continuously, you can train reaction ability.

Start with slow throwing speed at first, and as you get used to it, it’s recommended to increase the speed to make it more fun.

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Eurhythmics

Eurhythmics (3-year-old class) May 11, 2016 ⑥

How about trying some rhythmic movement play to music in a fun way? It can help improve children’s sense of rhythm, concentration, and expressiveness.

First, the teacher should happily demonstrate a model—then the children will surely want to imitate it! Three-year-olds are at an age when their bodies become more active.

Clap along to bright, lively songs, and sway gently to slower tunes.

Try incorporating a variety of movements to match the music.

Watch your child’s reactions and enjoy moving together—making it a joyful experience.

May you spend a pleasant time through music.

Rock-Paper-Scissors Sugoroku

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Turn your room into a sugoroku board! Here’s an idea for a Rock-Paper-Scissors Sugoroku game.

Sugoroku is a traditional Japanese board game where you advance squares using dice.

However, in this version, you don’t use dice—you move forward by playing rock-paper-scissors.

The rules are simple: win to advance, lose and go back to the start.

Kids can join in easily.

Set up items like mats, balance beams, or vaulting boxes in the room to represent the squares.

Color Play Game

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A colorful floor makeover! Here are some play game ideas that use colors.

They’re fun activities that nurture color sense and attention.

Cut five colors of tape into short pieces and stick them on the floor; as children look for and step on each specified color, they can develop their ability to distinguish colors and follow rules.

The game is simple yet helps train reflexes and balance, and it’s perfect for group fun.

Try incorporating it as an activity in your after-school day service.

Clay play

[3-year-olds] Clay play!

Let’s try a classic sensory activity: playing with clay.

By age three, few children are likely to put things in their mouth, but using homemade play dough is the safest choice.

You can easily make it by mixing flour, water, vegetable oil, and salt.

Before starting the activity, show the children the dough and ask, “How does it feel?” “What does it smell like?” They’ll surely get excited thinking about what to make with it! Roll it into balls, stretch it, or flatten it with a smack.

Encourage the children’s rich imaginations and see what wonderful things they create!

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Animal pretend play

Animal Imitation

Kids love animals, so pretend play where they become animals is always a big hit.

Teachers or parents can call out an animal, and the children simply imitate it—making for a very fun indoor activity.

Imitating the teacher or parent is, of course, fun too, but it’s also great to give prompts and play an animal gesture game.

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