[Idea Collection] Let’s handcraft the sports day program!

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A program is an essential item for a sports day.

You can use it to check “Which event am I in next?” or give it to your family so they can use it to find good viewing spots.

Since you’ll be looking at it throughout the sports day, wouldn’t you like to make the program itself into something memorable?

With that in mind, here’s an article that compiles ideas for handmade programs!

These ideas are especially recommended for nursery, kindergarten, and elementary school sports days.

Create a wonderful, one-of-a-kind program just for you and your group!

[Idea Collection] Let’s Make a Handmade Sports Day Program! (21–30)

Ryugu Castle Program

Ryugujo, which also appears in the old Japanese folktale Urashima Taro.

The glamorous, cheerful atmosphere where Princess Otohime and sea creatures welcome you might be perfect for a sports day program design.

Let’s cut out the sea friends like turtles and rays, as well as Ryugujo, from construction paper.

Using pastel-colored paper will give it a pop feel! If you have time, you could also add cellophane to express the underwater scene.

You can even get creative with designs where the sea creatures wear headbands and take on various sports day events.

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balloon

Balloons are pop and cute items.

They’re highly decorative, and their simple shapes make them easy to use in a sports day program! You can line up colorful balloons, arrange them like a bouquet, or use them as accents—there are endless ways to customize.

It could be lovely to prepare balloon and letter parts in advance and set aside time for children and parents to create the program together.

Let everyone work together to create a sports day that will be remembered, along with the program!

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In conclusion

There were many that involved cutting out colored construction paper, weren’t there? Since there’s no color unevenness, I think it results in a program with a clean, tidy look.

When it’s distributed as printed handouts, it’s mostly photocopied in black and white, so please keep that in mind when you draw the illustrations!