[Childcare] Spring Quiz Collection | Fun for Adults and Kids Alike

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.
Nursery Teacher Mom Writertsukada moe
After working for five years at an after-school childcare club and three years at a nursery school, I began working as a freelance writer. I’m a mother of two children. Inspired by playing the flute in the school wind ensemble in elementary school, I joined a jazz club at university. I’ve also incorporated ukulele and piano performance into childcare. Playing, laughing, feeling sad, feeling frustrated—through all kinds of experiences, I want children to grow.

With warm sunshine, refreshing breezes, and colorful flowers in bloom, spring naturally lifts our spirits! Why not make spring even more enjoyable by doing a quiz with the children during childcare? Here, we’ve put together quizzes related to spring.

There might even be questions that adults don’t know! Be sure to think them through together with the kids.

It’s also a great idea to use these as a reference and create your own original multiple-choice (three-option) quizzes.

Discover the wonders of spring and create heartwarming memories!

[Childcare] Spring Quiz Roundup | Fun for Adults and Kids Together (11–20)

What shellfish are delicious in spring?

asari (common orient clam)
scallop
oyster

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asari (common orient clam)

In spring, clams become especially delicious. During the shellfish-gathering season, you can go to the beach with your family and collect clams yourselves. Spring clams are plump, very fresh, and tasty. Try using the clams you’ve gathered to make miso soup or pasta.

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What flowers are viewed during the cherry-blossom viewing held in spring?

sunflower
morning glory
Sakura

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Sakura

When the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, the abundance of pink flowers is beautiful, isn’t it? How about bringing a picnic blanket and a packed lunch to enjoy some hanami (flower viewing)?

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Which animal appears at the spring festival, Easter?

cat
crow
rabbit

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rabbit

At Easter festivals, rabbits, which have many offspring, appear as symbols of abundance and life. There are also Easter-specific customs such as making colorful eggs and hiding them. If you’re not very familiar with it, why not look into it?

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Which of the following is considered a spring vegetable?

bamboo shoot
new potatoes
rapeseed blossoms

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All

Were there any vegetables you hadn’t tried before? Rapeseed blossoms are fun to look at, but we also eat them—mixing them into rice or serving them as ohitashi (blanched and seasoned).

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What color are rapeseed flowers?

pink
red
yellow

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yellow

There are regions where many rapeseed flowers grow, and some people may notice them in spring. Seeing lots of yellow blossoms makes you feel the arrival of spring.

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What fish lay eggs in spring?

salmon
rainbow trout
Ayu

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Ayu

A fish called ayu swims upstream to lay its eggs in spring. In Japan, when spring arrives, you can see ayu swimming energetically. Their upstream journey to lay eggs is an important trip for raising their young. Enjoy the changes in nature that come with spring.

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[Childcare] Spring Quiz Roundup | Fun for Adults and Kids Alike (21–30)

What fruit can be made from cherry blossoms?

plum
Sakura
rapeseed blossoms

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Sakura

Not all cherry trees bear tasty cherries; only three types of cherry trees produce edible cherries. Since they’re delicious fruit, many children probably like them.

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