[Childcare] Unique event ideas to try at a sports day

A circuit where you role-play as a ninja

[3-year-olds] Ninja Training! ~Circuit Play~

Nin-nin! Swift and stylish moves! Here are some circuit ideas for becoming a ninja.

Prepare a ninja transformation set made from construction paper, a balance beam, a jump rope, mats, and so on.

The video introduces circuit ideas for three-year-olds, but with a few tweaks, many of them can be uniquely adapted for two-year-olds as well! Let’s use the balance beam, jump rope, and mats to fully get into ninja mode.

Wearing a ninja dress-up set to boost the mood is a great idea, too.

Handmade ball circuit

[Ages 1–2] Can You Predict the Movement? Handmade Ball Play

Let’s use a variety of balls! Here are some ideas for a handmade ball circuit.

Prepare palm-sized balls, large balls you can hold with both hands, newspaper, cushioning material, tape, and bags or baskets big enough to hold the balls.

Try events like rolling balls along the floor or collecting balls in bags or baskets—use balls of different sizes and materials to build spatial awareness through play! Using balls that differ in weight and texture will also stimulate children’s senses.

Give it a try!

Newspaper Spiderweb Circuit

[Ages 0–5] Let’s play boldly! Use the whole room to make a spider web!

Tear it! Stick it! Crawl through and play! Here’s an idea for a newspaper spiderweb circuit.

You’ll need plastic ribbon (suzuran tape), newspaper, and tape.

This is a great idea when you want to include crawling movements in your circuit.

Some children find tunnels challenging because they’re dark and long.

By tearing and sticking newspaper as part of everyday activities, you can naturally encourage crawling movements! The making process also stimulates children’s creativity—what a wonderful idea.

Circuit to train the soles of the feet

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Sharpen your senses! Here are some circuit ideas to train the soles of the feet.

Prepare cone cushions, yarn, decorative balls, craft glue or tape, a glue gun, construction paper, cleaning sponges, and round stones.

Attach each material to the construction paper by type.

It’s also a good idea to use items found at your preschool or home, as well as recycled materials.

By feeling differences in texture and temperature with the bottoms of their feet while playing, and by walking over the materials to brace themselves and maintain balance, children can also improve their motor skills.

[Parent-Child Event] Sushi Relay

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This parent-child event, inspired by sushi, is incredibly unique and adorable! Just like its name, “Sushi Relay,” the children run part of the course wearing backpack-style sushi toppings on their backs.

From the middle of the course, the children ride on a tire while their guardians pull them to the finish line.

It looks just like sushi plates gliding along a conveyor belt—super cute! With such a fun and creative concept, it’s sure to get the whole venue excited.

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Hane Keisuke

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Where’s my kid?

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I think a sports day gets more exciting when there are events with a strong element of luck.

So I’d like to introduce “Where’s My Kid?” The rules are very simple.

First, a child hides inside a large cardboard box.

The parent then has to find the box their child is hiding in, pick them up for a piggyback, and head for the finish line together.

It’s also fun to switch up the last part to something like a three-legged race.

Alternatively, you can have the parent hide instead of the child.

There are many possible variations, so it’s also great to let the kids come up with the rules themselves.

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Mikoshi race

Mikoshi race

Let’s have the teachers and children make an original portable shrine (omikoshi) and use it like a relay baton for a race! If you divide the parents evenly among the teams carrying the omikoshi, it becomes a fun parent-child event that encourages cooperation.

Teams that move in sync are faster, so you won’t know which team will come in first until the very end—so exciting! Since falling could lead to contact with other children, keep practicing to carry it carefully and steadily.

It will be a sports day where the children’s earnest efforts leave a lasting impression.

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tsukada moe

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