[Nursery/Daycare] Recommended for Summer Festivals! A Collection of DIY Game Ideas
In summer, fun festivals that children love are held at nursery schools and kindergartens! Speaking of festivals, there are classic games that kids adore, like fishing games, ring toss, and target throwing.
Here, we’ve gathered ideas for handmade summer festival games that children can enjoy.
There are various options, such as target games using colorful balls and original games you can make with simple crafts.
Handmade games nurture children’s imagination and let them have fun with friends.
Be sure to use these ideas as inspiration to liven up your summer festival!
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[Nursery/Daycare] Recommended for Summer Festivals! A Collection of DIY Game Ideas (11–20)
5 Handmade Toys to Enjoy the Summer Festival
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Five handmade toy ideas to enjoy at a summer festival that shine in various booths! When you think of a summer festival, many people picture exciting fair stalls and prizes, right? Ideas like watermelon smashing, goldfish scooping, a fishing booth, ring toss, and target shooting are all wonderful.
Each is handmade with a warm feel and clever touches, so be sure to give them a try.
You can already picture the children’s sparkling smiles as they play with excitement.
Target practice with a candy box
Let’s make and play! Here are some ideas for a target-shooting game using candy boxes.
Target games are one of those corners that really excite kids, right? This time, let’s try making one with candy boxes.
You’ll need empty candy boxes, a stapler, rubber bands, and double-sided tape or regular tape.
It seems you can even make a rubber band gun and a festival-style headband out of empty candy boxes, so give it a try! For the targets, just line up the candy boxes and assign point values to each—easy to set up and play.
Roulette
Make it with paper plates! Here are some roulette ideas.
How about making a roulette and a sugoroku board to enjoy mini games? You will need paper plates, plastic bottle caps, construction paper, origami paper, paper cups, round stickers, pens, tape, scissors, glue, and so on.
You can finish it colorfully using construction paper and origami in your favorite colors, so have fun while making it.
It also sounds fun to complete it together with children in the senior kindergarten class or the toddler class!
Wani Wani Panic
Let’s try making the popular arcade game “Whac-A-Croc” (Wani Wani Panic) using materials you can find at home.
First, cut the part where the crocodile’s mouth opens with scissors, and secure the colored paper firmly with tape.
Attach red construction paper to a plastic bottle to represent the inside of the mouth.
An adult should handle making holes in the paper carton with an awl.
By threading a rubber band through the holes and wrapping it around the paper, the crocodile’s mouth will open on its own.
This handmade, heartwarming version of “Wani Wani Panic” is sure to be a hit!
Plastic Bottle Bowling
Let us introduce PET bottle bowling, an easy game to enjoy at parties and more.
Line up plastic bottles like bowling pins, then throw a ball and try to knock them down.
Compete by seeing how many bottles you can topple.
It’s a good idea to adjust the weight of the ball according to the players’ ages.
You can also put a little water in the bottles for added challenge and excitement.
Writing point values on the bottles and competing for scores, or playing in teams, can make it even more fun!
ring toss
Isn’t ring toss a classic summer festival game? Even infants can play it, so it’s definitely one to add to your lineup.
If you use plastic bottles, you can put together a ring toss game in no time.
First, fill the target bottles with water and mix in some paint.
Using various colors makes it easier to tell them apart and results in a more engaging game.
Next, draw score markers and decorations on construction paper.
If you let the kids do the drawings, it turns out super cute.
For the rings, just roll up newspaper and secure it with vinyl tape—and you’re done! Play while feeling that little thrill of whether the ring will land just right.
[Daycare] Recommended for Summer Festivals! A Collection of DIY Game Ideas (21–30)
string lottery
Let’s make a string lottery game where children pull their favorite string from among many and see what they get.
Attach stickers, handmade toys, or other goodies that kids will love to colorful plastic strings.
You can make a stand out of cardboard, or tip a desk on its side and set up the string lottery there.
The key is to make sure the items attached to the ends of the strings aren’t visible to the children.
Some kids may excitedly pull a string wondering, “What will I get?” It should be fun not only for children who’ve never tried a string lottery before, but also for those who have.
