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

Playing with various balls

All Sorts of Ball Toss Games! [Ages 3–5] | Torikai Yuiku-en [Nursery/Kindergarten]

Unique and fun! Here are a variety of beanbag-toss game ideas.

When you think of “tamaire,” many people probably picture tossing cloth balls into a high basket.

This time, let’s try some variations—like using a lower basket or aiming for the basket on the back of a running opponent.

With these twists on the traditional game, children are sure to get even more excited.

Give them a try!

Zip along as a parent and child!

[Play] Zooming with Parent and Child (Kindergarten/Daycare)

Let’s set off on a parent-child journey! Here’s a dance track called “Oyako de Byuun.” In this song, you spread your arms like an airplane and move around, and caregivers can dance while giving children piggyback rides.

At the end, you can lift the children and let them “fly,” and it’s packed with active play that kids will love and beg to do again.

Because it encourages lots of physical contact, it will help strengthen the parent-child bond.

It also sounds fun to dance while asking, “Where are we going?”

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sasashina

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Animal Role-Playing Race

🧡 No.80 [Parent-Child Play / Improving Motor Skills] For toddlers: Parent-child gymnastics series (1) Animals – Top 10. Little kids’ favorite: transform into animals! \(^-^)/ ✨

This is one of the events I’d recommend for parent–child competitions.

The rules are simple: a certain animal is given as the theme, and parents and children race while imitating that animal.

For example, if it’s a koala, the parent carries the child; if it’s a giraffe, the child rides on the parent’s shoulders; if it’s a flamingo, both hop on one leg together.

Aim for the finish line while fully becoming the animal.

By adding the rule of “acting like the animal,” not just running together, the event feels fresh and fun!

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Hane Keisuke

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Giant Ball Relay

Sports Day: Giant Ball Relay

Many schools hold the classic “giant ball rolling” race at sports festivals, where several people roll a large ball together.

If you’re thinking, “I want to add a twist to events using the big ball,” here’s a recommended activity.

How about a game where, instead of rolling the ball, team members pass the giant ball over their heads using their hands? Since everyone on the same team has to work together, it really puts teamwork to the test.

By joining forces to keep the ball from falling, the team will also build a strong sense of unity.

Give it a try!

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Nakajima Junko

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Sushi Picnic

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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

You won’t be able to take your eyes off the kids’ adorable antics! Here are some ideas for a sushi-themed picnic.

Many people struggle to come up with food-themed events, right? In those moments, we recommend a “Sushi Picnic” that blends humor with cuteness.

Prepare boards with illustrations of about four types of sushi, and at the starting signal, have the kids flip a board.

Once they see which sushi topping is shown, they put on a backpack matching that topping and race toward the goal together with their guardian! Give it a try at your event.

Let’s deliver flavors of the world!

Turn the recipe cards and start cooking! Bring flavors from around the world! Here’s an idea to try.

Sports Day is a special event that happens once a year.

How about competing while learning about the world? Let’s have parents and children work together to make dishes from around the globe as they overcome items like hurdles and balance beams.

Through pretend play, you can create happy memories of joining a fun event together—making American hamburgers, Japanese osechi, Italian pizza, British sandwiches, and more.

Freshly picked fruit

Tomobe Kindergarten Sports Day Event Description No. 9: "Freshly Picked Fruits, Enjoy!"

Recommended from infant to preschool classes! Here’s an idea called “Freshly Picked Fruit.” How about incorporating familiar fruits—seen every day at lunch, in picture books, and in pretend play—into a game? Prepare a banana tree, a mandarin orange tree, an apple tree, and animal props (an elephant, a monkey, and a rabbit) with holes for mouths.

At the start signal, each child picks one fruit from any tree and moves forward.

Next, they choose an animal and place the fruit they’re holding into its mouth—then they reach the goal! Give it a try in your class.