[Age 5] Exciting and fun! A special feature on ideas for at-home play

Pom-pom curling

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Looks so fun! 🤩 It’s also cool how it puffs up when you tap it 💡 You can make it easily with materials you have at home, so give it a try ✨ Please do this activity together with an adult and keep safety in mind. We’re featuring a post from Instagram by @hanamama.ikuji ✨ Thank you for the lovely post. ↓↓↓ ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ Puff-up Tap Tap Curling [Materials] ・Plastic bag ・Construction paper (cardboard or a template works too 🙆‍♀️) ・Paper roll core ・Scissors ・Cellophane tape ・Double-sided tape [How-to tips] ・If there’s anywhere air can escape, it won’t puff up, so firmly tape the mouth of the bag—folded three times—all the way to the edges. ・The rest can be pretty loose 🤣 A play idea kids get super excited about❣️ Activities where they can feel the difference—like saying “Softer!” or “That was too strong!”—help them learn to adjust their strength 💡 Save this and try it together as a parent–child activity ✨ ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ This is Tomonite @tomonite_official. Even on busy days, we want family time to be full of smiles! We share: ・Time-saving housework and parenting hacks ・Handy items with great time and cost performance ・Relatable parenting moments and heartwarming videos ✨A small favor✨ Likes and comments mean the world to us! If you found this post helpful or enjoyable, we’d love it if you’d leave a 👶 in the comments! Please use this idea with safety in mind. All posts featured by Tomonite are used with permission from the original creators. Comments that may hurt others may be hidden by our team. We’d be so happy if everyone could enjoy friendly conversations and lots of interaction here ✨CurlingworkSimple toy#AtHomePlay#ParentingHack

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Make it with materials you have at home! Here’s an idea for “Pom-Pom Curling.” Curling is a sport played on ice where teams take turns throwing heavy circular stones called “stones,” competing against each other.

This time, let’s use items you have at home to play Pom-Pom Curling! What you’ll need: construction paper, a toilet paper roll, a bag, scissors, double-sided tape, and tape.

It looks like a great way to develop control over force and strategic thinking.

Unbreakable soap bubble

@kmama_steam

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Adventure – YOASOBI

Let’s have fun experimenting! Here’s an idea for unbreakable soap bubbles.

Many kids may feel sad when bubbles pop right away while playing.

In such cases, we recommend trying unbreakable bubbles.

The ingredients are 80 milliliters of boiled water, 10 milliliters of neutral dish soap, 10 milliliters of liquid laundry starch (or school glue-type starch), and sugar.

Finding the best ratio of ingredients to make the bubbles harder to pop can be a learning experience, just like an experiment.

Give it a try!

Twisting Soap Bubbles

[Preschool Teacher] Easy Handmade Toy! How to Make a Spinning Bubble Wand [Daycare/Kindergarten]

Make and play! Here’s an idea for unbreakable, twirling soap bubbles.

You’ll need holographic origami paper, round stickers, a straw, scissors, reinforcement ring stickers, a bamboo skewer, and tape.

First, cut the holographic origami paper into 5 mm strips and attach eight strips to a round sticker.

Cut four slits in the straw and apply a reinforcement ring sticker.

After adhering the straw and holographic paper together, thread them onto the bamboo skewer.

Tape the top in place, and you’re done!

ghost light

@necosensei.to.asobo

5 minutes to make! Super easy and so much fun!Nursery teacher / Childcare workerChildcare#Childcare CraftingSimple craftParenting#AtHomePlayShadow PlaySleepless Night#HandmadeToys

Shinako World (Chorus ver.) – Shinako

Cute ghosts appear—so fun! Here’s an idea for a Ghost Light.

It’s a unique idea that will make your time at home even more exciting.

You’ll need a toilet paper roll, plastic wrap, rubber bands, a permanent marker, and a light.

Draw a ghost on the plastic wrap with the permanent marker, then attach it to the toilet paper roll with rubber bands.

Shine a light through it and a ghost appears on the wall! You can use your smartphone’s light, so give it a try easily.

Handmade aluminum balloon

Let’s have fun with aluminum foil! Here are some ideas for making DIY aluminum balloons.

Aluminum foil is commonly used for cooking and storage, right? This time, let’s use the aluminum foil you have at home to make handmade aluminum balloons.

You’ll need aluminum foil, a pen, a round template, stickers, scissors, laminating sheets, tape, and a stick such as a disposable chopstick.

Draw on the aluminum foil, laminate it, then make a hole and blow air into it.

Insert the stick and secure it with tape, and you’re done!

Clapping game until you drop

Let's all compete together! [Applaud until you drop]

It’s a game you can enjoy casually in a compact space, with no special preparation or large area required.

The rules are simple: first, each person grabs a tissue.

Then, after raising your hand above your head, drop the tissue and compete to see how many times you can clap before it falls.

You’ll stretch your body to drop it from as high as possible and move quickly to pick it up, so it becomes a full-body exercise.

The lively clapping sounds fill the room, and it’s great to see everyone smiling and having fun!

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Hiragana Collection Challenge

Here’s a Hiragana-collecting challenge that’s fun whether you play alone or with friends.

Spread out cards with single hiragana characters on the floor.

Give a prompt, then collect the hiragana cards that fit the prompt to form words.

Get a stopwatch and time how many minutes it takes to complete the word.

Start with just one prompt at first, and gradually increase the number of prompt words for more fun.

It’s also a great game for building concentration and thinking skills, so give it a try!

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mayumi

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