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Tamaire (ball toss) is a classic sports day event enjoyed at daycare centers and kindergartens.
By adding a few twists, you can spark new discoveries and excitement.
Here, we’ll introduce a variety of fun variations that will bring smiles to children’s faces, such as a partnered ball toss using a furoshiki cloth and a music-based ball toss that incorporates background music.
These events highlight teamwork and creativity, making sports day even more enjoyable! All of the activities can be adapted to suit your class’s atmosphere, so feel free to use these ideas as a reference and tailor them to your needs.
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Dancing Tamaire
A competition that fuses two elements of the sports day—ball toss and dance—that might seem incompatible at first glance.
It begins just like a regular ball toss, but when the music starts mid-competition, participants return to the starting line and perform a dance.
Many sports days adopt this format because it offsets the tendency of the event to become monotonous and lets everyone enjoy the children’s cute dancing.
It’s a recommended twist on the ball toss that blends tension and relaxation within a single event.
Panda Ball Toss with a Laundry Net
Here’s a panda ball-toss game using everyday laundry nets that will liven up your sports day.
Prepare a two-tiered laundry net for the basket section, a hot glue gun, hook-and-loop fasteners, and scissors.
Cut the two-tier laundry net with scissors and use the lower section.
Prepare large pieces of felt for the mesh area, and glue on the eyes, nose, and mouth to create the panda’s face.
Glue together felt pieces cut in half to form the mouth.
Prepare two milk cartons, fix them inside the mouth, and set them so balls can roll in smoothly.
Hang the finished panda on the wall and enjoy playing the ball-toss game!
Playing with various balls
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!
Point-deduction ball toss
Deduction Tamaire is a fun twist on the classic ball-toss game with a tricky rule: even if you manage to get a ball into a basket, you might still lose points.
Alongside the standard scoring basket, you set up a penalty basket that subtracts points if a ball lands in it.
If a throw aimed at the scoring basket veers off and drops into the penalty basket, your hard-earned points turn negative, so you’ll need to throw with extra care.
It’s a modified event that tests focus and control—just tossing balls without thinking won’t win you the game.
Chasing Beanbag Toss
An adapted version of the traditional ball-toss game that overturns the basic rule of having a stationary basket: players compete to throw balls into a moving basket.
One member of the opposing team wears the basket and runs away, adding a tag-like element as you chase the running basket to score.
Because you have to toss balls while pursuing it, it’s physically demanding, but you can also enjoy strategic play—like predicting the basket’s route to cut it off after teammates have herded it in a certain direction.
It’s a more competitive take on the ball-toss game, and it’s fun to go in with a team plan that leverages each member’s strengths.
Swaying Ball Toss
Unlike the common tamaire game where a basket is raised high on a pole, this variation has players throw balls into a swinging basket with a string or similar attached.
Aiming at a basket that moves unpredictably due to the opposing team, rather than a fixed one, introduces a different kind of difficulty compared to the usual tamaire.
Also, because the basket isn’t elevated, participants can play while seated, making it suitable as a recreational activity in caregiving settings.
It’s a new twist on tamaire that can be enjoyed indoors even when an outdoor sports day can’t be held.
Various beanbag toss games
In autumn, many daycare centers and kindergartens start practicing for their sports days.
When it comes to sports day classics, tamaire (ball toss) is a staple.
Here are some fun variations on the classic ball toss game.
The first variation uses about three baskets, each labeled with a large point value.
Children throw balls into the baskets, and at the end, you count the balls in each basket and determine the winner by total points.
It’s also exciting to increase the distance to the baskets depending on the children’s ages.
The second variation is a chase-and-toss game where one child runs while wearing a basket on their back.
The other children chase and try to toss balls into the moving basket.
Both the runner and the chasers are running, which makes it lively and fun.
Try incorporating these into your sports day!