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

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

Last updated:2025/8/3

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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) (1–10)

crane game

Cardboard Craft: Fully Automatic UFO Catcher — Make it for 6,000 yen! How to Build It!

crane game

Crane games are a popular idea for cardboard crafts, aren’t they? But most of them are the manually operated type.

This one, however, is a fully automatic version equipped with off-the-shelf motors! Aside from the motors, it’s made from cardboard, wooden skewers, straws, and other recycled or 100-yen shop items, with material costs totaling around 6,000 yen.

Beloved by all ages, crane games are perfect attractions for school or cultural festivals! Since the crane game itself doesn’t require much budget, consider splurging on some standout prizes!

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roller coaster

Handmade roller coaster at the school festival — Amagasaki Kita High School

roller coaster

If you introduce an attraction into your classroom, it’ll definitely be the star of the school festival! It takes time and effort, but how about a handmade roller coaster? Above all, your visitors will get to experience surprise and joy, and by building it together with all your effort, it could become a lifelong memory! Classroom space is limited, so the roller coaster’s track might be short, but even a slight slope can create acceleration, letting you enjoy the thrill and excitement just like riding a real attraction.

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merry-go-round

Cultural Festival Attraction: “Merry-Go-Round” #BoysSchool #Exhibit #AmusementPark #Nishi-kun

merry-go-round

If you want to set up an attraction in the classroom, how about a merry-go-round? Build a frame with pipes, insert it into the base, and attach swings.

After that, all you need to do is spin it by hand! The person turning it will need a bit of stamina, and they might get dizzy if they keep doing it.

Make a few teams and take turns spinning it.

If you darken the room and add lighting and background music, it will feel even more like a real attraction!

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Escape Game

We tried doing an escape game in a school classroom.

Escape Game

A game where you search for scattered clues within a confined space and use them to escape from the scene.

At a school festival, you may often be limited to using only your own classroom, so it’s important to think about how to make the most of the limited space.

It seems feasible to structure it so that you gradually solve smaller puzzles to collect keywords that lead to solving one major mystery.

The number of steps required to reach the final puzzle will likely influence the overall difficulty.

By cleverly incorporating familiar classroom items into the puzzles, you can both guide players to overlook certain answers and encourage them to think carefully, resulting in an engaging game!

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Giant Game of Life

Experience a sugoroku game at the high school cultural festival

Giant Game of Life

It’s a fun idea to turn the whole classroom into a Life board game.

If you add spaces themed around the school festival, like mock stalls, it’ll get even more exciting.

Including small penalty games will make it even more fun.

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