Fun activities for Father's Day. Recreational games.

Stone skipping

[Drain/Draining] An amateur attempted a Guinness World Record and ended up with an unbelievable record!

It’s a game where you throw a stone toward the surface of the water and compete to see how many times it skips.

The trick is, above all, to find a stone that’s as flat and easy to throw as possible, right? Also, throw from the side rather than from above—what baseball would call a sidearm throw.

Make sure to check carefully that no one is around before you play.

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Rolling dodgeball

Rolling Dodgeball in Japan Showa Village

Dodgeball is a game where you throw a ball and try to hit it into the opposing team’s court.

In this rolling dodgeball variation, instead of throwing, you roll the ball.

The court is drawn as a circle, and the game is played with only an outfield and an infield.

Players in the outfield try to hit those in the infield with the ball; when they hit someone, they return to the infield.

Players in the infield move to the outfield when they are hit.

Set a time limit, and when time is up, the side (outfield or infield) with more players wins.

It’s more fun with a larger group, so try playing with the whole family or invite a friend’s family to join!

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Ping-Pong Ball Carrying Race

Ping-pong Ball Carrying Race, Shimanto Small Learning School

We race while balancing a ping-pong ball on a ladle without dropping it.

It’s a game where balance is everything.

If you try not to drop it, you end up moving slowly like you’re walking and can’t really run—but if you run, the ping-pong ball falls.

That frustrating trade-off is the heart of this race.

If lots of people join, it’s also fun to do it as a relay.

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I played iro-oni (the color tag game).

Tag with a color twist: Color Tag.

For example, if the tagger shouts “Red!”, the runners must find something red and touch it.

The tagger can catch them anytime before they touch the specified color.

It’s a slightly more challenging version of tag—perfect for playing with kids who are bored of regular tag! It’s best enjoyed with a large group in a park with lots of playground equipment.

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piggyback race

Sports day piggyback race

A piggyback race where you run while carrying your child on your back.

Try playing by racing or doing relays against other parent–child pairs while piggybacking.

You can also add various twists: like a mock cavalry battle where you try to snatch hats from other teams, head to a goal while piggybacking and dress your child in a costume there, or have the child on your back grab bread like in a bread-eating race.

Fathers who don’t often get the chance to give piggyback rides might find this race a great opportunity to feel how much their child has grown.

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