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Unusual attractions you can do in a classroom for a cultural or school festival

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.
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Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. After working in a music studio and handling wedding sound, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with a variety of instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in junior high school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on my own musical activities and the experience gained through my work, I produce daily articles, including various song introductions, features on music festivals around the country, and live reports. In music, I enjoy not only rock from Japan and abroad but, lately, a wide range of J-pop as well.

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!

Classroom attractions and hands-on events (unusual exhibits for school festivals) (21–30)

Rolling Coin Tower

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Rolling Coin Tower is a signature game from variety shows—a thrilling face-off where players take turns stacking coins.

The rules are simple: stack coins by color in order, and if you topple the tower, you lose.

It’s packed with tension, and the mind games to provoke your opponent’s mistakes are part of the fun.

As the tower grows taller, you’ll be on the edge of your seat, and it’s a great test of teamwork with your friends.

It’s exciting for spectators too.

Give it a try at your school festival!

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Handmade Mini Bowling

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We’d like to introduce a handmade mini bowling game you can make with cardboard.

Using cardboard, a light ball, and pins, it’s an easy game anyone can enjoy.

From kids to adults, everyone will have fun aiming for strikes, so it’s also great as a classroom event at a school festival.

If you keep score, you can make it a team competition for even more excitement.

It’s a booth that will bring smiles to both the makers and the participants.

Be sure to use this as a reference and work together with your class to make your school festival a hit!

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Strikeout

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Strikeout

Here, we introduce “Strikeout,” a surefire hit for the game corner at a school festival.

The rules are simple: throw a ball at the target and try to hit the numbered panels.

It’s simple, but it really gets the crowd going! Hitting the number you’re aiming for is trickier than you’d think, so playing in teams makes it even more fun—highly recommended.

It’s also great because even those who aren’t athletic can join in easily.

Be sure to include it in your classroom events at the festival!

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Darts made with paper plates and masking tape

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Let me introduce darts, a surefire hit for livening up your school festival casino games.

Get some paper plates and masking tape, and let’s make it! Stick the masking tape onto the paper plate to form a spiderweb pattern.

When attaching the tape, place it with the adhesive side facing outward.

For the darts, crumple tissue paper into a ball and wrap it tightly with masking tape to make it a slightly firm ball.

Once it’s finished, stick the target on the wall and have fun playing!

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Handmade roulette

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Handmade roulette

Some classes might set up booths offering a casino experience at school festivals.

Here’s how to make a roulette wheel that could come in handy for that.

The materials are cardboard and bamboo skewers.

After cutting out the parts with a circle cutter and a utility knife, glue them together with wood glue.

Once you’ve made the rotating inner part and the fixed outer part, insert a bamboo skewer through the inner part.

Finally, make a marble slide.

Drop a marble onto the rotating inner section, and the number is determined by the slot where it lands.

Once you make it, you can keep playing with it, so give it a try!

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