Have fun in childcare! Today’s recommended quizzes and riddles

Pocky

November 11 is said to be Pocky Day. Since the number 1 resembles the shape of a Pocky stick, it was established on November 11, 1999, when the ones lined up. On this day, eating Pocky with friends and family or giving it as a gift is sure to make people happy!

Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day is a day to express your feelings to someone you like or someone important to you. People often give chocolate, but I’ve heard that in other countries they give things like cakes or flowers. In Japan, it used to be common for women to give chocolate to men, but recently it’s become more common for people of any gender to give gifts as a way to say thank you or to express their love.

Shichi-Go-San (the traditional Japanese celebration for children aged 3, 5, and 7)

November 15th every year is Shichi-Go-San. Shichi-Go-San is an event to celebrate children’s growth and a day to pray for their healthy development. The candy often seen at Shichi-Go-San, called chitose-ame, carries the wish that, while living to 1,000 years is impossible, children will be that vigorous and live long, and that they will grow slender and long, like the shape of the candy.

"Aru" is a type of bread.

Anpan, curry bread, French bread... Did your favorite kind of bread make an appearance? It sounds fun to talk with the kids about your favorite breads.

The word “aru” contains the name of a season.

"Aru" includes the names of the four seasons—spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Writing them all in hiragana might make it easier for the children to visualize.

Everything written under “Aru” is yellow.

It was a problem that focused on colors. Showing a picture of rapeseed flowers or ginkgo leaves might help spark their imagination. It also seems like a good opportunity to think about the colors of familiar objects.