[Childcare] Recommended for Entrance Ceremonies! A Collection of Fun Performance Ideas
As the season of cute cherry blossoms arrives, it’s finally time for the entrance ceremony.
Children come to the ceremony with all sorts of feelings—excitement and nervousness, and sometimes a little anxiety.
We want to create a warm, wonderful ceremony that supports those feelings and conveys how fun the kindergarten is.
In this article, we’ll introduce fun performance ideas recommended for the entrance ceremony.
We’ve gathered ideas for songs, dances, paper puppet shows, and short plays—performances from teachers and current students that share the gentle message, “It’s okay” and “Let’s have fun every day.”
We hope you find them helpful.
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[Childcare] Recommended for Entrance Ceremony! A Collection of Fun Performance Ideas (21–30)
Puppet Show ‘Spring Has Come’
Papercraft puppetry (peep-show style) is a recommended performance that creates a sense of unity.
While papercraft puppets require trimming, unlike picture-story shows, you don’t need to draw backgrounds.
It does take more steps, but the advantage is that it’s basically easy to make.
Children love it, so please give it a try.
Hand play ‘What Shall We Make with Rock, Scissors, Paper?’
“What Shall We Make with Rock, Scissors, Paper?” is one of the most popular finger-play songs, and many people probably played it when they were little.
Since even children who haven’t yet started preschool or kindergarten know rock–paper–scissors, it’s highly recommended as a performance activity.
You can make various animals and foods with rock, scissors, and paper, so kids get excited wondering, “What will we make next?”
[Childcare] Recommended for Entrance Ceremonies! A Collection of Fun Performance Ideas (31–40)
Congratulations on starting/advancing in kindergarten theater
Because the “Congratulations on Entering/Advancing to the Next Grade” theater is a video, it’s sure to captivate any child.
You’ll likely use a projector, but modern projectors can render clearly even at short distances, so you won’t need to worry too much about space.
Teachers’ dance: “I Love Sweets!”
Okashi Daisuki! (I Love Sweets!), which has also been sung on the popular children’s show “Okaasan to Issho,” has an easy-to-follow rhythm that even little kids can enjoy.
It might also be fun to turn it into a performance where the children imitate the teachers’ dance!
Congratulations from the current kindergarteners
Since this will focus mainly on current students, a practice period is necessary.
By creating individual parts like in an elementary school graduation ceremony, it’s also possible to provide moments for the enrolled children to shine.
Because some children are shy, let’s prepare parts for everyone.
This also has the benefit of conveying the atmosphere of the nursery or kindergarten.
A song performance from the current kindergarteners
A song performance by the current kindergarteners, like the congratulatory remarks, requires a certain period of practice.
Since it will be sung by children, it’s also necessary to choose something with an easy rhythm and melody.
Trendy folk-style J-pop, nursery rhymes, or theme songs from children’s anime would be suitable choices.
A fun play with songs and dances
It will require quite a lot of practice, but a musical-style performance is also recommended.
Among the activities introduced so far, it demands a top-class amount of time and effort, yet it’s perfect for capturing the attention of newly enrolled children.
If you incorporate popular anime or tokusatsu, it’s sure to be a hit!