Recommended Recreations and Indoor Games for High School Students
When you become a high school student, you get busy with studying, club activities, romance, and more.
Even so, there are times when you end up with a little free time while hanging out with friends during breaks or on days off.
In this article, we’ll introduce some easy and fun activities you can enjoy in those moments!
This time, we’re focusing on indoor recreation and games, ranging from things you can do right away without any equipment to card games and board games.
There are options for different group sizes and time lengths, so try finding the ones that suit you best.
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Recommended Recreational and Indoor Activities for High School Students (71–80)
Impressionist (Impersonation) Champion Showdown
The celebrity impersonation contests you see on TV can become great entertainment in the hands of high schoolers.
Even impressions you’d normally be too embarrassed to try can be done without shyness among friends and really liven things up.
No preparation is needed, so give it a try!
30-second guessing game
This is a game where you rely solely on your internal body clock to try to stop a stopwatch at exactly 30 seconds.
The rule is simple: press start and stop using only your sense of timing, without looking at any numbers, so you can add all kinds of variations.
You could keep a conversation going while measuring the time, or have people around you call out random numbers to distract you—both would likely make it more exciting.
You can also try closing your eyes to sharpen your senses, or keeping a rhythm to feel the passage of time.
Experiment with whatever method works best for you.
Beef Tongue Game
All you need are your hands! This is a beef-tongue rhythm game you can enjoy with no props.
Start with both hands together.
After someone says “gyu” (cow), the next person claps once to say “tan” (tongue).
Go clockwise in time with the chant “gyu-tan gyu-tan gyu-tan tan,” and on the second, third rounds and so on, increase the number of “tan” claps you add at the end.
If you say “gyu” at the wrong time, clap at the wrong moment, or fall off the rhythm, you’re out! The rules are simple, but when you actually play, you’d be surprised how easily you panic.
It’s a game you can start right now, so give it a try!
Recommended Recreational and Indoor Activities for High School Students (81–90)
Ready, set!
The “Issē no” game starts with two or more people.
Facing each other, you hold hands, press the soles of your feet together, and stand up on the cue of “Issē no!” Then you increase the number of players to three, four, and so on.
It seems like a great way to break the ice and become friends even with people you’re meeting for the first time.
Sneeze Look Challenge
Those clips you see on TV shows where someone laughs with milk in their mouth and it sprays everywhere are pretty popular, right? Turning that situation into a game is this “Sneeze Milk Challenge.” In this game, you hold milk in your mouth, put a twisted paper (a tickler) in your nose, and make yourself sneeze.
The goal of the challenge is to sneeze without spitting out the milk.
Saito-san Game
This is a rhythm-based game for 3 to 5 players! Give each player a two-character nickname.
When someone says “XX 2,” the person with the nickname “XX” must say “XX, XX” in time with the rhythm and then pass the turn to the next person.
When someone says “Saitō-san,” everyone must say “Saitō-san.” If you miss the rhythm or fail to say it properly, you lose.
Once you get used to it, speed up the tempo! It’s a fun game to watch even if you’re not participating.
Werewolf game
A party game centered on conversation and deduction that was released in 2001 by the American game maker Looney Labs under the title “Are You a Werewolf?” and went on to spark a huge boom in Japan.
At the start of the game, players are assigned roles as werewolves or villagers.
The werewolves aim to wipe out the villagers, while the villagers try to identify and banish the werewolves—this is the core rule of the game.
Although it is originally played using dedicated cards or an app, it can also be played remotely using private chat tools like Zoom, making it a game that even high school students with more time at home can enjoy.
It’s a highly recommended game where close friends can engage in deep psychological battles.
