[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 3-Second Quiz
We’re introducing a 3-second quiz where you understand the question and answer in a short time.
When answering, don’t overthink it—stay relaxed and go with your intuition.
If you present the questions with text or illustrations and use a stopwatch, it will be easier for children to follow.
Using a point system or dividing into teams might make it even more exciting.
After the quiz, let’s sing the Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival) song and celebrate together.
It’s also a good idea to adjust the number of seconds according to the children’s ages.
Hinamatsuri Food Puzzle
Quizzes about Hinamatsuri often include slightly difficult topics like its origins, but this one focuses on foods related to the festival that children love.
For example, you can make silhouette illustrations of items like hina-arare, hishi-mochi, and clams.
Show the children the color illustrations and have them match each colored picture with its silhouette.
It could be even more fun if you include trick questions with shapes that look similar! If the same foods appear in that day’s school lunch or snack, you can probably expect to hear delighted voices saying, “It’s just like the quiz from earlier!”
Hinamatsuri Event Quiz
If you post quizzes in a place where children can easily see them before the Hinamatsuri event, it seems like the event will be even more exciting.
It’s simple, but by having everyone look at the questions together or having the teacher read them aloud, the children can deepen their knowledge of Hinamatsuri before participating.
Displaying photos of the teacher’s Hinamatsuri from when they were a child could create an opportunity to hear about how the teacher spent the festival back then, helping the children participate with a sense of familiarity.
Please use this as a reference for how to present the quizzes.
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 Multiple-Choice Quiz
Here’s a three-choice Hinamatsuri quiz.
Let’s pick the correct answers from three options to learn about Hinamatsuri.
Multiple-choice quizzes offer hints even when you’re not sure, making it easier for children to participate.
It’s especially recommended to have the teacher show the actual Hina doll display while asking the questions—this helps children visualize and learn more deeply about the dolls.
You can also adjust the difficulty by age or use a points system to make the quiz even more exciting.
Handmade Hinamatsuri Quiz
Become a Hina Matsuri expert with a quiz! This time, each question has only two choices, so your chances of getting it right should be higher! For example, there’s a question like “The Hina Matsuri scene looks like they’re doing something—what is it?” with the two choices being a wedding ceremony or a graduation ceremony.
Did you figure out which one is correct? The answer is a wedding ceremony.
Kids might ask, “Why?” so it’s good to be ready with a brief explanation.
By the time the quiz is over, we might have a brand-new Hina Matsuri expert!