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

playing planetarium

Sequel: “Tanabata Play – Pretend Planetarium” [5-Year-Olds] | Minami Senrioka Yui-Ken Nursery School [Daycare/Kindergarten Event]

Here’s a make-believe planetarium activity everyone can enjoy.

After buying handmade tickets, move to the room prepared as the planetarium.

The night sky projected on the screen shows stars.

A key point is to help children relate by comparing the shapes of lines connecting the stars to familiar foods, and similar ideas.

Finally, have the children draw their own original constellations and hold a planetarium screening.

By punching holes around their sketched drawings, light will shine through the holes when the room is dark, creating a wonderfully charming planetarium.

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Tanzaku Panel Theater

[Tanabata] Panel Theater Performance: 'Who Wrote the Tanzaku?' #July #Tanabata Event

Here’s a panel theater with wish slips (tanzaku) that will liven up your Tanabata event.

When you think of Tanabata, many children write their wishes on tanzaku, right? In this story, those tanzaku appear on the panel.

There’s a tanzaku filled with wishes but no name written on it.

Whose tanzaku could it be? As you read the wishes, encourage the children to guess who wrote it.

Using a piano or guitar to boost the excitement is also recommended.

At the end, ask the children what kind of wishes they would like to make!

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Paper Theater

Recommended July Events for Nursery and Kindergarten: “Medaka Brothers” Paper Theater [Childcare YouTuber Tacchi]

July brings the heat and plenty of chances to play with water, doesn’t it? In this paper theater, river fish and cute familiar animals make an appearance.

Perform it while shaking and flipping the papers to the song, watching the children’s reactions and having fun together.

A key point is building excitement by wondering what will appear when you turn the next page.

Since it’s July, it’s also a great idea to prepare drawings of sea creatures.

Try mixing in a quiz—Where does this creature live?—and enjoy it together!

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[Magnet Theater] Five Melon Buns at the Bakery

One more time! Can't stop! Easy! You can do it right away! Magnet Theater: “Five Melon Breads at the Bakery”

Magnet theaters are a huge hit with kids! Here are five ideas for “Five Melon Breads at the Bakery.” A magnet theater is a dramatic play activity where you use a whiteboard and move characters attached to magnets as you perform.

“Five Melon Breads at the Bakery” is also well-loved as a fingerplay and with finger puppets, so many teachers and parents may already be familiar with it.

The interactions between the customers and the bakery staff are so adorable, aren’t they?

Sketchbook Theater: Hungry Koinobori

Let me introduce a sketchbook theater perfect for Children’s Day in May: “The Hungry Koinobori.” It’s a story where a carp streamer, hungry for food, changes into different colors after eating.

The moment it transforms from a colorless carp streamer into a colorful one is sure to capture the children’s attention.

You could match the colors to your class hat colors or get creative with the palette so the children feel more connected to the koinobori.

Give this seasonal koinobori theater a try!

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