Stand Out at the School Festival! A Collection of Unusual Ideas You Can Do at School and in the Classroom
We want to make the most of our once-a-year school festival.
When deciding on our class attraction, the classic exhibits and presentations are great, but since it’s a day to remember, we’d love to try a slightly unusual idea that visitors won’t forget.
So here, we’ll introduce unique class-room-based attraction ideas! From handmade attractions to interactive events, we’ve gathered unusual concepts that are a bit different from other classes.
You’re sure to find the perfect idea for your class!
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Classroom attractions and hands-on events (unusual exhibits for school festivals) (21–30)
Board game cafeNEW!
Back in the days before smartphones, handheld game consoles, and digital toys became widespread, the go-to pastime for groups of friends was board games.
During New Year’s, the whole family would get excited over The Game of Life, right? How about planning a café centered around such board games? Classics like Othello and shogi, as well as more unusual picks like backgammon and chess, are all appealing.
A funny, original sugoroku you make yourselves could get plenty of laughs, too.
If you also set up a booth to showcase the latest board games, it would add a festive vibe.
Haunted houseNEW!
These days, every summer seems to bring a brand-new haunted house that’s cranked up to an “are you kidding me?!” level of terror.
I’ve heard fear-based attractions are popular at USJ, too.
As an extraordinary experience, haunted houses are the ultimate content that tickles our human curiosity to “see something scary.” So let’s all plan the best haunted house ever.
First, decide on the axis: a fun-and-enjoyable type, a truly terrifying type, etc.
If it’s the scary type, will we go with Japanese-style ghosts, Western-style ghosts, or a modern, psychologically frightening theme…? Just brainstorming it all sounds like a blast.
Giant Game of LifeNEW!
You’ve probably played The Game of Life at least once.
When it comes to The Game of Life, it’s Takara Tomy, right? In addition to classics like the Heisei and Reiwa editions, there are even collaboration versions with Disney and Sanrio.
How about supersizing that Game of Life? It was a project that became a hot topic after being uploaded to the YouTube channel Bonbon TV.
You turn the entire school into a giant board, create spaces, and slot in Game of Life events.
Imagine the excitement and disappointment of life-sized events like getting life insurance or getting married!
medal game
This is a medal game you can make by customizing cardboard and set up in classrooms or hallways for a school festival.
If you get creative with the lever and coin slot, you can build a realistic, three-dimensional machine.
When you insert a medal, it travels down slopes and through dividers; it’s a success if it lands in a scoring zone or a prize zone.
To ensure the medals slide smoothly, it’s important to fine-tune the slope angles and the widths of the dividers.
By setting rules for how to play, you can tally points and rank players, enhancing the gameplay.
Not only is it fun to play, but the building process itself becomes a collaborative class activity, making it a memorable idea for the school festival.
stop-motion animation
Let’s entertain with edits like those in anime and games! Here are some stop-motion animation ideas.
Stop-motion, also known as a stop-motion video, refers to a technique where you create a video by photographing the movement of people or objects one frame at a time.
How about making an animation using stop-motion techniques this time? The work featured in the video reportedly reached over 1,000 total shots.
Try incorporating these ideas while adapting them to your animation’s length and structure.
A coffee cup with a carefully crafted worldview
Just like outer space! Here are some coffee cup ride ideas with a strong focus on worldbuilding.
If you’re making a coffee cup ride for a school festival, many of you probably want to nail the concept, right? Try creating the atmosphere even before people enter the classroom where the ride is set up.
Design the hallway with a silver color scheme, and highlight it with decorative lights placed here and there.
Once the attraction begins, the twinkling lights shining like stars in the dark space make it truly captivating.
Our Culture Festival War
For those struggling with class project ideas! Here are some suggestions for our Culture Festival War.
Are you unsure what to showcase for your class project? One great recommendation is to make a short film.
From writing the script to filming and editing, it can be a valuable time to work together while thinking through each step yourselves.
For classmates who feel shy about performing on stage in front of an audience—whether it’s dance or a skit—a short film that can be recorded in advance might be perfect.
Definitely consider giving it a try!