Exciting! Recreational Activities to Enjoy at a Christmas Party

Paper cup balance game

Paper cup balance game

It’s a game where you build a tower out of paper cups and cardboard, decide the order by playing rock-paper-scissors, and then each person removes one paper cup in turn.

The tower looks stable, but it surprisingly collapses quite easily, so choose carefully when picking a cup! Even if it falls, you can quickly rebuild it, and since it’s made of lightweight materials, you won’t get hurt even if something hits you.

Best of all, you can enjoy it over and over again.

It’s easy enough for little kids to play, so try it at a birthday party with children of different ages.

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Christmas games using paper cups

There are lots of cute, Christmas-themed paper cups on sale, aren’t there? How about using them to try out some different games? For example, you could race to see who can build a tower of paper cups the fastest, or play a shell game, juggling the cups to guess where an item is hidden.

If you top the cup tower with a star or use ornaments as the hidden items, it will feel even more Christmassy.

There are plenty of other games you can play too, so if you’re interested, give it a search!

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Drop the Handkerchief

Handkerchief Drop (Tag) – Indoor Exercise Play Recreation [Arranged Version]

“Hankachi Otoshi” (Handkerchief Drop) is a classic among children’s games! First, choose one player to be “It,” and have the other participants sit in a circle.

“It” walks around the outside of the circle and quietly drops a handkerchief behind someone.

When the person realizes it’s been dropped, they chase “It,” who runs away.

If “It” manages to sit in the empty spot without being caught, the roles switch.

The suspense of wondering when it will be dropped is part of the fun!

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Sketchbook Theater

Let's open the present [Christmas Santa] Sketchbook Theater

You might think there aren’t many people left who enjoyed kamishibai, but actually, the traditional paper-theater style is still being performed in all sorts of places today, like community centers and senior facilities.

The good things really do get passed down, don’t they? How about spending a lovely Christmas with an evolved version of kamishibai—the “Sketchbook Theater”? You could call Sketchbook Theater a “kamishibai-style pop-up picture book,” packed with clever staging that keeps audiences engaged.

It’s a high bar to clear, but it might be fun to try making your own Sketchbook Theater while enjoying the process.

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A serious Concentration match with Dad, who hasn’t slept for about 37 hours! The three sisters

Shinkeisuijaku is a game you can enjoy anywhere with just a deck of cards.

In English, it’s called Memory or Concentration.

In this case, the Japanese name has better flair.

You probably already know how to play, but to explain: place all the cards face down, then flip over two at random.

If the two cards have the same number, you get to keep them.

If not, turn them back face down.

Each time someone reveals different cards, you gain more hints, so make sure to remember them well.

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Center-guessing game

Snow Man “Battle to Decide the True Center King”: Do all idols start from the center!?

The “Hit the Middle” game is one where everyone writes their answer to a prompt as a number, and the person who wrote the number exactly in the middle of all the answers wins! The prompt can be anything, but if you’re playing at a children’s Christmas party, something that sparks fun imagination—like “There’s a pool made of candy.

How many pieces of candy are in it?”—will make the time even more delightful.

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Making Christmas cards

[Craft Play] Let's make a Christmas card that can be expressed with torn-paper collage

Compared to New Year’s greeting cards or summer greeting cards, the rate of receiving and handing out Christmas cards is still pretty low, isn’t it? Maybe some people have never written one at all.

So how about hosting an event to make handmade Christmas cards? If you’re up for it, there are endless ways to get creative: illustrations, paper cutouts, torn-paper art, pop-up cards, or even cards with sound mechanisms.

It’s also nice that you can exchange them right on the spot.

And instead of just swapping with friends, giving them to your parents or teachers who’ve helped you could be a fun surprise!