[For Kids] Indoor Fun! Large-Group Recreational Activities and Games

Balloon volleyball

The 7th Balloon Volleyball Tournament for Elementary School Students, January 25, 2015

Let’s try playing volleyball with a balloon! Regular volleyballs are hard and can make your hands hurt when they hit, but balloons are fine.

Even small children who are scared of fast balls can play safely.

Unlike a ball, a balloon has almost no weight, so it stays in the air longer and is easier to chase.

It’s light and floaty, and its movement can be a bit unpredictable, which might make it tricky—but that’s part of the fun!

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Ball Toss Game

[Ball-Tag Game] Guaranteed fun! While you play, you can train decision-making, peripheral vision, and teamwork. Recommended as a warm-up.

A game similar to dodgeball with a twist: a ball-tag scoring game.

There’s no dodgeball-style court—you can move around freely.

Your team must complete at least three successful passes, then throw the ball at the opposing team; if you hit someone, you score a point.

After that, possession switches to the other team.

The opposing team will try to disrupt your passes, so you need to evade them and complete your passes.

If your pass is interrupted at any point, you must start counting from one again.

If you throw at the other team and they catch it, you don’t score.

The key is how well teammates coordinate with each other.

Show off your great teamwork!

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Who am I?

[A Game Kids Can Enjoy] Who Am I? Quiz

The “Who Am I?” quiz is a game where you give various clues about the answer—whether it’s an object, a person, or an animal—and have others guess what it is.

For example, if the answer were “refrigerator,” you might give clues like “it has multiple doors” or “it comes in different sizes,” offering hints that spark the imagination.

Since it’s a game about guessing who or what I am, you don’t give direct clues.

Both the guesser and the clue-giver need to use their thinking skills.

It’s a very satisfying game when someone figures out the correct answer!

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Marumaru Animal

[Physical Expression] Four Indoor Games That Allow Social Distancing [Nursery School/Kindergarten]

Let me introduce a play activity called “Maru-maru Animal,” where you transform into different things! The rhyming, cute-sounding title makes it easy for children to warm up to it.

First, everyone chants together, repeating “Maru-maru Animal.” It’s easier to understand if you make big circular motions while saying it.

Next, move like the animal that matches the prompt.

Imitating the movements helps develop expressive skills, and because children need to listen carefully to others, it also builds concentration.

Once they get used to it, having the children come up with the prompts themselves makes it even more exciting.

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Bingo Relay

[Recreation] Bingo Relay

“Bingo Relay” is a game that requires quick reflexes and strategic thinking.

First, split into two teams.

Then set up markers at a distance.

Arrange the markers so that they can form a bingo—aligning vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.

Small rings work well as markers.

At the signal, the first player in each line runs to the markers and places something identifiable as their team’s—such as a marker cone—inside a ring.

Once the first player returns to the line, the second player starts and does the same.

The team that first lines up their marker cones in a bingo pattern wins.

It’s a fun game that not only pushes your own team to win but also includes elements of disrupting the opposing team.

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