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Recreation Activities That Excite Kids’ Clubs! Plans and Ideas Children Will Love

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We’re introducing fun recreation activities that will get any kids’ club excited!

If you organize a community or school kids’ club, you probably struggle each time to find recreation activities that can involve a large group.

When you factor in the venue, number of participants, and children’s ages, it’s hard to decide what’s best.

In this article, we’ll share ideas and activities that kids will love—perfect for times like these.

We’ve gathered lots of options, including activities that let kids move their bodies to the fullest, games that children of different ages can enjoy together, and recreation ideas that work both indoors and outdoors.

Use them as a handy reference!

Recreation Activities That Excite Kids’ Clubs! Plans and Ideas Children Will Love (71–80)

A recreational activity incorporating parkour

Olympic host city! A unique after-school program that incorporates France-born parkour—jumping, running, vaulting, balancing—learning through play!

A recreational activity incorporating parkour

Let’s work on improving children’s athletic abilities! Here are some ideas for activities that incorporate parkour.

Parkour is a culture originating in France; by integrating movements like running, jumping, and climbing, it trains the mind and body and aims for artistic movement.

In recent years, we’ve been seeing it more often on social media, haven’t we? This time, let’s create a course using boxes and mats made of soft materials and try parkour.

It’s a wonderful idea that helps children understand weight transfer and how to use their bodies.

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balloon volleyball

Balloon art fun with balloons! How to play balloon volleyball that even beginners can enjoy easily♪

balloon volleyball

Let’s have fun moving our bodies! Here are some ideas for balloon volleyball.

Volleyball is a sport where two teams face off across a net, hitting the ball back and forth to score points.

This time, all you need is a single balloon.

You can even find them at 100-yen shops these days, so it’s easy to prepare.

The way to play is simple: two or more people face each other and tap the balloon with their hands to keep a rally going.

Once you get used to it, try counting out loud or playing a word-chain game (shiritori) while you rally.

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Rock-paper-scissors tail tag

[5-year-olds] Rock-Paper-Scissors Tail Tag

Rock-paper-scissors tail tag

A game that combines two popular activities! Here’s an idea for Rock-Paper-Scissors Tail Tag.

First, set up a home base, then go about 20 meters away and play rock-paper-scissors.

The winner runs back to the base, and the loser tries to grab the winner’s tail before they reach it.

Once everyone gets used to playing one-on-one, switching to team matches can make it even more exciting.

Another fun part of this game is planning strategies with friends or teachers and thinking about how to win as you play.

Give it a try!

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Rock-Paper-Scissors Train Game

Yanagi Kindergarten, good friends of the Chick Class! Let’s play energetically!

Rock-Paper-Scissors Train Game

Let me introduce the Rock-Paper-Scissors Train game.

Move around the room pretending to be a freight train to the music of a freight train.

When the music stops, play rock-paper-scissors with a friend.

The person who loses places their hands on the winner’s shoulders, boards the same train, and sets off together.

Repeat this process to add more friends to your freight train.

When everyone is riding on the same train and departs together at the end, the game is complete.

Try speeding up or slowing down the music to match the children’s pace and have fun!

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Strikeout

Thank you for waiting! As requested, here is how to make a strikeout game.

Strikeout

How about trying “strikeout,” a game where you can move your body to the fullest and have fun? In strikeout, panels numbered 1 through 9 are set into a frame, and you throw a ball aiming at them.

The appeal is that it’s not just physical activity—you also get to think about which spot to target.

You can compete to see how many targets you can hit, so it’s likely to be exciting when you play with friends.

By the way, you can even make a strikeout set out of cardboard.

Once you make it, you can reuse it in the following years, which is convenient.

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