[Kindergarten/Daycare] Games and Performances for Fun Events
At kindergartens and daycare centers, fun parties and birthday celebrations are held for the children.
Games and performances are essential for these events.
While many teachers are brainstorming ideas to delight the kids who eagerly look forward to them, some may be struggling with a lack of ideas.
In this article, we introduce games and performances that are perfect for such parties.
We’ve gathered a wide variety, from activities led by teachers to ones where children participate and have fun.
They’re all engaging ideas that spark children’s curiosity! Many of these games and performances are actually used in kindergartens and daycare centers, so feel free to use them as a reference.
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[Kindergarten/Daycare] Fun Party Games and Performances (81–90)
Anything Basket
Listen carefully, think carefully, and move! Here’s an idea for a “Anything Basket” game.
Are you familiar with Fruit Basket? In this game, participants are assigned the names of fruits like apple, banana, and orange.
The facilitator calls out, “○○ fruit!” and the children who have that fruit name quickly move to the seats designated for that fruit.
As a variation of Fruit Basket, let’s try “Anything Basket.” It’s a great way to develop good listening skills!
[Sketchbook Theater] Banana Family
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Let’s get excited with a highly flexible sketchbook theater! Here’s an idea featuring Banana Parent and Child.
The video shows everything from an introduction using a handkerchief to how to perform the hand game and the sketchbook theater.
In the main sketchbook theater, colorful and adorable illustrations and interactive elements are sure to capture children’s attention! Once the kids get used to the song, try arranging it by gradually increasing the speed.
Have fun experimenting as you perform!
The answer formed by stacking three pictures!
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♪ Pajama Parties Song – Pajama Parties
Stimulate your imagination! This is a quiz where you stack three pictures.
You draw illustrations on transparent sheets like vinyl, and when you layer them, a single answer appears.
For example, the first sheet has the outline, the second has the eyes and mouth, and the third has the ears—stack them, and an animal emerges.
You can also create quizzes with vehicles, buildings, and many other themes.
If you can’t find the ideal transparent sheets, using clear ziplock bags is a good substitute.
The opening can act as a handle, making them easy to use.
Trick Quiz
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Cute Tail – Rabbit Music9
Here are some playful trick quiz ideas that are irresistibly misleading but super exciting! They’re funny because you answer with confidence, only to find out the reality is different.
Let’s try a quiz game like that.
For example, show an illustration that looks like rabbit ears and ask, “What do you think this is?” Once most kids answer “a rabbit,” flip open the part of the illustration that was hidden.
Out comes a picture of a flower.
You can almost hear the kids say, “What?!” and “Why?!” Embrace those reactions and keep the quiz going.
Their responses are absolutely adorable!
What does this look like?
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Show them the prompt and have them guess what it looks like.
A stuffed animal works well as the prompt, too.
With the call, “What do you think this is?”, the children will think hard and give lots of answers.
Once many answers are out, reveal the correct answer.
Knowing the answer will likely make the children even more excited.
There is a correct answer, but it’s also fine to treat all of their answers as correct.
Let’s use the quiz to bring out the children’s rich imaginative thinking.
