[For Kids] Exciting Class-vs-Class Games: Team Competition Activities
Looking for team-based games that will get everyone excited indoors with your friends? We’ve gathered a variety of cooperative indoor games—like creative twists on the classic charades, flipping races, and telephone—that teams can enjoy together! With simple rules that let you start right away, these games are sure to bring out smiles all around.
Indoor games that deepen team bonds while letting each person’s individuality shine.
Let’s sync up and have fun together!
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Classic events at school sports days (1–10)
How many people can fit? game
A game where you see how many people can fit on a prepared platform.
If you just keep getting on without thinking, the platform will quickly fill up.
So before you get on, do a dry run—discuss the details, plan your strategy, and try it while thinking about smart, efficient ways to board.
Classic events at school sports days (11–20)
the eye of a typhoon
This is the relay game called “Typhoon’s Eye,” where teams run while holding a long pole.
Several people run together holding one pole, spin around at the turnaround point, then return and pass it to the next group.
When they come back, they don’t just hand over the pole directly; they pass it through the waiting team’s feet, then on the way back over their heads, and return to the front of the line.
It’s a game where everyone waiting also takes part.
Giant ball rolling
This is “ōdama korogashi,” a relay where you roll a ball as big as your own body.
Two people roll one large ball together.
Then they turn back, pass the big ball to the next pair, and hand off the relay.
The team that reaches the finish fastest wins.
Because the ball is so large, it’s hard to control—if you go too fast, it can veer off the course from the momentum, and your turnarounds can end up too wide.
Giant Ball Relay
Giant balls are better known for being rolled than passed, right? But this “giant ball pass” is actually a heated and fun team competition! Like in giant ball rolling, there are parts where you roll the ball, but in between you lift the ball over your heads and hand it along above the heads of your lined-up teammates.
That’s the giant ball pass.
Be sure to use a light, slightly soft ball so that even children can pass it easily.
The team that gets their giant ball to the goal first—by rolling it and passing it overhead—wins.
long rope jumping
When it comes to classic team competitions that large groups can enjoy, long rope jumping (group jump rope) is a must! Everyone on the team jumps over a big rope together, competing to see how long they can keep jumping or how many consecutive jumps they can do.
In either case, if someone trips, you’re out.
If you’re competing by number of jumps, you can add an easy rule that allows a restart if someone trips.
If you’re competing by time, you keep jumping until someone trips—the last team remaining wins! Success depends on the entire class or team moving in perfect sync, so strong team bonds are essential!