[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)
Teacher introduction
Introducing teachers is important for both parents and children, isn’t it? But simply saying your name isn’t very fun.
How about introducing yourself while singing a song or striking a funny pose? Since it shapes the first impression, take time to carefully think of lines that will delight the children.
Reading aloud from a big picture book
Big picture books are ones that let everyone look at a favorite storybook together.
At entrance ceremonies, there are often many children in the venue, but with a large picture book, even those seated in the back can enjoy it.
For children who are starting group life for the first time away from their parents in places like kindergartens and nursery schools, helping them feel that this is a fun place can provide peace of mind not only for the children but also for their parents.
Because kids can enjoy calling out together with others their age, it’s easier for them to get used to the environment, making big picture books a recommended performance for entrance ceremonies.
[Childcare] Recommended for Entrance Ceremonies! A Collection of Fun Performance Ideas (31–40)
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!
Fingerplay ‘It’s Fun’
Hand play activities performed by current preschoolers are also recommended.
For children who are about to enroll, it helps them easily imagine themselves as preschoolers, making it a great activity from that perspective as well.
After the current preschoolers put on their performance, it might be nice to try the hand play together with the incoming children.
Anpanman Puppet Show
The puppet show featuring Anpanman, everyone’s favorite, is perfect as a performance for the entrance ceremony! Entrance ceremonies can be nerve-wracking events for children, right? They may also feel anxious about the new environment.
So let’s bring out their beloved Anpanman! They’ll surely be captivated, and their nervousness will ease.
If you make the play’s story a fun tale set in a kindergarten or daycare, it might feel much more relatable.
Since there will likely be infants as young as 0 years old, it’s better to keep the story short.
Dance with everyone
A dance performed by older kids who already attend the kindergarten or nursery brightens up the atmosphere of the entrance ceremony.
In a setting where everyone except them is an adult, even very young children can get tense due to shyness or wariness.
But seeing slightly older children like themselves dancing can help ease that tension.
By dancing together to the music, they can feel, “This isn’t a scary place—it’s a fun place,” which makes it perfect for an entrance ceremony that marks the start of a new chapter.
It’s an activity that builds excitement and anticipation for the children who are about to enroll.
Introduction to the kindergarten’s events from current pupils
It’s recommended to have all the current preschoolers introduce the event together, as it makes it easier for prospective students and their guardians to feel how fun the school’s activities are.
Children who might get nervous presenting alone can join in happily without feeling shy when they’re with everyone.
It’s also easier for the audience to listen, so this approach is recommended.