[Senior Class Events] A collection of game ideas to liven up a sports day for 5-year-olds

artistic gymnastics

The last sports day of kindergarten♪

Let’s show parents the gymnastics the children usually practice during exercise time at kindergarten or daycare on sports day! In mat exercises, they’ll try forward and backward rolls, and those who can might even attempt a slightly acrobatic move like a cartwheel.

They’ll work hard to jump over the vaulting box and demonstrate forward circles and pullovers on the horizontal bar…

Sports day is the perfect time to show how much they’ve grown and how hard they’ve been practicing! Seeing their children doing their best is sure to bring tears to parents’ eyes.

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Group gymnastics

Tega-no-Oka Kindergarten and Nursery School 2016 Sports Day Senior Class Group Gymnastics

Group gymnastics is when everyone works together to create various moves and formations.

While it’s often associated with elementary school, children who attend kindergartens or daycare centers and get plenty of exercise can definitely perform simple techniques! There are solo moves like bridges and poses that require balancing on one hand, as well as partner or group moves like the “two-tier bed” and the “fan.” There are many techniques that kindergarten and daycare children can handle.

Let’s show parents how cool the kids look as they perform impressive moves in time with the teacher’s calls, drumbeats, or music!

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Card flipping

At the Fukui City nursery school sports day, parent-child event: Card Flip! Try this popular game together at the sports day!

This is a sports day event that people of all ages can enjoy intuitively.

Participants split into the White Team and the Red Team and compete to see how many double-sided cards—red on one side and white on the other—they can flip to their team’s color within a time limit.

The rules are simple: flip the cards laid out across the court.

The scramble for cards near the opposing team is thrilling, and the whole venue heats up.

Its clear win conditions are another appeal, allowing the event to progress briskly even on a tight schedule.

It’s perfectly enjoyable indoors, such as in a gymnasium, making it ideal for rainy-day sports days.

Anyone can join, and while moving at full speed, players naturally build teamwork.

Circuit of circulation

[Ages 3–5] Build motor skills with a roaming activity circuit!

Let’s develop physical abilities! Here are some ideas for a circuit-style activity.

A circuit course is one of the activities often done at sports days or during physical play.

In this event, participants move from one station to the next around a circuit—such as vaulting boxes and horizontal bars—completing each task in turn.

Children can move their bodies dynamically and give it their all, which helps improve their athletic skills.

Be sure to try incorporating it on this occasion.

Join forces for a giant panel

Tomobe Kindergarten Sports Day Event Description No. 6: “Join Forces! Giant Panel”

Let’s work together as a whole class! Join forces and present your ideas for a giant panel.

In this event, each person selects one large panel and fits it into a frame.

When the last runner inserts their panel into the frame, a big picture is completed—what a fun idea! If the event feels too simple for older children, consider adding activities on the way to the panels, such as vaulting boxes or horizontal bars.

Feel free to adapt and arrange it as you like.

Hula hoop relay

Hula hoop relay

Let’s clear the game by cooperating with friends! Here’s an idea for a hula-hoop relay.

It’s perfect for a sports day event for five-year-olds and is a great game for building teamwork.

Everyone holds hands and, without letting go, passes the hula hoop from person to person—working together is the key! Children will learn the importance of cooperation as they value teamwork and call out to encourage each other.

Through this event, they’ll deepen their bonds with friends and experience a real sense of accomplishment.

Core circuit

Core Circuit for 5-Year-Olds

Balancing is fun! Here are some ideas for a core-strength circuit.

The core refers to areas like the chest, back, abdomen, and lower back, as well as the muscle groups that support them.

Training the core can help improve posture stability, balance, and overall athletic performance! Incorporating a core circuit into activities could help children grow both mentally and physically.

Holding poses together while cooperating with parents or friends can also create meaningful bonding time.