Fun Parent-Child Games! A Collection of Ideas to Liven Up Your Nursery School Sports Day
We want to liven up the parent-child events at the sports day! Here are some fun ideas to answer that call.
From a torch relay to a pretend sushi shop, there are plenty of activities you can enjoy with the kids while feeling excited together.
By teaming up with friends and parents and taking on these challenges in sync, you’ll create a wonderful day full of lasting memories.
The rules are simple, so anyone can join, and every event is sure to fill the venue with smiles.
You can also adapt them to suit your school’s size and atmosphere, so please use these ideas as a reference.
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Recommended parent-child competitions with a food theme (1–10)
Lick of ice cream

Aim for the goal while keeping your balance! Here’s an idea for “Ice Cream Lick.” It’s a fun relay perfect for a 5-year-old’s sports day, featuring a quirky, eye-catching ice cream with lots of impact.
Place a large ice cream made from colored plastic bags on a giant cone, and carry it to the finish while maintaining balance! Kids can enjoy it as a relay on their own, or you can adapt it into a parent-child event.
Work together and head for the goal!
Let’s make a bento bus
This is an activity with a familiar lunchbox theme that children and their guardians can enjoy together.
After choosing their favorite ingredients from illustrations like rice balls and rolled omelets, the children hold their chosen items and move to a bus made of cardboard and get on board.
When the guardian pulls the bus by hand to move it, everyone adds the ingredients to a shared lunchbox that the whole sports day group is creating together.
Finally, the activity ends when the children and guardians move forward together to the finish tape.
It’s an event where children can experience both the fun of walking on their own and riding in the bus to get around.
Nice shot in the golf game

Let’s make it with newspaper and toilet paper rolls! Here’s a “nice shot” idea for playing golf.
Golf is, of course, a sport played in nature using clubs and balls.
This time, we’re sharing a fun idea that lets you enjoy golf with your child by using newspaper and toilet paper rolls together with a parent or guardian! Working toward a goal together with your child can deepen your bond and create wonderful moments.
Give it a try!
Cute fisherman

A cute fisherman whose appearance running with a big net is sure to excite the crowd.
Parent and child hold the fish-catching net together and run to the spot where the fish are.
The guardian holds the net, the child catches the fish and puts them into the net, then they hold the net together again and run to the next spot.
The next spot is the fish wholesale market—here, unload the fish you caught and line them up on the platform.
After that, carry the now-empty net and head for the finish line.
You could also split teams by net color—red team and white team—and make it a parent-child relay for even more excitement!
Sushi Picnic
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Original song – Susu – Susu
You won’t be able to take your eyes off the kids’ adorable antics! Here are some ideas for a sushi-themed picnic.
Many people struggle to come up with food-themed events, right? In those moments, we recommend a “Sushi Picnic” that blends humor with cuteness.
Prepare boards with illustrations of about four types of sushi, and at the starting signal, have the kids flip a board.
Once they see which sushi topping is shown, they put on a backpack matching that topping and race toward the goal together with their guardian! Give it a try at your event.



