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Fun summer activities for kids: ideas you’ll want to try in childcare and at home

In the hot summer, children spend more time indoors both at daycare and at home.

For those wondering, “What can we play indoors with the kids?”, here are some perfect summer activities.

Games using water and ice are especially popular this season.

Cool sensations and hands-on activities are exciting for children.

It’s also a great experience to help them feel connected to nature or to incorporate traditional summer events—these memories really stay with kids.

Try these ideas at home, in daycare, or in kindergarten.

Through summertime activities, let’s help children create lots of fun memories!

Fun summer activities for kids: Ideas you’ll want to try at daycare and at home (121–130)

Water Carrying Race

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Water Carrying Race

When you think of summer, you think of water play! Try a water-carrying race using an inflatable pool or a large plastic container.

It’s especially fun with bigger groups, so it’s great for kindergartens and daycares where you can split into teams.

Fill a large pool or tub with water, and place an empty pool or container some distance away.

At the start signal, scoop up water and carry it to the empty container.

The team that transports the most water within the time limit wins.

It’s even more exciting if you prepare a variety of carriers—buckets, empty milk cartons, or even large trash bins that are hard for one person to carry.

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Sinking Game

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Sinking Game

The game has a slightly scary name: “The Sinking Game.” But don’t worry—it’s not real sinking! Place several mats around the area and pretend they’re ships.

Everyone stands on a mat, but when the call “We’re sinking!” is shouted, you have to move from your current ship to a different mat.

However, once you step off a ship, you’ll find sharks all around! If you get caught by a shark, you’re out.

There’s also a variant that uses small rings as islands.

The islands are stricter: only two people can stand on one island at a time.

Choose whichever version fits your group size and give it a try! Feel the ocean vibes with this game and enjoy the summer!

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Heart-Pounding Bug Showdown

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Heart-Pounding Bug Showdown

Boys love rhinoceros beetles and stag beetles, don’t they? This bug battle toy is sure to get those kids excited! The toy is a robot shaped like a rhinoceros beetle or a stag beetle that you can control with a handle.

You could say it’s a remotely controlled insect.

Boys are bound to love it!

Saitō Ayumu
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Handprint craft pretend play

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Handprint craft pretend play

Many children love messy play like making mud pies.

If you’re going to play with kids like that, I recommend an activity like in this video: stamping handprints and footprints with paint.

All you need is some paint and a big sheet of paper, so it’s easy to set up.

You can probably get everything you need at a home improvement store for around 1,000 yen.

After you play, everyone can hop in the bath together!

Saitō Ayumu
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In conclusion

We’ve introduced ideas for fun summer activities and recreational games for kids.

What did you think? Summer also brings the long-awaited summer vacation for children, so take this opportunity to enjoy various activities together.

Classic summer pastimes for adults can feel fresh and new to today’s kids.

Make the most of the experiences you can only have in summer and enjoy them to the fullest!