Games using beanbags (otedama)

Nursery rhyme ‘Senbei Yaketa’

Children’s song: Senbei, senbei, it’s done baking.

It has the fun you feel when playing house as a little girl.

Pretending to be a rice cracker seller, you sing the children’s song “Senbei, senbei yaketa” while moving your hands, imagining beanbags as rice crackers.

When the song ends, you pretend to eat the crackers.

Including the line “It’s delicious, isn’t it?” seems to nurture in children a sense of valuing food.

Beanbag Balance Game

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For young children, balancing beanbags on their heads offers just the right level of challenge both motor-wise and relative to their body size, making it a safe and fun activity.

It’s enjoyable because they can play cooperatively while also satisfying that childlike desire to show others once they’ve mastered it.

Once they can balance the beanbag on their heads, lining up in a row and moving around the room together makes it even more fun.

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[Three Beanbags] How to Practice the Three-Ball Cascade with Both Hands

This is a juggling method called “Two-Hand Three-Ball Wave,” performed with both hands using three beanbags.

First, aim to complete one full cycle with all three balls.

Once you can do that, you can continue it continuously.

When you can perform the Two-Hand Three-Ball Wave, you might even try some street-performer-style tricks.

It’s also fun to swap the beanbags for rubber color balls!

Beanbag Catch

Challenge for kindergarteners and lower-grade students: “Beanbag Catch!”

This is a recommended beanbag game for children who are still too young for moves like the swing toss or scoop toss.

To the rhythm of the beanbag song, they hold a beanbag in each hand and, without letting go, squeeze their cheeks or clap their hands.

At the end, they throw both beanbags into the air and catch them on the cue, “Catch!” Catching both at the same time is surprisingly tricky, but children will keep trying over and over until they succeed.

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Beanbag juggling / Gathering-bean game (review) (using 5 pieces) 1.2

One of the basic beanbag games is the pickup trick called “Yose-dama.” Scatter an odd number of beanbags on the floor, toss one designated as the main beanbag, and while it’s in the air, pick up the remaining beanbags, then catch the main one.

Once you get used to it, try increasing the number of beanbags you pick up.

It can be tricky if you rush, but once you get the hang of it, it’s easy! Try playing while singing a song.

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