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Fun Performances for Preschool Teachers: Perfect for Birthday Parties and Seasonal Events!

9 years of experience as a nursery school teacherShibata Risa
I am an active nursery school teacher with 9 years of experience. After graduating from university, I worked at a daycare center. The time I spent happily with children—playing piano, singing songs, and doing finger-play—are priceless memories to me. Currently, while raising three children of my own, I work at an after-school day service, engaging with children and providing individualized developmental support. Drawing on my diverse experiences as a childcare worker and as a mother, I hope to express and convey my thoughts through writing.

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.

For birthday parties and seasonal events! Fun performances for nursery school teachers (41–50)

Fingerplay paper puppet (Pepaato)

May birthday party! We turned a popular hand game into a paper puppet show♪ From a round egg... a chick! An ant! A dinosaur?! (Nursery teacher / Daycare)

Fingerplay paper puppet (Pepaato)

Let’s put a fun twist on hand games that are super popular with kids and put on a show! Here are some ideas for hand-game paper puppets.

How many times a day do you play hand games with the children? Among those, take the hand games they’re most into and adapt them into paper-puppet versions to play! It could be fun to set a special Hand Game Day and try playing by adapting them into paper puppets, a panel theater, or even picture books.

Use the children’s reactions as a guide and enjoy the event together with them!

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For birthday parties and seasonal events! Fun performances for childcare workers (51–60)

Balloon Whack Game

[Age 3] “Balloon Whack Game”

Balloon Whack Game

Here’s a game using balloons that kids love: the Balloon Smack Game.

It’s basically the summer watermelon-smashing game, but with a balloon instead of a watermelon.

One designated player wears a blindfold and swings a plastic bat toward the balloon.

Spectators should keep a safe distance and guide the player with their voices: “To the right!” “A little farther back!” and so on, helping them find the balloon.

It also works well as a warm-up when you’re planning to do a real watermelon-smashing activity at an overnight camp or summer festival.

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In conclusion

We’ve introduced a wide range of activities for preschool teachers, from classic crowd-pleasers to ones that take a bit of practice. Did you find anything that might be helpful for birthday parties or other events? Preparation can be tough, but keep picturing the children’s happy faces and do your best! Wishing you a lively and exciting event!