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[Childcare] Fun for Hinamatsuri! Performance ideas perfect for the event

20 years of experience as a nursery teacher / kindergarten teacherhiyoko sensei
I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.
Nursery Teacher Mom Writertsukada moe
After working for five years at an after-school childcare club and three years at a nursery school, I began working as a freelance writer. I’m a mother of two children. Inspired by playing the flute in the school wind ensemble in elementary school, I joined a jazz club at university. I’ve also incorporated ukulele and piano performance into childcare. Playing, laughing, feeling sad, feeling frustrated—through all kinds of experiences, I want children to grow.

On March 3rd, the Peach Festival (Hinamatsuri) is a day when many preschools and kindergartens likely enjoy Hinamatsuri-themed activities, such as displaying or making Hina dolls.

It’s a great opportunity for children to experience a traditional event, so try planning Hinamatsuri activities that are both fun and educational.

Having children participate will help deepen their understanding of Hinamatsuri as well.

In this article, we’ve gathered ideas for activities that children can enjoy.

We’re introducing a wide range of ideas—from ones that teachers can join in on together, to ones that let children play and have fun.

Please use these as a reference.

[Childcare] Fun for Hinamatsuri! Performance ideas perfect for events (21–30)

[Paper Cup Cracker] Hinamatsuri Beanbag Toss

Have fun with paper cup crackers! Hinamatsuri! Let's play!

[Paper Cup Cracker] Hinamatsuri Beanbag Toss

This is a game where you can enjoy a beanbag toss using a paper cup cracker made from a paper cup and a balloon.

The colorful balls look like little dumplings, and the target boxes are uniquely designed as a hina doll couple with their mouths wide open.

Since the box openings face upward, when you play, create a height difference and shoot the balls from higher to lower.

They fly with a lot of force, so aim carefully! You could also set the openings to face forward instead of upward.

It seems like a game that would be very popular as a Hinamatsuri activity!

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Hina Doll Memory Quiz

Memory Quiz: Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival) (2) – Hina Dolls

Hina Doll Memory Quiz

How about incorporating a memory quiz into Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day)? First, have participants look at and memorize a picture of the Emperor (odairi-sama) and the Empress (ohina-sama) lined up for a few seconds.

Next, they play a game where they must pick out the ohina-sama they just saw from among various pictures.

Since it tests memory, even images seen just seconds before can become confusing when similar ones appear.

For preschoolers, you could change the Emperor’s headwear from an eboshi to a gym cap and have them say what changed into what; naming the changes might help them remember better.

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Origin of Hinamatsuri Quiz

#82 [Nursery] Hinamatsuri Festival: Origin Quiz Special 🎎

Origin of Hinamatsuri Quiz

When you think of Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day), you picture displaying Hina dolls and eating hina-arare rice crackers or chirashi sushi.

But why do we display the dolls? And why do we eat hina-arare? Explaining this to children might be difficult.

So how about turning the origins of Hinamatsuri into a quiz so they can learn? Don’t kids suddenly get motivated when it’s a quiz? If answering is tough, making it a true-or-false quiz can raise the correct-answer rate, so the children can join in and have fun.

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hand play

[Hand Play] 3 Hinamatsuri Hand-Play Songs/Games [Daycare/Kindergarten]

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Why not enjoy hand-play songs with the children using Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day) as a motif? A great point about hand-play songs is that even infants in the 0-year-old class can enjoy them.

Children closely watch, listen to, and feel the song’s rhythm, intonation, and hand movements.

Let’s give them plenty of opportunities to experience feelings like fun, joy, and amusement.

Another advantage is that hand-play songs require no prior preparation.

Expanding your repertoire will greatly broaden your childcare activities.

Take this opportunity to learn some Hinamatsuri hand-play songs and try them out with the children.

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[Hinamatsuri] Paper Puppet Show

[Demonstration] What’s the origin of Hinamatsuri? A puppetry (paper puppet show) that explains it in a child-friendly way (nursery school event)

[Hinamatsuri] Paper Puppet Show

Many teachers likely incorporate paper puppet theater (peep-show style puppets) into early childhood education.

It’s perfect when you want a dynamic way to communicate with children.

Hinamatsuri (Girl’s Day) is a traditional Japanese event with various origins and meanings.

So, let’s make a paper puppet show to present it in a way that’s easy for children to understand.

Many children have probably never seen nagashibina, which is the practice that inspired the origin of hina dolls.

It would be great if you could effectively use the puppet show to convey what it’s like.

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Sketchbook Theater

[Sketchbook Theater] Hinamatsuri – A simple and fun way to share its origins – Early Childhood Education

Sketchbook Theater

Since sketchbook theater is easy to make, why not add a story about Hinamatsuri to your repertoire? Through sketchbook theater, it would be great if people could learn what Hinamatsuri is all about.

Because each page is decorated with drawing paper and other materials to create illustrations, the handmade warmth is also a key feature.

If you add an arrangement such as making a slit so that only part of a page can be flipped, it will likely draw even more attention.

Writing the content on the back of the sketchbook will help you read it more smoothly.

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Hinamatsuri Theater Quiz

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Hinamatsuri Theater Quiz

Here’s an introduction to a Hinamatsuri theater quiz that will liven up your event.

Present quiz questions related to Hinamatsuri in a way that’s easy for children to understand.

The key is to ask separate questions about the Emperor doll (Odairi-sama) and the Empress doll (Ohina-sama).

You might also boost children’s awareness of the celebration by turning the tools and decorations used for the dolls into quiz topics.

Depending on their age, using text and illustrations makes the questions more visually accessible and is highly recommended.

Let’s make Hinamatsuri even more exciting with a quiz!

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