[Sports Day] Let's Become Olympic Athletes! Parent-Child Events for 2-Year-Olds

Oh, golf.

[R3 Sports Day] Sora Parent–Child Event ‘Oya Golf’ (2021.10.9)

How about adapting golf—an Olympic sport—as a parent-child event for your school sports day? All you need are toy golf clubs and a large vinyl ball to stand in for a golf ball.

The child hits the ball so it passes between the parent’s legs and lands inside a circle drawn on the ground, like sinking a putt.

After that, the parent gives the child a piggyback and dashes straight to the finish line.

It’s a game where teamwork between parent and child is key, making it a great chance to strengthen your bond!

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Challenge a big puzzle!

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A parent-child event for the 2-year-old class ♪ Parents and children thought it through together and took on the challenge! It turned into an exciting and fun activity ☺️Sports Dayinfants under nursery ageChildcare#Nursery school#Toddler care (age 2)

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Discover the fun of working together! Introducing ideas for a big puzzle challenge.

Many teachers may be unsure about parent–child events where guardians participate together.

This time, let’s try a puzzle that 2-year-old children and their guardians work on collaboratively.

What you’ll need are cards with random animals drawn on them, animal headpieces, and a puzzle made from cardboard.

Starting this for the first time on the day of the sports festival might make the children anxious, so it’s best to incorporate it into everyday activities for practice.

Fun Parent-Child Circuit

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Like a little adventure! Here are some fun parent–child circuit ideas.

It’s great when the events let guardians see moments of their children’s growth.

This time, let’s try a jam-packed circuit that blends elements of exercise and recreation.

With activities like piggyback rides, balance beams, and “Acchi Muite Hoi,” it’s sure to be full of smiles from both guardians and kids! If teachers join in too, it could help deepen trust even further.

Definitely give it a try.

Perfect for water sports

Tomobe Kindergarten Sports Day Event Description No. 4 “Go! Go! Summer”

Let me introduce a fun swimming game that uses swim rings.

Have the children wear swim caps and wait with their bodies through the swim ring.

At the start signal, they run and dive through a “sea” made of streamer tape! On the other side, fish are waiting—have them set down the swim ring and go fishing for a fish.

Once they catch one, they run to the finish line holding their fish! For a parents’ event, you can have the parent carry the child while the child pretends to swim, or make the fish smaller for the parents’ fishing part to increase the difficulty and excitement.

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A circuit for jumping over cardboard boxes

[You can do this at home too ✨] Circuit movement play 🎶 Let’s use things you have at home and move our bodies together!

You can prepare this with materials you have at home or in your classroom! Here’s an idea for a cardboard jumping circuit.

You’ll need cardboard, scissors, a pen, a long floor cushion, and masking tape or vinyl tape.

Draw large illustrations on the cardboard and cut it in half.

Jump over the cut cardboard pieces and make your way to the goal.

With repeated actions like squatting and jumping, your whole body will warm up nicely.

Basketball ball-toss game

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Speaking of sports days, tamaire (ball toss) is a classic, right? It’s one of those long-loved events that anyone can enjoy, regardless of age.

This time, let’s adapt it by imagining it as the Olympic sport of basketball! For two-year-olds, a real basketball hoop or a tall ball-toss basket is probably out of reach.

That’s where parents come in! Try lifting your child up to the hoop for a shot, or letting them shoot while riding on your shoulders—it sounds like great fun! Of course, adjusting the goal height to suit the children will really boost the excitement, so feel free to customize it to match your class’s theme colors.

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horizontal bar

Two-year-olds and bar play! What should you do to improve their motor skills?

We’d like to introduce horizontal bar activities that even 2-year-olds can enjoy.

Getting children familiar with the bar from a young age lets them experience how to use it and what eye-level height feels like.

For hanging play, when adults demonstrate first, children watch, imitate, and feel motivated to try it themselves.

In the “adult-knee step” game, the adult crouches under the bar to make a step with their knees; the child stands on the knees, grabs the bar, and achieves a stable position.

This helps children get used to the bar’s height and makes providing assistance easier.

In the “watch and copy” play, the adult actually demonstrates a forward roll on the bar.

Watching and imitating is a very important point.

Let’s enjoy the bar safely, keeping a distance where adults can fully support the child.

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