[For Preschoolers & Kids] Game, Play, and Craft Ideas to Enjoy on Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day)
March 3rd is Hinamatsuri, the Doll Festival.
Some preschools and kindergartens include it as one of their traditional events, and some families may be thinking of celebrating it at home.
We’d love for children to become fond of Hinamatsuri culture while enjoying its festive atmosphere.
So this time, we’re introducing a collection of Hinamatsuri-themed activities, games, and craft ideas that can be enjoyed at preschools and children’s groups.
Every idea is something kids will love.
Adults, please enjoy the traditional festival together with the children as well.
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[For childcare and kids] Games, activities, and craft ideas to enjoy for Hinamatsuri (41–50)
Hinamatsuri Letter Rearrangement Quiz
Let me introduce a Hinamatsuri-themed letter rearrangement quiz, perfect for children who are starting to take an interest in characters.
Letters related to Hinamatsuri are jumbled and presented as a quiz.
When you put the scattered letters together, they transform into a single character.
Take your time to think about what character it becomes and give your answer.
Depending on the child’s age, it might be better to use illustrations as puzzle pieces instead of letters.
Don’t rush—have fun and give it a try!
Origin of Hinamatsuri Quiz
When you think of Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day), you picture displaying Hina dolls and eating hina-arare rice crackers or chirashi sushi.
But why do we display the dolls? And why do we eat hina-arare? Explaining this to children might be difficult.
So how about turning the origins of Hinamatsuri into a quiz so they can learn? Don’t kids suddenly get motivated when it’s a quiz? If answering is tough, making it a true-or-false quiz can raise the correct-answer rate, so the children can join in and have fun.
Hinamatsuri Theater Quiz
Here’s an introduction to a Hinamatsuri theater quiz that will liven up your event.
Present quiz questions related to Hinamatsuri in a way that’s easy for children to understand.
The key is to ask separate questions about the Emperor doll (Odairi-sama) and the Empress doll (Ohina-sama).
You might also boost children’s awareness of the celebration by turning the tools and decorations used for the dolls into quiz topics.
Depending on their age, using text and illustrations makes the questions more visually accessible and is highly recommended.
Let’s make Hinamatsuri even more exciting with a quiz!
Hinamatsuri History Quiz
The history of Hinamatsuri is very old, going all the way back to the Heian period.
Stories about the Heian era might be difficult for children, but you could turn the history into a quiz—like how the festival has existed since long ago, how people used to make paper hina dolls and perform nagashi-bina by sending them down the river to carry away illness and misfortune, and how that led to today’s custom of displaying hina dolls.
I think there are many historical facts that even adults don’t know.
Let’s have the teachers join the quiz too and enjoy Hinamatsuri together!
Hinamatsuri Spot the Differences
Kids have amazing memories, don’t they? Here’s a memory quiz using Hina doll illustrations.
First, have them memorize the Hina doll picture.
Next, when the screen changes, ask them to pick the same Hina doll illustration.
The images may start to look similar, but try to find the real Hina doll and choose the correct one.
Because it gets the brain working, it also helps activate memory.
It’s also a great idea to make quiz questions about details like the position of the Hina doll’s crown.
Give it a try!