Recreation Ideas That Truly Excite High School Students! A Fun Collection of Activities
Great news for high school students looking for new games to liven up your class or club! Here, we’ll introduce fun recreational activities that strengthen bonds with your friends—from brain-teasing games to get-you-moving activities.
They’re easy to prepare and work well for both small and large groups.
We’ve packed in exciting, heart-pounding ideas perfect for sleepovers and class recreation, too.
Give them a try and make awesome memories with your friends!
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Physical activity exercise games (11–20)
Group boat race
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Perfect for class recreation or grade-level activities! Here are ideas for a group boat race.
You know how rowing is an Olympic sport, right? This time, we’re sharing ideas for a boat race played in groups.
In the video, teams of seven sit in a row and inch forward toward the goal by pushing with their heels.
It’s not just the person in front who does the work—when everyone on the team synchronizes their timing, you can make big progress! It’s also a good idea to use a chant like “1, 2, 1, 2” or “Ready, go!”
Easy! Indoor Recreation (1–10)
I love you game
Wait, is there even a boy who can win at a game like this? It’s the “I love you” game.
You sit facing each other and stare into each other’s eyes while the woman keeps saying “I love you” to the man.
It’s a contest to see how long the woman can keep saying it and how long the man can endure the situation.
It’s not just a showdown between these two—people watching this video might not be able to handle it either…
Papipupe Papiko Game
Released in 1974 and loved by children and adults ever since, Papico is a tube-shaped ice cream.
This game is themed around Papico.
Everyone stands in a circle facing inward.
One person says “Papico” and points at someone; the person pointed at says “Pipico,” and the next person pointed at says “Pupico,” continuing through the “pa-pi-pu-pe-po” sounds.
When it reaches “Popico,” the next person makes a sumo-style thrusting pose and says, “No matter how many times, it’s the same,” then points to the next person.
On the second round, you add “Pan,” “Pin,” or “Pun” at the beginning; on the third round, you say “Panpan Papico,” adding two “Pan” or “Pin” at the start, matching the round number.
It sounds simple, but people often can’t respond in the moment, so it rarely keeps going smoothly.
Prince Shōtoku game
It seems to be named the “Prince Shōtoku Game,” after the legend that Prince Shōtoku could distinguish multiple people speaking at once.
Everyone speaks different words simultaneously and competes to see how many they can catch.
Naturally, the person who understands the most wins.
If you use full sentences instead of single words, the difficulty increases, it becomes even harder to tell what anyone is saying, and the game gets more exciting!
Werewolf game
The werewolf game once caused a huge boom, being featured on TV multiple times and inspiring related events.
Even after that peak, its popularity has continued through smartphone app versions.
Werewolf is a slightly scary game where players try to figure out who among them is a wolf disguised as a human who eats people, while suspicious players are executed one after another.
Players split into a Villagers group and a Werewolves group.
The werewolves pretend to be villagers so their true identities aren’t discovered.
The villagers win by executing all the wolves hiding among them, while the werewolves win by surviving without being exposed.
You can play not only as an app but also as a card game!
Introducing someone else
Self-introductions are common, but “introducing someone else” isn’t a very typical kind of game, is it? By having friends guess things about another person, it can spark curiosity to learn more about them and lead to surprising moments.
It seems like a fun activity that would liven things up whether you play it with close friends or people you’ve just met.
It also sounds like it would be exciting to see unexpected answers and find out how others perceive you.
No Japanese Allowed Game
This is a game where you explain the prompt in English only—no Japanese allowed—and if the other person answers correctly in Japanese, you win.
Using literal, word-for-word English makes it less fun, so try to avoid that and get creative.
Single words are too easy, so try turning them into sentences to raise the difficulty and make it more enjoyable.
Add a bit of playful exaggeration and some gestures to make it even more lively.