[For 5-Year-Olds] Recommended Indoor Play! A Collection of Exciting Games

Reverse hide-and-seek

Reverse hide-and-seek: When you spot the ‘it’ (the tagger), hide immediately! Who will be the last one remaining...?

The idea of adding a little twist to the usual game of hide-and-seek—reverse hide-and-seek—is really fun and highly recommended.

The rules are flipped: the seeker is the one who hides! Everyone else tries to find the hiding seeker.

If you’re lucky enough to find them, you then go hide somewhere yourself! The person who can’t find the last remaining hider loses.

You might feel like shouting “Found you!” when you spot them, but if you do, everyone else will rush over.

So in reverse hide-and-seek, even if you find the seeker, quietly go hide yourself.

It’s a thrilling game where you keep the joy of discovery to yourself.

Rock-paper-scissors is fun even in the rain

[Play] Rock-Paper-Scissors & Recommended Activities [Nursery/Kindergarten]

Here are some rock-paper-scissors games you can enjoy indoors with kids even on rainy days.

“American Rock-Paper-Scissors” reverses winning and losing, so it makes you think.

“Body Rock-Paper-Scissors” is a game where you use your whole body to show rock, paper, or scissors.

It’s recommended to decide in advance what movements will represent rock, scissors, and paper before you start.

In “Newspaper Rock-Paper-Scissors,” you stand on a sheet of newspaper while playing; if you lose, you fold your newspaper once and make it smaller each time.

In “Rock-Paper-Scissors Train,” the loser lines up behind the winner, and the train of players gradually grows longer.

Try these and find your favorite rock-paper-scissors game!

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mayumi

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Copycat game

Let's try it with the teacher! Copycat Game♪

Let’s have fun with body mimicry! Here are some ideas for a copycat game that’s sure to make everyone smile.

While copying the teacher’s movements, strike unique poses like animals or heroes and play together.

You’ll find yourselves laughing and saying, “What is this?!” as you move your bodies.

While playing, kids build flexibility and balance, and the best part is learning through fun—“Can you really do this pose?” You might even discover some unexpected moves!

Clapping game until you drop

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

It’s a game you can easily play in a compact space without any special preparation or a large area.

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

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

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

The lively sound of clapping fills the room, and it’s great to see everyone smiling and having fun!

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Fruits Basket

Group game: Fruit Basket! The new Sumire class takes on the challenge together! Everyday life at Hachiman Kodomoen (Fukui City). April 2018.

It’s a classic group game for children, a variation of musical chairs.

The children sit on chairs arranged in a circle facing inward, with one child standing in the middle.

Each child is assigned the name of a fruit, and the child in the middle calls out a fruit name.

The children with that fruit name must stand up and move to a different chair.

The child who can’t find a seat switches places and becomes the one standing in the middle.

The excitement peaks when the caller shouts “Fruit Basket!” and everyone has to stand up at once!