[For Kids] Fun Indoor Game Ideas for After-School Day Services

Shooting Catch

Play with scrap materials and colorful balls! Here’s a fun idea for a shooting-and-catch game.

Many schools are probably engaged in SDGs initiatives and recycling activities.

Try creating an opportunity to deepen learning while playing with children using repurposed materials.

You’ll need toilet paper rolls, colorful balls, and a tray.

Stand the toilet paper rolls upright and place a colorful ball on top of each one.

Then slide the tray along the floor to knock over the rolls and catch the balls on the tray—it’s a fun and exciting game!

Go! Go! Gold Medal

[Untokodokkoi Sports Day 29] Go! Go! Gold Medal!

Let’s enjoy a parent-and-child exercise together! Here are some GO! GO! Gold Medal ideas.

This activity is a fun workout where you move your body to music using small hoop-like items.

You can make the rings from everyday materials, like cutting them out of newspaper or paper plates.

Since it’s themed around gold medals, finishing them with gold holographic tape would be great.

Facing each other and making eye contact, as well as physical touch, can deepen your bond even more.

Goo-Paa Exercise

[Hand Play for Kids] Goo-Pa Exercise (Fist-Palm Exercise)

Goo-Paa Exercise is a simple hand game where you make a fist (goo) with your right hand and place it on your chest, while opening your left hand (paa) and extending it forward.

At the cue “Hai!” you switch hands, alternating the positions of the goo and paa.

It sounds easy, but syncing it to a rhythm makes it surprisingly challenging.

In Level 2, a clapping motion is added, further increasing the difficulty.

In Level 3, you reverse the actions: the hand on your chest is paa and the hand extended forward is goo.

Because it demands instant decision-making and concentration, it’s ideal for dementia prevention and adult recreation.

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Butt tag

When we think of tag, we usually imagine running around as fast as we can, but this is a more relaxed version you can enjoy at an easier pace.

The basic rules are the same as regular tag, but the way you flee and chase is different.

Both the runners and the chaser (the “it”) move forward while sitting with their knees up, using only their bottoms and arms.

You must never stand up! Anyone tagged by “it” becomes the next chaser.

To make it clear who’s “it,” it might be good for that person to wear something noticeable like a hat or a sash.

Since foot speed doesn’t matter here, people can play together regardless of differences in physical ability!

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Strikeout

A fun “struck-out” game that helps kids develop both physical movement and thinking skills.

It lets them practice judging distance to the target and supports physical development.

Another advantage is that, through “struck-out,” they can enjoyably improve motor skills and cognitive functions.

Playing with friends or adults also cultivates teamwork and a spirit of helping one another.

You can make a “struck-out” set using familiar materials, so try crafting one by hand to suit your children’s developmental stage!

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