[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)
Fruits Basket
When it comes to games kids love, “Fruit Basket” is a classic! Arrange chairs in a circle with one fewer chair than the number of children participating.
Choose one player to be “It”; They stand in the center while the others sit on the chairs.
Assign each seated child a fruit name.
For example, if there are 10 players, you can divide them into three fruit groups—strawberry, melon, and banana—with three children in each group.
When “It” calls a fruit, the children with that fruit name stand up and move to a different empty chair.
At the same time, “It” should also try to sit in a chair.
The child who fails to find a seat becomes the next “It.” If “It” says “Fruit Basket,” everyone must stand up and change seats, so watch out! At the party, have the teacher join in too so everyone can have a great time together!
hand play song
Isn’t the very first song small children learn usually a hand-play song? I still remember many of the hand-play songs I learned as a child, and strangely enough, you just don’t forget them.
How about you? By learning these hand-play songs, children naturally build their vocabulary, too, though some of them are puzzling even as adults—like, “What on earth does Zuizuizukkorobashi mean?” Let’s liven up your party with hand-play songs! Even the classic “Ton ton ton ton Higejii-san” can be customized for fun—try challenges like “How fast can you sing it?” or “How well can you synchronize with your friends?”
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.
Match your feelings! 3-letter quiz
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♬ 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!
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!