[Childcare] Perfect for June! Indoor play ideas to incorporate into childcare

Indoor water play

[Water Play] Super Fun! 3 Indoor Water Activity Ideas [Nursery/Kindergarten] [Experiment Play]

Let’s play a color-water game using baking parchment and colored water.

As preparation, draw several cups in different colors on the baking parchment.

Use a waterproof marker.

Next, make a few kinds of colored water and drop them onto the parchment with a dropper.

Touch the dropped colored water with a chopstick and move it gently—like magic! The colored water moves.

The goal is to keep moving the colored water and gather it into the cups.

Because this involves fine motor work, it isn’t suitable for large groups in childcare.

Why not try it as a special treat when there are fewer children, such as in the late afternoon or during extended care?

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Towel play

Play in Many Ways with Towels! [Age 3] | Torikai Yūiku-en [Nursery/Kindergarten]

If you want to get plenty of movement indoors even when it’s raining, games using a towel are recommended.

Prepare a long, narrow towel.

You can rub your body vigorously as if doing dry brushing, jump with it like a jump rope, or play tug-of-war—one long towel lets you enjoy all kinds of activities.

It’s also great to roll the towel into a ball and play catch.

Just be careful not to slip on a towel that falls on the floor and get injured while you play!

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Sinking Game

[For Childcare Workers] Teacher Rio’s Active Play That Gets Kids Excited [The Sinking Game]

This is the “Sinking Game,” where you pretend the room is the ocean and run around to escape from a shark.

The teacher plays the role of the shark to liven things up.

Lay out mats in the indoor ‘ocean’ to serve as ‘boats.’ When the shark shouts, “We’re sinking!” the children must jump onto the boat mats to escape.

You can also change the rules—for example, prepare ‘islands’ made from hula hoops.

If the shark shouts another word that starts with the same sound (chi) but isn’t “sinking” (chinbotsu), the children don’t have to move, which helps them practice careful listening.

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Tissue Paper Flower Crafts

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Play expands with your ideas! Let me share some fun ways to play with tissue paper flowers.

All you need to prepare is tissue paper in your favorite colors.

Tissue paper is light, soft, and comes in attractive, vibrant colors.

Some preschools and families may use it for crafts, but this time let’s try using it for activities.

You can throw it, tear it, crumple it, and play dynamically, or put it in a container, add water, and make a sensory bottle for a calm, soothing time.

It could also be fun to decide on the activities together with the children.

Rolling Dodgeball

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Let me introduce Rolling Dodgeball, a game where you roll the ball instead of throwing it.

The rules are similar to regular dodgeball, but players are split into inside and outside groups, and the ball is rolled to keep the game going.

If an inside player is hit by a ball rolled by someone on the outside, they move to the outside and join their team’s attack from there.

It can also be fun to decide the winner by counting how many players remain inside at the end.

Unlike regular dodgeball, this version uses a soft ball, so you can play safely.

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stop ball throw

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Thinking while moving is fun! Let me introduce a stop-ball throwing activity.

You’ll need colored balls and cards with signs on them.

Place the colored balls on the floor and throw them into a basket.

When a “Stop” card is shown, everyone must freeze—even if they’re in the middle of throwing a ball.

Once kids get used to the rules, it’s fun to add similar-sounding words like “tomato” along with “stop.” Try adapting it while observing the children’s responses.

centipede ogre

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Move nimbly and avoid danger! Here’s an idea for a game called Centipede Tag.

You probably know there are many types of tag, like Freeze Tag and Color Tag.

Have you heard of Centipede Tag, where you work together with teammates to escape the tagger? Assign one person as the tagger, and everyone else is on the centipede team.

The centipede players place their hands on the shoulders of the person in front and stay connected without letting go.

When the last person in the centipede gets tagged, the tagger switches.

It’s tough to escape from a freely moving tagger, but by cooperating, the centipede team will build strong bonds.