[For 5-Year-Olds] Recommended Indoor Play! A Collection of Exciting Games
On days when the weather or temperature keeps you from going outside, you end up spending more time indoors, right?
If you’re a teacher looking to incorporate activities that kids can enjoy indoors, this is a must-read.
Here are some recommended indoor play and game ideas for five-year-olds.
From activities that let them move their bodies to ones that make them think, and ones that deepen their interactions with friends—this is a roundup of perfect games for five-year-olds, a time when language skills, motor skills, and social skills grow rapidly!
No special preparation is needed—there are plenty of games you can enjoy right away.
If you add arrangements to suit the children, it will be even more exciting.
Be sure to try playing together!
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[For 5-Year-Olds] Recommended Indoor Play! Exciting Game Showcase (71–80)
Pun Quiz
It’s like a riddle and so much fun! Here are some ideas for pun quizzes.
Using puns, you can learn words while sharing a laugh—such a unique approach.
For example, for the question “What card game is a tiger playing?” the answer would be “toranpu” (a pun on ‘tiger’ and the Japanese word for playing cards, ‘trump’), so try coming up with punny answers like that.
By twisting words to produce funny answers, kids can develop their creativity.
You can enjoy the charm of wordplay with family and friends while building vocabulary and a sense of humor! Try thinking together from easy questions to slightly tricky ones, and find the answers while laughing.
Odd one out quiz
Have fun with animals, vehicles, and a variety of other themes! Here are some odd-one-out quiz ideas.
By choosing the odd one out from four photos or illustrations, kids can develop their observation and decision-making skills.
By setting a time limit, children can stay focused and enjoy thinking through their answers.
Using hints keeps it from being too difficult, offering just the right level of challenge, and you’ll likely see them striving for a perfect score.
By switching up the themes, they can keep enjoying it without getting bored!
Daily Life Sounds Quiz
You’ll hear familiar sounds from everyday life! Here are some ideas for a daily-life sounds quiz.
This unique quiz uses sounds you encounter in your daily routine.
For example, with sounds like “zā” (a rushing noise) or “kachi-kachi” (a clicking sound), you can listen and ask, “What sound is this?” Children can build concentration by listening carefully and thinking it through.
Because the sounds are so familiar, it’s easy for kids to answer, and it’s fun to reflect on everyday life while playing.
If you perk up your ears, you’ll find that every day is a treasure trove of quiz material!
[For 5-Year-Olds] Recommended Indoor Play! Exciting Game Picks (81–90)
Red Light, Green Light: the daruma who delivers the ball
Hula hoops are safe bases! Let me share an idea for a “Red Light, Green Light” style game where you deliver a ball.
You’ll need more hula hoops than the number of children playing, plus a ball.
You have to move forward to carry the ball, but if you step outside a hula hoop, you get caught! It’s a unique game that lets kids enjoy that thrilling tension.
Even if you’re thinking about which hula hoop to move to, you might end up choosing the same one as a friend.
It seems great for developing quick decision-making skills, too.
Give it a try!
Run Away from the Hula Hoop Game
Great for group play! Here’s an idea for a “Run from the Hula Hoop” game.
All you need is a large hula hoop.
The rules are simple: children try not to get hit by a hula hoop that a parent or teacher rolls.
The key is to predict the hoop’s speed and direction and move accordingly.
Once everyone gets used to the game, adding variations to how the hoop moves will keep kids engaged and prevent boredom.
Give it a try in your activities!
Hoop Musical Chairs
Let’s play using both our bodies and brains! Here’s an idea for a hula hoop musical chairs game.
Prepare about 10 small hula hoops in various colors.
As everyone hums a song with a deserted island theme, walk around the hula hoops.
When the teacher calls out “1, 2, 3,” everyone jumps into a hula hoop island.
It gets more exciting if you gradually reduce the number of hula hoops! Once everyone gets used to the game, try specifying which color hula hoop to enter, or call out items related to a color to decide which hoop to use.
Drop the handkerchief
Many of you may have played it when you were little.
In the game “Handkerchief Drop,” everyone first sits in a circle.
The person who is “it” walks around the outside and secretly drops a handkerchief behind someone’s back, then runs away.
The person who has the handkerchief dropped behind them must catch the “it” player before they make it all the way around the circle.
It’s a recreational game that gets very lively at summer sleepover events and the like.
