Indoor recreation for children: A roundup of exciting games

Command Game

Command Game

Many people, not just children, are probably looking for indoor recreation that can get a wide range of age groups excited.

For you, we recommend the “Command Game.” In this game, participants must act according to the commands given by the leader—that’s the rule.

The leader should mix in feints and tricks within the commands to make everyone slip up.

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Human Othello

Human Othello

A game played inside a square court where players split into two teams and try to increase the number of teammates in their own color.

First, after dividing into teams, everyone can move freely around the court for 10 seconds.

At the leader’s signal to stop, everyone freezes in place and the game begins.

In a predetermined order, if you and a teammate of the same color can sandwich a player of the other color between you, you can flip them to your color.

You may move up to three steps when doing this.

If you successfully sandwich someone, shout “Othello!” Work together by calling out to teammates and deciding whom to sandwich.

You win by wiping out the opposing team or by having the greater number of players at the end.

Ball games you can play with two people!

[Game] 2-Player Ball Games: 8 Recommended Activities Even Lower Grades Can Do

Balls are very familiar playthings for children, and the ways to enjoy them are limitless! This time, we’re introducing eight ball games for lower-grade students.

In addition to balls, items like hula hoops are used to help kids improve their physical abilities while having fun.

Basically, children pair up in twos and play by throwing or rolling the ball, or dodging a bouncing ball.

There are also games with sport-like elements—such as Copycat Dribble, Hoop Pass Tennis, and Marker Hockey—so we hope even kids who feel uneasy about ball sports will take this opportunity to get interested.

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The Falling-Falling Game

Hand Play: Introducing a hand-play activity you can turn into a game!

If you’re looking for hand-play or rhythm games, how about the “Ochita Ochita” game? In this game, the leader says, “Ochita, ochita” (It fell, it fell), and the participants ask, “Nani ga ochita?” (What fell?).

Then, when the leader says, “◯◯ ga ochita” (◯◯ fell), everyone does a gesture to match the item that fell.

The rules are simple, so it’s great even for small children.

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Card-flipping race

At the Fukui City nursery school sports day, parent-child event: Card Flip! Try this popular game together at the sports day!

This is a game called “Card Flipping Race” using two-colored cards with different colors on the front and back.

Place many cards on the floor with red on one side and white on the other.

Split into the Red Team and the White Team and line up in single files.

At the start signal, everyone begins flipping the cards to their own team’s color.

Even if a card is flipped right in front of you, keep flipping it back to your team’s color.

Set a time limit; when time is up, return to the start line.

The team with more cards showing their color wins.

It’s fun even with a large group, and the more cards you have, the more exciting it gets!

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kotoro-kotoro (onomatopoeic; a light rattling/rolling sound)

kotoro-kotoro (onomatopoeic; a light rattling/rolling sound)

This is one highly recommended activity that really gets everyone excited.

First, have four people line up in a single file.

The person at the front crosses their arms in front of their chest.

The three people behind each place their hands on the shoulders of the person in front of them.

Imagine they’re connected like a single train.

The person who is “it” wins if they tag the last person in the line of four.

Be careful: if the hands linking the line come apart, the team that’s running away loses.

If you rotate who gets to be “it,” the kids can keep running and having fun for a long time.

You can also have them wear gloves to prevent scratching their opponents.

Rock-Paper-Scissors Dice

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Let’s try a different kind of rock-paper-scissors! You’ll need cardboard, a utility knife, scissors, a pen, and glue.

Cut the cardboard and glue it into a die, then draw rock, scissors, and paper on the faces.

If two people are playing, it’s a good idea to prepare two dice.

With dice-based rock-paper-scissors there’s no risk of fighting over late throws or any mind games—everything’s left to chance—but sometimes it’s fun and refreshing to play a different version than usual.

If you’re playing with a large group, try coloring the dice so you can tell which one is yours.