[Children's Association] A Collection of Fun Entertainment and Activity Ideas
Introducing fun activities and performances that will liven up your kids’ club! Kids’ clubs bring together children from the neighborhood or school to have a great time.
Getting together to play games, enjoy performances, and put on skits—children really look forward to those precious moments.
In this article, we’re introducing entertainment and performance ideas perfect for kids’ clubs.
We’ve gathered lots of ideas, from activities led by the children themselves to performances where adults entertain the kids.
Use these as inspiration and make your kids’ club as exciting as possible!
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[Children’s Club] A Collection of Lively Entertainment and Performance Ideas (51–60)
street performance
Street performances that liven up the scene—known as “daidogei”—are surely a hit at children’s events too! It’s a great idea to leave the entertainment to professionals who can energize the crowd with acts you don’t usually get to see.
Or, it would be wonderful to make it an opportunity for the kids to showcase the results of their hard practice.
The Obviousness Exercise
COWCOW, a comedy duo, has a signature bit called “Atarimae Taiso” (The Obvious Exercise).
They sing about things that make anyone think, “Well, that’s obvious!” while doing simple exercises.
It’s the kind of act that gets funnier the longer you watch.
The key is the “obvious” part—by using topics even small children know, they can get laughs.
It’s also fun to come up with your own original phrases.
There are official videos by COWCOW on YouTube, so be sure to check them out for reference.
Balloon Show
We see balloon-based shows in many different settings, but can amateurs do them too? They look glamorous, and it would be wonderful to put on a show using balloons that kids love.
Jumping straight into performing inside a balloon is probably difficult, so I recommend balloon art made by twisting and spinning handheld balloons.
Start with this and gradually increase the difficulty! You’re sure to become a hit with the kids!
hand play song
The perfect hand-play songs to liven up a children’s club.
With simple movements and easy-to-remember lyrics, they’ll capture kids’ hearts.
Shout out loud with “Kaeru no Uta,” and get moving with “Ito Maki.” The best part is that not only children but also adults can enjoy them together.
One special charm of hand-play songs is how they deepen connections across generations.
The time parents and children spend singing the same songs will surely become unforgettable memories.
Let’s all sing and dance together to make the children’s club a blast!
[Dance] Idol
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In the first half of 2023, it felt like there wasn’t a single day we didn’t hear YOASOBI’s “Idol.” Along with the song, the dance went mega-viral too, getting heavy rotation on YouTube’s dance covers and on TikTok.
I think plenty of people can do it even without formal dance training.
So how about we all dance to “Idol” together? Spend the first 10 minutes teaching anyone who doesn’t know it at all, and then it’s free dance time.
Try moving your body with whatever version you like—kid-friendly choreography, the original routine, anything goes.
It’s a sure-fire crowd-pleaser and a highly recommended party activity!
Panel theater
Panel theater is full of tricks that delight children.
It’s sure to keep them glued to the world of the story.
Making everything from scratch is great, but there are also kits that include everything you need for panel theater, so you might make good use of those! Even a single performance often takes time, so save a moving, meaningful story for the grand finale and present it to the children!
YouTube coordinator
The YouTube committee will film videos about things the whole class is likely to be interested in.
The finished videos will be saved in a dedicated committee video room so classmates can watch them.
Filming and editing might be fun too, since you can feel a sense of accomplishment when the work takes shape.
Depending on the season, it’s also recommended to record class activities, edit them as memories, and hold a screening for everyone.
Be sure to set clear rules about personal information and how to use the editing devices, and let’s create fun videos that make everyone smile.
Pun Manager
The pun monitor is a role where you share puns that make everyone chuckle and liven up the class.
During the morning meeting or closing meeting, you present puns that everyone will find interesting.
The key is to watch the timing and deliver the puns with expressive faces and a playful tone.
If you can’t think of any puns, it might be a good idea to ask classmates for suggestions.
This pun monitor role is perfect for kids who love making people laugh.
Share funny puns and brighten up the class!
TT Brothers
The comedy duo Chocolate Planet’s “TT Brothers” bit is all about finding the various “T” shapes in the world around us.
It’s hard not to love how, even though you’re just looking for T’s, it somehow gets you excited.
It’s also a huge hit with kids, so once it clicks with the audience, you’re bound to get big laughs.
Go ahead and look for the T’s around you!
reading drama
Even if you have opportunities to read stories in Japanese class, you probably don’t often read them aloud with feeling.
How about trying a dramatic reading—delivering the story with emotion so the scene comes to life—and presenting it as a performance? You’ll read not only the dialogue but also the narrative parts that convey the situation, so you can try out various techniques.
It’s important to determine whether someone excels at narration or at dialogue and assign roles for the whole piece accordingly.
