[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)
Match your feelings! 3-letter quiz
@omiyamichinoko Three-letter quiz! Will the teachers be able to get in sync and match their answers?!#Omiya Michinoko Nursery School#Nursery schoolNursery teacher / Childcare workerChildcare teacher3-letter quizAlign our feelingsLet's get excited! #WakuWakuKousaikai
♬ Disney-style fanfare-style BGM – harryfaoki
In this game, each person writes one character at a time on a whiteboard to match a given prompt.
If the characters connect to form a meaningful word or phrase that fits the prompt, you succeed.
例えば、「色と聞いて思い浮かぶものは？」というプロンプトの場合、多くの色名が3文字であるため、「きいろ」（yellow）、「ピンク」（pink）、「みどり」（green）といった選択肢がすぐに思い浮かぶかもしれません。
The tricky part is answering while imagining what the other members will write, but that’s exactly why it’s so satisfying when everything connects.
Come up with prompts that bring back memories of the time you’ve spent together, and enjoy!
Newspaper Rock-Paper-Scissors & Balance Relay
Let’s have fun with a rock-paper-scissors game and a balance relay using newspaper.
The rock-paper-scissors game is played in pairs: after each round, the loser folds their sheet of newspaper.
The player who can no longer stand on their folded newspaper loses.
In the balance relay, you place a sheet of newspaper on your head and move along the course without dropping it.
Be careful—noticing that you want to pass the baton quickly and start running will make the newspaper fall.
Both are exciting ideas, so please enjoy them at the thank-you party.
[Kindergarten/Nursery] Fun Party Games and Performances (31–40)
The “Come here, come here” game
The “Come Here, Come Here Game,” which lets kids have fun while moving their bodies, is a favorite among children.
After choosing a tagger, the tagger calls out to the children by saying “Come here, come here,” but the key is to leave pauses between the calls.
The children move forward in time with the calls.
When the tagger says “It’s a ghost!” everyone runs away as fast as they can.
The first person the tagger catches becomes the next tagger.
It gets more exciting if the tagger says different words before saying “It’s a ghost!” At first, it might be easier for the children to understand the rules if an adult joins in and helps run the game.
Dancing Stop Game
The Dancing Stop game is easy to picture if you imagine a musical version of “Daruma-san ga koronda” (red light, green light).
While the music is playing, everyone dances with whatever moves they like, and when the music stops, they freeze.
Anyone who doesn’t freeze is out.
The last person remaining wins.
It’s exciting to see how everyone dances, and depending on the choreography, the frozen pose can end up looking pretty funny.
It’s a game that both kids and adults can enjoy, so gather everyone and have a great time together!
Hiragana Transformation Quiz
Add one letter to a word! Here’s an idea for a Hiragana transformation quiz.
これは幼稚園児がひらがなに親しむための楽しい方法です！例えば、くま（kuma, bear）に「る（ru）」を付けると「くるま（kuruma, car）」になり、たこ（tako, octopus）に「い（i）」を付けると「たいこ（taiko, drum）」になります。
Through the quiz, children discover the fun of how a word changes by adding a single Hiragana character to a complete word, making wordplay more and more enjoyable.
This can help them expand their vocabulary, deepen their understanding of Hiragana, and boost their motivation to learn new words!
Atama-Oshiri Game
@kty_kids We tried the Banana Sand head-and-tail word game 🎮 Will the teachers be able to come up with the words properly? It’s hilarious 😆Sanno no Hoshi Nursery School#Nursery school#NurseryTeacherDailyLife#FunNurserySchoolSmall-Scale Nursery School30-second walk from Sannō StationNagoya#IWantToGoViral#IWantToBeOnTheRecommendations#Company-led childcare centerBanana SandwichHead-and-tail gameROFL#HilariousVideoWordplay#GagfreezeCool visuals for the hot summer
♪ Original song – Kotsuyoshi Kids – Kotsuyoshi Kids
The Head-and-Tail game that builds excitement to the rhythm is an easy one for kids to join.
The quizmaster chooses a word and tells the answerer the first and last letters.
The answerer thinks about the letters that go in between, completes the word, and answers.
Setting a time limit makes it even more exciting.
A tip for the quizmaster is to prepare simple, easy-to-understand words like fruits or animals.
If it’s too hard, give hints along the way to help them find the correct answer.
Whose is it? A quiz about the teacher’s belongings
@omiyamichinoko Whose is it? Teacher Quiz! Can you tell whose it is from their belongings? Let’s test the teachers’ deep (lol) bond…💖Item QuizWhose is it?Fun workplaceNursery school teacherWe’re close friends.You figured it out well.Bonds Between Teachers#Saitama City Kita WardKousaikai#Omiya Michinoko Nursery School
♬ Rashiku – Young Skinny
Try a humorous game that puts your powers of observation to the test! In the video, the teachers are holding a “What’s this item?” quiz among themselves.
For the thank-you party, it would be great to show photos of the children’s belongings and clothing as questions for the teachers, and photos of the teachers’ belongings as questions for the children.
It’s a heartwarming game that proves both the kids and the teachers really pay attention to each other! It could also be fun to photograph parents’ belongings and quiz both the children and the teachers.
Definitely give it a try!