Fun Performances for Preschool Teachers: Perfect for Birthday Parties and Seasonal Events!
There are so many opportunities to put on performances at nursery schools and kindergartens, aren’t there?
In addition to monthly birthday parties, there are seasonal events and activities, so many teachers may be racking their brains, thinking, “What should we do this time?” and running out of ideas.
So this time, we’re introducing performance ideas recommended for childcare workers that are perfect for events.
We’ve gathered lots of fun and unique acts that won’t disappoint the children who are looking forward to them.
It’s also a great idea to add your own twists to suit the season or occasion!
Be sure to make use of these ideas and enjoy a wonderful time together with the children.
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For birthday parties and seasonal events! Fun performances for childcare workers (1–10)
Mysterious Pocket
Let’s have fun singing the beloved children’s song “Fushigina Pocket” (The Magic Pocket).
Are those forest animals? I heard there’s a birthday child, so they’ve brought all sorts of tasty treats.
Cookies, biscuits, doughnuts, fruit… When you pat the pocket, they multiply and keep coming out.
Before taking things out of the pocket, describe their features—like “Round, with a hole, and sweet?”—so the children can imagine what will appear next and enjoy the guessing.
At the end, a cake is completed, making it perfect for a birthday party.
Paper Cup-chan’s Hide-and-Seek
A heartwarming little theater where the paper cup characters play hide-and-seek.
After a round of rock-paper-scissors to choose “it,” the hiding paper cup characters tuck themselves inside cups that are even bigger than they are.
Since there are three cups for two paper cups, once everything gets shuffled, kids can’t help but think, “Huh? Which one are they in?” and feel just like the seeker.
It’s exciting to guess right and frustrating to miss, and rather than just listening to a story, you’ll feel as if you’ve joined the paper cup characters and are playing along in this fun theater.
A fun magic trick of guessing fruit
Let’s enjoy a quiz using two illustrated panels.
Shuffle the panels so the illustrations can’t be seen, then ask the children, “Which one is the ◯◯?” and have them answer.
Start by shuffling once or twice, and gradually increase the number of shuffles.
The fun twist in this idea is that it ends like a magic trick! Even though the panels were supposed to show an orange and an apple, before you know it, they both turn into oranges.
The secret is that you’re performing it by layering the apple illustration on top of the orange!
For birthday parties and seasonal events! Fun performances for childcare workers (11–20)
Transformation Tunnel!
When you go through the transformation tunnel, cows turn into milk and wheat turns into flour! It’s fun to wonder what everything will become.
First, ask the children to identify the original picture, then ask, “What will happen when it goes through the tunnel?” They’re sure to answer with lots of imagination.
In this story, we use the transformed items to make a birthday cake in the end! Let the children with birthdays this month choose their favorite fruits for the topping, and complete a delicious fruit cake.
Play with balloons! Birthday party
After asking the children, “What’s everyone’s favorite color?”, we blow up balloons in the colors they mention and play with them.
We draw pictures on the balloons that match each color, and then sing songs related to those pictures.
For example, for a green balloon, draw a frog and sing “Kaeru no Gasshō” (The Frog Chorus).
It’s a fun game where you can look forward to which illustrations will appear and which songs you’ll sing based on the balloon colors.
If you do this at a birthday party, a cake illustration is, of course, a must.
tambourine performance
“Playing the tambourine”—when you elevate that into the realm of performance, you get tambourine artistry.
That might sound a bit stiff and formal, but in reality it’s a super fun act.
Put simply, it’s a straightforward routine where you mix hitting and shaking while dancing.
I think anyone can give it a try.
Pick songs that are as trendy as possible, and wow the audience with big, easy-to-understand moves.
If you’ve got the bandwidth, you could even practice world-class techniques like Gonzo’s.
air cannon
Let’s turn a science experiment into a performance! Denjirou Yonemura, known for his science shows, often performs with an air cannon.
All you need is a cardboard box with a hole in it.
When you push the box firmly, a lump of air is launched from the hole.
If you fill it with smoke first, the movement of the air becomes easier to see, and that alone makes for a great act! You could even set up lightweight targets that topple with a small gust and present it like a magic trick.
With the right ideas, it can transform into anything!