[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 & Nursery] Games and Performances for Fun Events (21–30)
Puppet Show! Let’s make a cake together
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♪ Pajama Parties Song – Pajama Parties
Kids love putting things in a bowl and mixing them, don’t they? So this time, let’s make a birthday cake together.
We’ll use a sketchbook that flips from the top, allowing the illustrations to change along with the story.
There’s a bowl drawn at the bottom, so please add the ingredients—eggs, sugar, flour, butter, and so on—in order to complete the cake.
If everyone does a mixing motion each time you add an ingredient, it really feels like you’re cooking and it’s a lot of fun.
Guess and have fun! Drawing Quiz
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This is a quiz where you partially draw pictures on transparent sheets, and when you stack them all together, players guess what the final picture is.
Draw them in order starting from the first sheet, and when you’re done, ask, “What could it be?” It’s a game that helps develop thinking skills while having fun, because you need to consider which part each illustration represents, find possible answers, and compare them.
The illustrations should be motifs that children are very familiar with.
If you’re doing it for a birthday, a present box is a great choice!
Swirly Juice Shop
“The Whirling Juice Shop,” a panel theater show where we make juices kids love.
We add ingredients like strawberries, yogurt, and chocolate to whip up a tasty drink.
It’s fun to watch the colorful, juicer-inspired mechanism spin around, and singing while we wait for it to finish builds excitement—“What kind of juice will it be?” In the end, it turns into a rainbow juice! The kids are sure to be thrilled.
What will come out? Paper Cup Theater
A thrilling paper cup theater that celebrates a birthday by featuring three actions—“fly,” “run,” and “inflate”! Each paper cup has its own moving mechanism.
Stack two cups and let go to make them jump like a rocket, release your hand and they start running on their own, or add air and they puff up to make an entrance.
Each one shows off its specialty to delight the birthday child.
Attach any illustrations you like to the cups and perform.
The mechanisms are classic, so they’re easy to make!
Fun to guess! Envelope Theater
This is an envelope theater you can use for birthday parties and fun gatherings.
If you put in pictures of vegetables and other items, or illustrations for various events, it also works great as a fun introduction to those occasions.
After cutting the plastic sheet (shrink plastic), trim the envelope to match its size and turn it into a window.
Apply double-sided tape everywhere except the top.
Cut the construction paper to stick alongside the plastic sheet, add double-sided tape, and attach it from the bottom up in order.
For the left and right sides, attach tape only on the front surface.
Peel off the double-sided tape and stick it onto the envelope window.
Insert thick paper or similar to add strength.
Add a handle and decorate it however you like! It’s recommended because it can be used in many different situations.
What sound is this?
It’s a quiz where you listen to a sound and guess what it is.
Even sounds you hear all the time can become unrecognizable when you hear them on their own.
For example, the sound of putting ice in a glass, opening a door, or opening an umbrella—everyday sounds can be especially tricky.
The world is full of sounds, so you’ll never run out of material for the quiz.
Try collecting a variety of sounds and making your own quiz.
If it’s for children, it’s a good idea to prepare some hints.
Maze Game
How about trying a thrilling maze game where you don’t know what’s waiting around the corner? Transform your usual classroom or hallway into an obstacle-course-style maze by setting up various elements.
Think a spiderweb of stretched rubber bands, a tunnel with toy bugs hidden inside, and zones that are fun to step on and touch—there will be so many exciting features to enjoy! Make full use of recycled materials like milk cartons, cardboard, and capsule toy shells to build it.
