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

Bingo Relay

[Recreation] Bingo Relay

Let me introduce a game called “Bingo Relay,” which gets kids using both their heads and bodies.

You’ll need bingo squares—prepare nine items you can use to mark off spaces, like mini hoops.

If you’re outside, you can draw circles on the ground instead.

Arrange them in a 3×3 grid.

Divide the children into two teams, and have only the first three players on each team hold their team markers.

At the signal, the first player from each team runs to the bingo grid and places their marker inside a ring.

When they’re done, they run back, tag the next player, and switch.

The team that first completes a line—vertical, horizontal, or diagonal—wins.

Starting from the third move onward, players should move one of their own team’s already placed pieces instead of adding a new one.

It’s a fun game that requires quick thinking!

Don Janken

After-school Children’s Classroom Physical Activity Program: “Don Janken”

Let’s try playing Don-Janken, a quick and exciting game you can enjoy anywhere! The rules are very simple: split into two teams and line up at opposite ends.

At the signal, the first person from each team runs forward, and when they meet, they play rock-paper-scissors.

If you win, you keep going; if you lose, the next teammate starts running.

You continue advancing by playing rock-paper-scissors, aiming to reach the opponent’s side.

It’s called Don-Janken because when you meet, you both stretch your hands forward, touch with a “don!” and stop.

Play carefully to avoid injuries.

Bug-catching game

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Here’s a bug-catching game you can play using a butterfly net.

The rules are very simple: cut origami paper into small pieces to make confetti, put it in a bowl, and get ready.

The person dropping the confetti stands on a raised platform and sprinkles the paper down.

The children below hold butterfly nets and try to catch the confetti with their nets.

It’s a fun game where you watch the confetti fall from above and move the hand-held net to catch it inside.

Try playing in a spacious area and be mindful of safety!

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Ball-grabbing game

Let’s control our actions by following the instructions we hear! Here’s an idea for a ball-grabbing game.

In this game, while touching the body part instructed by a teacher or guardian, you quickly react to the word “ball” and pick up a ball placed on the floor.

Once the players get used to it, you can increase the number of instruction words.

For example, start with three words like “head,” “tummy,” and “bottom,” and feel free to adjust the rules according to the child’s level of understanding and responsiveness.

Quick Towel Grab Game

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Sharpen your judgment and reflexes! Here’s an idea for a quick-draw towel game.

All you need are white towels and flags.

Pair up in twos and sit facing each other across a table.

When the teacher raises a flag, quickly grab a towel.

Once you’re used to the rules, make it more fun by adding a second or third towel color! As you judge the color of the flag the teacher raises, search among the towels on the table for the specified color and pull it toward you.

Give it a try!

Talking Game

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Build thinking and communication skills! Here are some ideas for a talking game.

Talking games are fun activities that use words to strengthen communication and creativity.

Have two people sit facing each other, and place a divider between them so they can’t see what the other is doing.

Once both have the same type and number of blocks in front of them, you’re ready to start! One person assembles the blocks while clearly explaining what they’re doing using only words.

The other listens carefully, thinks through the instructions, and assembles the blocks accordingly.

Give it a try!

Sinking Game

[For Childcare Workers] Teacher Rio’s Active Play That Gets Kids Excited [The Sinking Game]

Everyone is a crew member on a ship, and the teacher is the shark.

While you’re on the ship, the shark won’t attack, but when the command “We’re sinking!” is given, the ship sinks and you have to run away to avoid being caught by the shark.

The kids know it isn’t a real shark, but they love this kind of thrilling game and really get excited.

The person calling the commands shouldn’t say “sinking” right away—start with “chi, chi, chi,” and mix in other words that start with “chi,” like “chingensai” (bok choy) or “cheese,” to fake them out.

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