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For the daycare’s sports day! Fun and unique event ideas

9 years of experience as a nursery school teacherShibata Risa
I am an active nursery school teacher with 9 years of experience. After graduating from university, I worked at a daycare center. The time I spent happily with children—playing piano, singing songs, and doing finger-play—are priceless memories to me. Currently, while raising three children of my own, I work at an after-school day service, engaging with children and providing individualized developmental support. Drawing on my diverse experiences as a childcare worker and as a mother, I hope to express and convey my thoughts through writing.
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Deputy Editor of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. I’m Sasashina, a mom currently raising an elementary schooler and a preschooler. During my student years at Kyoto College of Science and Technology, I studied a wide range of fields including sound, lighting, and video technology, building a foundation in comprehensive stage production and creative expression. After graduation, I joined a music production company, where I still work, consistently building experience in production and engaging in a variety of music-centered tasks. Currently, I mainly handle articles for children, drawing on what I’ve learned about parenting and what I feel and discover through daily interactions with my kids. I hope my work can be of help to you, even in a small way!

The sports day held every year at nursery schools and kindergartens.

It’s an event that not only the children, but also their parents look forward to.

Many teachers are probably thinking, “We want to make it a fun sports day that gets both participants and cheerleaders excited!” So this time, we’ve gathered ideas for fun events that are perfect for sports day.

From dynamic and unique activities you can only do at sports day, like rolling giant balls or breaking bell balloons, to ones that cleverly incorporate classic folktales and pretend play that children love—there are plenty of ideas for events that curious kids will adore and join with sparkling eyes! Use these as inspiration to plan a sports day full of humor that’s a little different from the usual.

For the nursery school’s sports day! Fun and unique event ideas (31–40)

Tamaire with moving targets

Here’s a fun beanbag toss with a moving target that goes up and down.

Gather a trash bag, a hula hoop, and vinyl tape to make it.

Tape the trash bag onto the hula hoop.

Then attach vinyl tape to the hula hoop and hang it from a curtain rail.

After that, toss balls so they go through the hula hoop.

If an adult pulls on the vinyl tape to change the height or move it during play, it will get even more exciting! If you prepare several targets and use a large hall, many people can enjoy it together.

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Balloon Tunnel Ball Toss

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Let me introduce a colorful, spinning Balloon Tunnel Ball Toss.

Inflate the balloons and stick them together with double-sided tape to form a ring.

If you blow a hair dryer from below, the balloons will float in the air and spin around.

Try tossing balls through the gaps between the balloons and have fun! This might be perfect for small sports festivals or events held in limited spaces.

Since a hair dryer is used, please operate it under adult supervision and take care to prevent any risk of burns for children.

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Ping-pong ball toss game

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Ping-pong ball toss game

Here’s a ping-pong ball toss game you can enjoy even at an indoor mini sports festival.

It’s a fun activity that really livens things up.

Fix a clothespin to a pair of chopsticks, attach them together, then glue a bottle cap to the front.

Set a ping-pong ball in place and try to shoot it into a goal made from a paper cup.

Count how many balls go in—the person with the most wins.

This ping-pong ball toss lets you enjoy that sports-day feeling even in a limited indoor space.

Give it a try!

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Riding a Molcar

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The guinea pig–shaped cars, Molcars, are a stop-motion animation made with needle-felted wool.

Some children might be big fans of Molcars.

Here, we put your child on a Molcar made of cardboard and pull it along to move.

A child who loves Molcars might be delighted to ride.

Partway through, set them down, then run to the finish line carrying them.

From that point on, instead of carrying, you could hold hands and run together or give them a piggyback.

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Challenge a big puzzle!

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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.

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For the Nursery School Sports Day! Fun & Unique Event Ideas (41–50)

Fun Parent-Child Circuit

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Like a little adventure! Here are some fun parent–child circuit ideas.

It’s great when the events let guardians see moments of their children’s growth.

This time, let’s try a jam-packed circuit that blends elements of exercise and recreation.

With activities like piggyback rides, balance beams, and “Acchi Muite Hoi,” it’s sure to be full of smiles from both guardians and kids! If teachers join in too, it could help deepen trust even further.

Definitely give it a try.

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Go! Go! Go! by Shinkansen!

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Go! Go! Go! by Shinkansen!

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!

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