Fun activities and recreation games for girls
Recommended for anyone looking for activities and recreation for girls!
In this article, we introduce a wide variety of popular games for girls, easy recreation games, and cute crafts.
They’re all fun activities that can be enjoyed regardless of age, so if you’re thinking, “I don’t know what games girls will enjoy,” or “I want to find games that girls can get excited about together,” please use this as a reference.
It’s also perfect for game time and hands-on activities during Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day) events, and for livening up celebrations at home.
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Fun Activities and Recreational Games for Girls (11–20)
Let’s settle this with hopscotch!
Kenkenpa—hopscotch—is an old, classic game, isn’t it? We used to often see circles drawn with chalk on roads and asphalt that clearly marked a hopscotch course.
These retro games keep getting passed down because they can be enjoyed by kids of any generation.
Once you set up a simple course, you hop on one foot rhythmically inside the squares for the “kenken” parts, and for the “pa” you land with your feet apart.
You jump through the squares in rhythm and compete to see who can finish the fastest.
It also sounds fun to make your own original course.
Making cute bath bombs
Let’s try making bath bombs that fizz and smell wonderful when you drop them in the tub! You can get most of the ingredients at a 100-yen shop: citric acid, baking soda, and aromatic essential oils, for example.
Just combine the citric acid and baking soda, add the essential oil, and if you want to add color, mix in some food coloring, then press the mixture into shape and let it set—that’s it.
You can make them in various shapes to give as gifts, or pop one into your bath every day for fun.
Even children who aren’t fond of bath time might enjoy helping make them and be happy to hop in the bath.
Can I do it? Three beanbags
Beanbags—hasn’t everyone tried them at least once? It’s a traditional pastime that’s long been especially popular among girls.
These days you can even find beanbags shaped like cute animals and characters.
It may look like you’re just tossing them, but it gets tricky as you add more, and many people aren’t sure how to do it.
There are plenty of videos that show different ways to throw and play, so check them out and have fun with your child.
Who knows—your child might end up being better at it than you!
Let’s make original-pattern bandages! Easy customization with masking tape♪
Bandages that you put on when you get hurt—even cute character ones for kids—can really change a child’s mood, right? Just by putting on a cute one, they might perk up and feel happier, forgetting the pain a little.
Let’s make your own original bandages using washi (masking) tape! It’s super easy: stick the washi tape on top of a regular bandage and trim the excess with scissors.
You can get both washi tape and bandages at a 100-yen shop, and if you put one on an injured friend, they’ll probably love it too!
Coloring with makeup tools
If you have a daughter, she may have tried to imitate her mom’s makeup or even gotten into mischief with makeup products.
For girls who are starting to take an interest in makeup, makeup coloring books are perfect.
In addition to regular coloring pages, they come with a palette of makeup items that look just like the real thing, which you use to “apply makeup” as if you were coloring.
They also include fun extras like colored contacts and accessories to choose from, letting kids enjoy experimenting—changing eyeshadow and lip colors with excitement.
Let’s try! 5 hula hoop tricks
How about playing with a hula hoop and trying various tricks? When you think of a hula hoop, the main way to play is spinning it around your waist and seeing how long you can keep it going without dropping it.
But with a little creativity, there are so many ways to play! You can spin it like a top on the floor, spin it and then catch it, swing it like a jump rope and hop through, or use it like a hopper to jump forward—and more.
It sounds fun to let kids play using their own unique ideas, too.
Simple, cheap, and cute! Candle making
How about trying to handcraft some visually beautiful candles? Plain white candles like the ones used on household altars can be transformed into cute candles that excite both kids and adults.
Take an ordinary white candle and remove the wick without cutting it, then finely chop the wax with scissors or the like.
Add your favorite color of crayon and melt it in a double boiler, then pour it into an empty container or cut it out with your favorite molds.
You can also add fragrance with essential oils if you like.
Let’s dance! “Make you happy”
A lot of kids probably love dancing and do it often, don’t they? These days there are tons of dance videos from dance groups and idols, as well as “I tried dancing” videos, many of which even teach you the choreography.
Especially for girls, there are surely many who love NiziU’s “Make you happy” and can’t help but start dancing as soon as they hear the music.
Dancing alone is cute and fun, but when a few people dance together, the cuteness doubles.
Simple flower play with familiar wild grasses
Small flowers and wild plants blooming in parks and open fields are so cute and soothing to look at, aren’t they? How about playing with those wild plants? You can make adorable little butterflies using white clover leaves (clover).
You can also braid a crown from white clover flowers and decorate it with the butterflies—it’s super cute.
Plus, you can even make a mobile using pink woodsorrel (Oxalis).
Pink woodsorrel has a sturdy vein running through its stem, so you can make use of that vein when crafting.
It’s also nice to take your creations home and display them.
Making stylish deodorizer with ice packs
Many people end up with lots of leftover cold packs given out with cakes and similar purchases, don’t they? Did you know you can turn those cold packs into deodorizers? The contents of the packs—high-concentration polymers—absorb unpleasant odors.
Let’s make a deodorizer using cold packs you might otherwise throw away! All you need are an empty jar or plastic container, the cold packs, essential oils, and decorative marbles, etc.
Simply put the contents of the cold pack into an empty container to make a deodorizer, and you can add paint for color or decorate it to create a deodorizer that looks cute as well!