[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: Games and Performances for Fun Events (41–50)
Kera Kera Rock-Paper-Scissors
How about a performance using Kerakera’s song “Kerakera Janken”? It features a cute dance and a catchy, friendly melody, with choreography that incorporates janken, a classic Japanese game.
Children can dance along, so everyone is likely to have fun together.
The lyrics convey kindness and joy, which will help liven up the party.
If teachers and children dance as one, it will surely become a wonderful memory.
It might also be a great addition to the thank-you party program.
True-or-False Quiz
Long ago, there was a hugely popular TV show called “America Oudan Ultra Quiz.” The first question on that show was always a true-or-false quiz, and everyone would wait with bated breath for the answer, excited by the 50-50 odds of ○ or ✕.
How about hosting a “True-or-False Quiz Tournament” under the title “Who Will Last Until the End?” Whether you know the answer or not, fate is 50-50, and that element of luck is sure to liven things up.
Come up with questions kids will love, like “Are penguins birds?” or “Is spring the season when lots of potatoes are harvested?”!
Let’s go hunting for wild animals.
Call-and-response play song “Mōjū-gari ni Ikō yo” (Let’s Go Hunt Wild Beasts).
As the title suggests, it’s a song about everyone heading out to hunt wild beasts together.
Following the leader, the children imitate and repeat the singing and movements.
When the name of the beast they encounter at the end is called, the children form groups with the same number of people as the number of syllables (characters) in the beast’s name.
Those who can’t form a group are “eaten” by the beast—that’s the playful premise! It’s a lively, fun song for group play, so be sure to sing it together at your party or gathering!
Kitchen Orchestra
Teachers join forces to perform! Here’s an idea for a Kitchen Orchestra.
Let’s create dynamic sounds using familiar kitchen utensils and tableware that children know well.
The items include things like rice paddles, pots, bowls, and frying pans.
Watching everyone play in sync will surely make the children’s hearts dance.
Many children may have heard “March of the Toy Soldiers” on TV, right? Be sure to give it a try!
Curling Bingo Game
https://www.tiktok.com/@motoseisakujo/video/7491625674868821256Make it with paper cups! Here’s an idea for a curling bingo game.
Curling is the sport where you slide heavy stones across an ice rink and try to place them as close as possible to the center of a target area called the house to score points, right? This time, let’s use paper cups as the stones and set the house as a 3×3 grid to enjoy a bingo-style game.
Split into two teams and, like tic-tac-toe, adjust your force and control your direction to line up three in a row vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.