[Childcare] Have/Have-Not Quiz for Toddlers! Let's Play with Words with the Kids

Last updated:2025/5/1

[Childcare] Have/Have-Not Quiz for Toddlers! Let's Play with Words with the Kids

Nursery Teacher Mom Writertsukada moe
After working for five years at an after-school childcare club and three years at a nursery school, I began working as a freelance writer. I’m a mother of two children. Inspired by playing the flute in the school wind ensemble in elementary school, I joined a jazz club at university. I’ve also incorporated ukulele and piano performance into childcare. Playing, laughing, feeling sad, feeling frustrated—through all kinds of experiences, I want children to grow.

A certain rule hides something in the words that have “aru” in the Aru-Nashi quiz.

It might seem difficult at first.

However, by changing the words and the way you approach it, even children in preschool classes can enjoy it.

The great thing about the Aru-Nashi quiz is that it helps you notice the fun aspects of language.

It’s a quiz we’d love preschoolers—whose creative thinking is rapidly growing—to become familiar with.

So this time, we’ve collected Aru-Nashi quizzes for young children.

Be sure to include them as a fun activity in your class.

Once they get the hang of it, the children will be excited to answer enthusiastically.

[Childcare] “There-Is/There-Isn’t” Riddle for Young Children! Let’s Play with Words (1–10)

[Include] old man, old woman, peach, river, ogre [Exclude] father, mother, apple, mountain, ghost

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Momotaro

The ones under “Present” are characters who appear in Momotaro. The ones listed under “Absent” do not appear in Momotaro.

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[With] sunflower, lemon, rapeseed blossoms, ginkgo, star [Without] cherry blossoms, mandarin orange, tulip, maple leaves, sun

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Everything written under “Aru” is yellow.

It was a problem that focused on colors. Showing a picture of rapeseed flowers or ginkgo leaves might help spark their imagination. It also seems like a good opportunity to think about the colors of familiar objects.

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[Have] cellophane tape, glue (liquid), paste (glue stick), packing tape [Don’t have] drawing paper, origami paper, scissors, cardboard

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“Aru” is a tool for sticking things together.

Children using a variety of materials in crafts and making things. Are there any who get an idea about what role they might play?

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[Has] soccer, baseball, relay, dodgeball, horizontal bar [Doesn’t have] origami, drawing, crafts, building blocks, playing house

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Outdoor play

The games under “aru” are ones played outside, like in the playground or a park. The games under “nai” are activities played indoors, in the room.

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[Have] strawberries, carrots, Pacific saury, sardines, burdock root [Don’t have] grapes, daikon radish, salmon, horse mackerel, lotus root

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The word 'aru' contains a number.

Try finding numbers hidden in certain words, like “ichi” in ichigo (strawberry) or “ni” in ninjin (carrot). It’s also fun to look for other words with hidden numbers together with the kids.

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[With] card, bowl, injection, boomerang [Without] postcard, chopsticks, medicine, frisbee

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The word aruu contains an animal’s cry.

“Caw” is the sound a crow makes, and “woof” is the sound a dog makes. Watch the children’s reactions and give them helpful hints accordingly.

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[With] rag, germ, mandarin orange, soap, rock-paper-scissors [Without] broom, handwashing, grape, detergent, tie (a draw)

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Ends with 'n'

Words that have it end with the sound “n.” Words that don’t have it don’t share any similarities. It might be easier for children to understand if you write everything in hiragana and show it to them.

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