Outdoor games for large groups. Fun, exciting games for kids.

Bomb Game

[Guaranteed to be a big hit with toddlers] An ultra-easy “Bomb Game” you can play

Here’s a heart-pounding, thrilling bomb game! The word “bomb” might sound scary, but in this game we use a soft rubber ball as a pretend bomb.

The rules are super simple: if you don’t get hit by the ball the teacher throws, you win.

Start with an easy difficulty so anyone can win, and add variations as everyone gets used to it.

If you add a wrist snap to put spin on the ball before throwing, the bounce after it lands becomes unpredictable—guaranteed to get everyone excited!

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Color tag (a children’s chasing game)

Younger Class – Color Tag (Color Oni Game)

It’s a traditional game.

You don’t need any equipment, and even small children can play.

On sunny days, try it outdoors.

The person who is “it” calls out a color—for example, “red.” Everyone else looks for something red and touches it.

While they’re touching it, they’re invincible and can’t be tagged by “it.” Anyone who can’t find the color and gets tagged becomes the next “it.” Good rules for choosing colors include “pick colors everyone knows” and “colors on clothing or shoes don’t count.” A kindergarten or daycare playground is plenty big for this game.

It’s also great for intergenerational activities with older adults who prefer light exercise!

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.

The “Ball Tag Game” can be enjoyed indoors or outdoors! It’s played with at least six people, split into two teams of three.

The rule is: pass the ball within your team three times, then aim at the opposing team.

If someone is hit by the ball, the other team scores; if they dodge or catch it, they’re safe.

Of course, you can also disrupt the passes! Using a soft ball helps prevent injuries, and using a larger court lets more people join in.

The rules are simple, so even older preschoolers can enjoy it!

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Bingo Relay

[Recreation] Bingo Relay

Let me introduce a game called “Bingo Relay,” which gets kids using both their heads and bodies.

You’ll need bingo squares—prepare nine items you can use to mark off spaces, like mini hoops.

If you’re outside, you can draw circles on the ground instead.

Arrange them in a 3×3 grid.

Divide the children into two teams, and have only the first three players on each team hold their team markers.

At the signal, the first player from each team runs to the bingo grid and places their marker inside a ring.

When they’re done, they run back, tag the next player, and switch.

The team that first completes a line—vertical, horizontal, or diagonal—wins.

Starting from the third move onward, players should move one of their own team’s already placed pieces instead of adding a new one.

It’s a fun game that requires quick thinking!

Come-here game

[Toddler Play] “Come here, come here” game — a play activity that even 3-year-olds can do!

Even though the rules are super simple, let’s try playing the “Come Here, Come Here Game,” which kids are guaranteed to love! Divide into a teacher and children.

The teacher gently beckons to the children, saying “Come here, come here.” While the teacher is saying it, the children move slowly toward the teacher without running.

When the teacher suddenly says, “Come here, come here…

It’s a ghost!” the children have to run away so they don’t get caught.

Once everyone gets used to it, you can make it even more exciting by faking them out with similar-sounding words to “ghost,” like “pot” or “mother.”