[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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Rock-Paper-Scissors / Tag (1–10)
Don Janken
Let me introduce a game called Don-Janken that kids and adults can enjoy.
Divide into two teams, and the team that reaches the opponent’s territory first wins.
When you do rock-paper-scissors, the chant is “Don janken pon!” The great thing about this idea is that it requires almost no preparation and is fun even with a large group.
However, because players may get overly focused on winning, disputes can arise near the territory lines, so it’s best for adults to make the final call on wins and losses.
Give it a try!
King Tail Tag
Here’s a team-bonding “King’s Tail Tag” game.
Everyone who’s running away faces inward, holds hands, and forms a circle.
One representative inside the circle wears a tail.
The chaser wins if they can grab the representative’s tail! Working together with the teammates in the circle, the representative keeps spinning and moving to prevent the tail from being taken.
Watch the chaser’s movements and rotate right or left to avoid being caught.
Team unity and the chaser’s split-second decisions determine the outcome of the game!
Tail Tag (Team Battle)
This is a game called “Tail Tag,” where you run around grabbing and collecting tails.
Each player wears a towel or string at their waist as a pretend tail.
While chasing each other, you try to take other people’s tails, and the team that collects the most tails wins.
Be careful—not only focus on grabbing others’ tails, or you might lose your own! It’s also fun to prepare spare tails and keep playing until everyone runs out.
Treasure-catching game
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Who will win—the police or the thieves? Let me introduce a game about stealing treasure.
Through the roles of thief and police, players cooperate with teammates to plan and execute strategies while developing quick decision-making skills.
Thieves sneak past the police to carry the treasure, and the police dash around to catch the thieves.
With a perfect balance of competition and cooperation, kids will be fully engaged while getting plenty of exercise.
The rules are simple, and everyone who joins the game will feel the thrill and excitement!
Rock-Paper-Scissors / Tag (11–20)
Circuit Play × Tail Tag
Let me introduce a tail-chase game combined with a circuit play setup that’s sure to heat things up.
First, decide the area where players can run, then place vaulting boxes, mats, and other obstacles within that area to create the field.
Runners try to escape by dashing around the field while avoiding the obstacles.
The chaser tries to catch up and grab the tail, but the obstacles might get in the way and make it hard to move forward as planned.
The obstacles add excitement to the game.
When setting them up, be sure to secure enough space and enjoy safely to prevent injuries.
Balloon popping
It looks a little scary, but once you try it, “Balloon Popping” is a lot of fun! First, each team puts color-coded balloons on one person’s ankle.
The team with the most balloons left unpopped at the end of the game wins.
You pop balloons by stepping on them.
Everyone runs around like in tag, protecting the balloon attached to their own foot while trying to pop the opposing team’s balloons.
Of course you have to be careful not to let yours get popped, and the loud bang when a balloon bursts can startle you, so it’s a pretty thrilling, heart-pounding game.
One balloon on the ankle is enough, but it could also be fun to try attaching several small water-balloon-sized ones!
Balance Rock-Paper-Scissors Survival
In this game, each participant uses one sheet of newspaper.
First, as preparation, each participant spreads out their newspaper and stands on it.
When the game starts, you play rock-paper-scissors with your designated opponent.
If you win, you wait as you are; if you lose, fold your newspaper once.
Repeat this process: the player who can no longer stand on their own territory—the newspaper—loses.
If you keep losing, the area you can stand on gets smaller, so you’ll end up standing on one foot or on tiptoe.
It seems like balance will be the key to pulling off a comeback victory.
