Exciting for 4-year-olds! A collection of sports day event ideas for preschoolers (middle class)
Here are some perfect event ideas for a sports day with four-year-olds! We’ve gathered lots of activities everyone can enjoy—from perennial favorites at the preschool sports festival to unique events that spark the imaginations of middle-year kids.
Relays, beanbag tosses, circuits, and other activities that children can tackle together with their parents offer precious, memorable experiences.
With kids and adults cheering loudly for one another and smiles filling the whole venue, we hope you’ll find inspiration in these heartwarming event ideas.
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Fun Idea Competition (21–30)
Anpanman’s Infinite Ball Toss!
@nacchi_asobi Totally obsessed! Using our favorite Anpanman for • Infinite Ball Toss • ▶ Materials • Colorful balls (bought at Daiso!) • 2L plastic bottle • Laundry net • Vinyl tape • Anpanman snack bag • OPP tape (clear packing tape) • Double-sided tape ▶ How to make 1) Cut off the bottom third of the plastic bottle. 2) Cut out Anpanman from the snack bag and stick it onto the bottle with OPP tape. • It was hard to stick when I just placed the cutout and tried wrapping tape from the edge, so I put a looped piece of tape (double-sided tape works too!) on the back of Anpanman to fix it to the bottle first, then added the OPP tape. 3) Cut an opening big enough for the balls to go in. 4) Cover the edges with vinyl tape so it’s safe. 5) Cut the laundry net. 6) Put double-sided tape around the bottom edge of the bottle and attach the laundry net. 7) Seal over step 6 with vinyl tape, and you’re done! Putting the balls in is fun, and opening the zipper to let them out is fun too—endless excitement! It was truly an “Infinite Ball Toss.” The zipper pull was small and hard to grip, so I tied on a string to make it easier to pull. Please try it! ⚠️ Play safety tips If you hang it with a string, make sure an adult watches so nothing gets caught on the string. Put it away out of reach after playtime. Be careful to prevent accidental ingestion! Thank you for viewing! This account shares home play ideas for 1-year-olds from a nursery-teacher mom. I hope this helps when you’re wondering, “What should we play today?” during your time at home.#AtHomePlaySimple PlayParentingStruggling with parenting1 year old#1-year-old play#BoyMomAnpanman#AnpanmanToysAnpanman snacks100-yen shop toy#HandmadeToys#DaisoPurchases#Seria purchases
Anpanman Taisō (Sore Ike! Anpanman Ending Theme) – Suzuko Nakanishi
Here’s an easy-to-clean Anpanman “infinite ball toss” activity.
Prepare a plastic bottle, scissors, a large laundry net, and an Anpanman illustration, then make it as follows.
Cut off the bottom third of the plastic bottle with scissors.
Make a hole on the surface of the bottle large enough for a ball to go through, and reinforce the cut edges with tape.
Attach the laundry net, and it’s done.
If you set a time limit and try it at a sports day, it might really excite younger classes.
It’s also fun to switch out the face design.
Super Mario-style ball toss game
Introducing a Super Mario-style ball toss that makes you feel like you’re inside a video game.
The rules are the same as a regular ball toss.
When the start signal sounds, throw balls into the basket with a Mario illustration on it.
Prepare colorful balls, and you can even stick Mario illustrations on some to turn them into “item balls,” turning it into a ball toss where you collect items—sounds fun, right? The winner is decided by the number of balls that land in the basket.
Give it a try together and enjoy seeing what kinds of items you can collect!
Checckori Tamaire (Checckori Ball Toss)
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Che Che Kori – Oto no Kakehashi Children's Choir
Let us introduce Chekkori Tamaire, a game where everyone has fun dancing together.
Move your body joyfully by dancing to the Che Chekkori song.
As soon as the music stops, throw the balls toward the basket.
Repeat the same sequence within the time limit and compete to see how many balls end up in the basket at the end.
Since ball tossing pauses while everyone is dancing, the whole group can get excited together—that’s a key point.
Chekkori Tamaire gets everyone at the venue dancing, so be sure to give it a try!
Easy with a milk carton! Tanuki ball toss
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♪ Odoru Pompokolin (Chibi Maruko-chan) – soyoco.nico.moco
We’ll introduce a tanuki-themed ball toss game made using milk cartons, featuring an adorable tanuki as the highlight.
Prepare milk cartons, scissors, plastic bags, and tape to get started.
Cut the milk carton into four equal parts, then layer and tape them together to form a circle.
Attach a plastic bag cut in half to the circular milk carton to create a basket shape.
Finally, stick the milk-carton basket onto a tanuki illustration, and your ball toss game is complete.
You could also switch to other animals like rabbits or bears to make it even more fun!
Various beanbag toss games
In autumn, many daycare centers and kindergartens start practicing for their sports days.
When it comes to sports day classics, tamaire (ball toss) is a staple.
Here are some fun variations on the classic ball toss game.
The first variation uses about three baskets, each labeled with a large point value.
Children throw balls into the baskets, and at the end, you count the balls in each basket and determine the winner by total points.
It’s also exciting to increase the distance to the baskets depending on the children’s ages.
The second variation is a chase-and-toss game where one child runs while wearing a basket on their back.
The other children chase and try to toss balls into the moving basket.
Both the runner and the chasers are running, which makes it lively and fun.
Try incorporating these into your sports day!
Ping-pong ball toss game
Here’s a ping-pong ball toss game you can enjoy even at an indoor mini sports festival.
It’s a fun activity that really livens things up.
Fix a clothespin to a pair of chopsticks, attach them together, then glue a bottle cap to the front.
Set a ping-pong ball in place and try to shoot it into a goal made from a paper cup.
Count how many balls go in—the person with the most wins.
This ping-pong ball toss lets you enjoy that sports-day feeling even in a limited indoor space.
Give it a try!
Fun Parent-Child Circuit
@fujikidstok Happy time with parent and child ☺️ The children look so happy ☺️FamilyParent and childParent-child competitionSports Day
Original song – kids fun world – kids fun world
Like a little adventure! Here are some fun parent–child circuit ideas.
It’s great when the events let guardians see moments of their children’s growth.
This time, let’s try a jam-packed circuit that blends elements of exercise and recreation.
With activities like piggyback rides, balance beams, and “Acchi Muite Hoi,” it’s sure to be full of smiles from both guardians and kids! If teachers join in too, it could help deepen trust even further.
Definitely give it a try.