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 (41–50)
Say It Right Away Game
The “Say It Right Away Game” is a game included on the live DVD of “Kimi no Seki,” a former collaboration unit made up of three groups who are now hugely popular comedy acts: Bananaman, OgiYahagi, and Rahmens.
As the title suggests, the designated member must answer the prompt immediately.
As you can see in the footage, the answer can be absolutely anything.
It’s a chaotic yet strangely exciting game! Give it a try.
Pose Matching Game
It’s a game where someone announces a theme, counts down “3-2-1!”, and then everyone strikes a pose that matches the theme.
The theme rotates among participants, and if everyone happens to strike the exact same pose, you succeed! If the theme is too easy, the poses will match right away and the game ends quickly, so prepare themes that could inspire multiple different poses.
If you have a large group, try splitting into teams, attempt multiple themes, and compete on how many matching poses each team gets.
Turning it into a tournament will make it even more exciting!
Push-up rock-paper-scissors
This is a training routine for high school students to build core and full-body strength.
Start by facing each other in a push-up position and play rock-paper-scissors.
The person who loses keeps their plank form and circles all the way around the other person.
Play again; the next loser does one lap using a bear crawl.
Next, prepare a few options like bunny hops.
After that, the loser can do a set number of push-ups, etc.
Create rules that aren’t too demanding for yourselves, and enjoy building strength while having fun.
Spot the fake trivia! Uchiku Doubt
As the title “Uchiku Doubt” suggests, it’s a game where you discern whether the trivia spoken by members is true or false.
Anyone whose lie gets detected, or who shouts “Doubt!” at a piece of trivia that turns out to be true, must add one true trivia and one false trivia to their tally.
If you want to finish quickly, saying nothing might be the safest strategy… but don’t hold back—gather your courage and shout it out loud!
Cooking Relay
In this game, you literally carry out each step of cooking in a relay format.
Since you aren’t told what you’re making, watch what the previous person has prepared and cook while imagining the finished dish.
Eating the final creation together at the end will make for a great memory.
Buzzer-beater showdown
Compete using counters! Here are some ideas for a fast-tap showdown.
It’s a simple, easy-to-understand game, making it a unique idea you can try casually in your spare time.
All you need is a handheld tally counter.
See who can reach the highest number within the time limit.
Each participant’s tapping style shows their personality, which should be entertaining for the audience as well.
Adding perks for the winner or a penalty game for the last-place finisher could make it even more exciting!
I love you game
This “I love you” game is clearly a recreation meant for young people.
It’s a little embarrassing, but since high schoolers often get along well across genders, I think you can just enjoy it purely without any awkward vibes!