[Childcare] Fun for Hinamatsuri! Performance ideas perfect for the event
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.
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[Childcare] Fun for Hinamatsuri! Performance ideas perfect for events (21–30)
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.
Hinamatsuri 15-Second Quiz
You’ll see traditional foods that are often eaten during Hinamatsuri.
Look closely at the pictures for 15 seconds and try to answer correctly.
If it’s difficult, give hints about the color, shape, or size.
The correct answers are simple, but the names might be a little tricky.
Even if you don’t figure out the answer to a riddle, thinking it through together helps develop thinking skills and has a positive effect on growth.
During Hinamatsuri events, it’s also recommended to ask riddles related to the festival and enjoy them with the children!
Hinamatsuri 3-Second Quiz
We’re introducing a 3-second quiz where you understand the question and answer in a short time.
When answering, don’t overthink it—stay relaxed and go with your intuition.
If you present the questions with text or illustrations and use a stopwatch, it will be easier for children to follow.
Using a point system or dividing into teams might make it even more exciting.
After the quiz, let’s sing the Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival) song and celebrate together.
It’s also a good idea to adjust the number of seconds according to the children’s ages.
Hinamatsuri Event Quiz
If you post quizzes in a place where children can easily see them before the Hinamatsuri event, it seems like the event will be even more exciting.
It’s simple, but by having everyone look at the questions together or having the teacher read them aloud, the children can deepen their knowledge of Hinamatsuri before participating.
Displaying photos of the teacher’s Hinamatsuri from when they were a child could create an opportunity to hear about how the teacher spent the festival back then, helping the children participate with a sense of familiarity.
Please use this as a reference for how to present the quizzes.
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.
Fukuwarai for the Doll Festival
Fukuwarai is a familiar New Year’s game, but it could be fun to adapt it for the Doll’s Festival (Hinamatsuri) as well.
It’s a great idea for Hinamatsuri crafts in nurseries and kindergartens, so give it a try! In the spirit of Hinamatsuri, let’s change the outline of the fukuwarai face to resemble the Ohinasama (Empress) or Odairisama (Emperor).
Depending on the children’s ages, teachers can prepare the pieces in advance, or children who can use scissors can cut construction paper and make their own fukuwarai by hand.
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!