[Childcare] Entertainment that excites a birthday party
Nursery schools and kindergartens hold birthday parties every month, don’t they?
You want to prepare something that will delight the children, but no ideas are coming to mind… For teachers like you, we’ve gathered a collection of perfect presentation ideas for birthday parties.
From activities where teachers take the lead to ideas that put the spotlight on the birthday child, we introduce a wide range of concepts.
Feel free to adapt and combine the ideas as you like.
Find the perfect, charming presentation for the children at your school, and enjoy getting everything ready with excitement.
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[Childcare] Performances that liven up birthday parties (21–30)
Panel theater
A panel theater where a fun story unfolds on a white board.
Draw the pictures needed for the story, cut them out, and prepare them in advance.
Then, as you tell the story, stick the pictures onto the panel and peel them off as needed.
For the drawings, use P-paper, which is designed for panel theater, and use panel cloth for the board.
To create a festive atmosphere, you can choose themes like a birthday party with a cake appearing, or a party-themed story.
Of course, using picture books or traditional folktales as material is also fine.
Celebrate the children with a colorful, fun story!
drama
If you’re having a combined birthday party for mixed ages at a daycare, how about having all the teachers put on a play? Choose a simple, easy-to-understand story that will work for the youngest children up through the oldest.
You can use a popular fairy tale as the theme, or add a few twists to the story to make it even more exciting.
When you do adapt it, try incorporating topics that feel familiar to the kids.
It’s a performance that both the birthday stars and everyone celebrating with them can enjoy together as one.
Sketchbook Theater
A sketchbook theater that makes your everyday drawing sketchbook feel enchanted and exciting.
With theater-style performances, part of the fun is wondering, “What will come out next?” Sketchbook theater allows for many kinds of staging—you can switch scenes or add elements—so you can express all sorts of stories.
With a bit of creativity, you can realize many ideas, like choosing a birthday cake theme to match the month.
For large birthday parties, a regular-sized sketchbook can be hard to see, so let’s make an extra-large sketchbook theater by joining sheets of drawing paper together.
Apron Theater
For small groups—like when you’re having a birthday party in class—an apron theater is highly recommended.
Children will be captivated as various items pop out of the teacher’s apron and the story unfolds! You can include lots of fun tricks: things coming out of pockets, transforming pieces, parts that stick with hook-and-loop tape, and more.
While many ready-made versions are sold, it’s also fun to make your own using felt, buttons, and other supplies from 100-yen shops.
Interview with the lead
Let’s interview the birthday stars! Call each birthday child one by one and invite them to the special front-row seats.
Then, starting from one end, the teacher will hold the microphone and conduct the interviews.
Ask in order about their birthday and how old they are, their favorite games, favorite foods, and so on.
It’s also nice to capture the interviews in photos or videos.
Adding a special costume or crown for the birthday child makes it even more delightful.
Let’s celebrate together!