[From kindergarten to elementary and junior high school] Entertainment and performances that liven up farewell parties
A farewell party to send off preschool and school graduates.
For the children, it’s a precious time to spend with their friends and teachers.
Many of you are probably wondering right now what kind of performances or entertainment would be best for such a special occasion.
So this time, we’ll introduce recommended entertainment and performance ideas for farewell parties.
It’s packed with ideas perfect for kids of all ages—from little ones to around junior high schoolers!
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[From Kindergarten to Elementary and Middle School] Entertaining Performances and Activities That Liven Up Farewell Parties (11–20)
Memories Slideshow
A slideshow is always the go-to choice for a farewell party performance.
It’s easier to put together than a video, and you can use everyday, casual photos as material, so it’s highly recommended! These days, you can easily create a slideshow using just a smartphone or tablet, making it simple to produce a lovely video.
Give it a try!
Real Spot the Difference
It’s a game where you try a spot-the-difference challenge—not with drawings, but with real people.
You’ll first look at a lineup of people holding various props, then see them again and think about what’s changed compared to the earlier scene.
What matters is memorizing the initial setup thoroughly, down to the small details, and noticing subtle discrepancies when it switches.
Adjust the difficulty by varying the size and number of differences, and get everyone excited by challenging them with trickier changes.
Boomwhacker
Have you heard of Boomwhackers, the American percussion instruments also known as Do-Re-Mi pipes? They’re colorful, tube-shaped instruments, and a set consists of multiple pipes tuned to different pitches.
To play them, you hold a Boomwhacker in each hand and strike your knee, the floor, and so on to produce sound.
Each player holds Boomwhackers of different pitches, and together—much like with handbells—they collaborate to perform a single piece.
With their colorful appearance and the eye-catching way they’re played, they’re sure to energize any crowd, regardless of age!
Who’s Drinking? Game
A perfect game to liven up kindergarten or school graduation parties! Here’s a game where you guess who is pretending not to be drinking something sour—even though they are.
You’ll need a cardboard box and drinks with straws.
Poke straw holes in the top of the box and place the drinks inside.
Everyone drinks at the same time, and anyone who gets a sour drink must pretend they didn’t.
Watch their reactions and have everyone guess who drank the sour one.
If the person drinking the sour one isn’t found out, they win—but if multiple people guess correctly, the sour drinker loses.
It’s similar to Werewolf, so you can also change the number of sour drinks depending on the group size for extra fun.
line dance
Many of you have probably seen cheerleaders lined up in a row, lifting their legs to the sides in a dance.
The perfectly synchronized movements are truly impressive to watch.
Why not incorporate that kind of line dance into your performance? In fact, line dance doesn’t only refer to routines that lift the legs—it broadly means any dance performed in a single line.
You can all do the same steps together, or add a storyline and use props in the choreography—the possibilities for creative variations are wide.
Discuss what kind of content you want, and aim for a performance that captures everyone’s interest.
wotagei
Even wotagei, which might seem like a slightly quirky thing, can become a lively entertainment piece if everyone does it to a famous song! You can get creative in many ways, like making special call-and-response chants for a farewell party version.
If you use glow sticks as props, it will look even more vibrant!
[From Kindergarten to Elementary and Middle School] Entertainment and Performances That Liven Up Farewell Parties (21–30)
Rock-paper-scissors game
Rock-paper-scissors is simple and undeniably fun.
If you look into it, you’ll find all kinds of variations you may not have known before—like “American rock-paper-scissors,” where the loser actually wins, or full-body versions that use your whole body.
There are so many that you’ll have trouble choosing! But in the end, it’s best when the familiar, universal ‘rock-paper-scissors’ forms the foundation.
Because it’s easy to understand, you can get really into it—and the excitement ramps up!
