[Childcare] Sports Day activity ideas. Let’s make the Sports Day exciting!

Parawave Gymnastics

Parawave

Parawave is hugely popular with kids! It’s a group activity using a large cloth, and you can adjust the difficulty based on age and number of participants.

It’s especially recommended for preschoolers who are getting used to group activities.

The colorful, eye-catching visuals make it exciting for the audience, too.

When teachers join in, you can add height for even more dynamic performances! It’s a competition you’ll definitely want to record and keep on video.

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Tani Satoko

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Piggyback cavalry battle

R020606 Silver Bell Sports Day: Red Team Cavalry Battle

The piggyback cavalry battle is a parent-child event where moms and dads really shine.

Parents give their child a piggyback ride and become the “horse,” while the children try to snatch each other’s hats.

Even if your own hat gets taken, you can keep going and try to grab more hats afterward! It’s a team competition, and the team that captures the most hats wins.

You might think bigger dads have the advantage, but often the smaller moms are quicker—and parents end up getting surprisingly fired up, too!

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Challenge a big puzzle!

@fujikidstok

A parent-child event for the 2-year-old class ♪ Parents and children thought it through together and took on the challenge! It turned into an exciting and fun activity ☺️Sports Dayinfants under nursery ageChildcare#Nursery school#Toddler care (age 2)

Original song – kids fun world – kids fun world

Discover the fun of working together! Introducing ideas for a big puzzle challenge.

Many teachers may be unsure about parent–child events where guardians participate together.

This time, let’s try a puzzle that 2-year-old children and their guardians work on collaboratively.

What you’ll need are cards with random animals drawn on them, animal headpieces, and a puzzle made from cardboard.

Starting this for the first time on the day of the sports festival might make the children anxious, so it’s best to incorporate it into everyday activities for practice.

Go! Go! Go! by Shinkansen!

FY2024 Kirara-en Sports Day Parent–Child Event for 0-, 1-, and 2-Year-Olds

Recommended for classes that love vehicles! Here are ideas for Shinkansen GO! GO! GO! Many children are likely interested in bullet trains and working vehicles.

How about planning events centered on the Shinkansen this time? Start at a gate where you tap a card.

Seat the child in a cardboard Shinkansen and have their guardian run while pulling or pushing it.

After passing through a “waterfall” made of plastic tape streamers, they receive a souvenir and head to the goal.

If you package the souvenir like a station bento (ekiben), it will add to the excitement.

Give it a try!

Hide-and-seek at the sports day?

Hide-and-seek at the sports day? Fun parent–child performance ideas to try

Parents and children will both get excited! Here are some ideas for playing hide-and-seek at a sports day.

Hide-and-seek is usually a game played during everyday playtime, right? This time, let’s try it at a sports day.

It’s especially recommended for preschools and kindergartens where children wear the same hats and gym clothes for the event.

After hide-and-seek, setting up a corner where parents and children can deepen their bonds through dance or interactive play will make things even more lively.

Give it a try!

Sushi Picnic

@piyopiyo0519

I don’t dislike that quality.　Mom loves youThey say it doesn't look like sushi once you sit down.Sports DayWe couldn’t do it this year.#Nursery school

Original song – Susu – Susu

It looks adorably cute! Here’s an idea for a sushi-themed picnic.

Many children probably love sushi, right? This time, instead of eating it, let’s join the activities by pretending to be sushi.

What you’ll need: cards with sushi toppings drawn on them, costume items, and things like tires.

When the game starts, first draw a card and check the instruction for the sushi topping.

Put on the specified costume items and head for the goal together with a parent or guardian.

All eyes are sure to be on the children’s adorable appearances.

Jungle Guruguru

“Jungle Guruguru” is a dance idea for parents and kids! Stand side by side and have fun doing the same choreography together.

It’s simple yet super cute—shaking your hips, stepping in place while clapping your hands, and more.

You’ll also hold hands and jump together, which will make for some lovely, smile-filled photos.

Enjoy it as if you’re adventuring through a jungle.

If you prepare adventure-appropriate outfits for the kids, it might boost their motivation too.

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