Party games that are a hit at kindergartens and nursery schools

Roulette

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Make it with paper plates! Here are some roulette ideas.

How about making a roulette and a sugoroku board to enjoy mini games? You will need paper plates, plastic bottle caps, construction paper, origami paper, paper cups, round stickers, pens, tape, scissors, glue, and so on.

You can finish it colorfully using construction paper and origami in your favorite colors, so have fun while making it.

It also sounds fun to complete it together with children in the senior kindergarten class or the toddler class!

Reaction Game

Even toddlers can do it! Here’s a reaction game (recreation game) using markers.

Let’s play with color markers! Here’s a reaction game idea.

It’s perfect for anyone who wants to get kids moving and playing together.

Arrange colorful markers in a circle and place a marker or token in the center—then you’re ready to go.

When the teacher gives the signal, participants circle around the center.

You can make it more fun by adding variations, like switching direction when the teacher claps.

It’s a simple game where players try to find the marker that matches the color of the one the teacher raises along with the signal.

Trick Quiz

Here are some playful trick quiz ideas that are irresistibly misleading but super exciting! They’re funny because you answer with confidence, only to find out the reality is different.

Let’s try a quiz game like that.

For example, show an illustration that looks like rabbit ears and ask, “What do you think this is?” Once most kids answer “a rabbit,” flip open the part of the illustration that was hidden.

Out comes a picture of a flower.

You can almost hear the kids say, “What?!” and “Why?!” Embrace those reactions and keep the quiz going.

Their responses are absolutely adorable!

What am I saying?

What am I saying? Quiz [Childcare Toolbox]

A simple, instant-fun quiz where you guess what someone is saying.

As the name suggests, an adult mouths some words, and the children try to guess them.

If you decide on themes in advance—like animals or vehicles—it’ll be easier for the kids to figure out the answers.

You can also adjust the difficulty by changing the length of the words or phrases.

Give it a try when you suddenly feel like running a quick quiz.

And instead of just asking the questions, try doing it to a song or music to make it even more exciting.

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Island of Hula Hoops

Work together with your teammates to reach the goal! Here’s an idea for a “Hula Hoop Islands” game.

Prepare five small hula hoops or flat markers.

Form teams of four, line up, and have the person at the front hold the hula hoops.

On the path from the start line to the goal, you may only step inside the hula hoops! When the front person runs out of hula hoops, they should call out to the person at the back.

Once they receive a hula hoop hand-to-hand from a teammate, they continue toward the goal.

It’s also fun to compete head-to-head as teams!

Hoop Helium Ring

Let’s play with a hula hoop! Here’s an idea called the Helium Ring.

All you need is a hula hoop.

Form a circle with 4 to 10 people and hold the hula hoop using only your index fingers.

If your team can work together to lower the hula hoop from chest height to the floor without anyone losing contact, you succeed! It’s a great game for building teamwork as you communicate and match your pace.

Adding a time limit makes it thrilling—the pressure contrasts with the slow, careful lowering of the hoop—so give it a try!

Hoop ball throwing

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Hula hoops become the targets! Here’s an idea for a game where you throw balls at hula hoops.

You’ll need two hula hoops, masking tape, and small colored balls.

First, stick masking tape onto the hula hoops to create targets.

Next, throw the colored balls at the hula hoop targets.

When the balls fly just right, they’ll stick to the masking tape with a satisfying plop—it’s really fun! Competing to see how many colored balls stick should make it even more exciting.