Party games that are a hit at kindergartens and nursery schools
Here are some party game ideas for kindergartens and preschools that will spark children’s excitement!
By having fun together, smiles will abound and a sense of camaraderie will grow.
There are lots of games that are easy to prepare and can liven things up in a short time.
When children play cooperatively, communication happens naturally and the fun doubles.
We’ve got a variety of party games recommended for events and occasions, so be sure to choose ones that suit the children’s ages and enjoy them together.
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Party games that excite kindergarten and nursery school kids (71–80)
Karuta in English
If you want to incorporate English into early childhood education, this game is recommended.
It’s a karuta-style game where English words are spoken aloud and players touch and pick up the card that has the same word written on it.
It helps children improve their English listening skills and understand English vocabulary.
ring toss
Ring toss is a classic game at night stalls and food stands.
Everyone’s probably played it at least once as a kid, right? Both the rings and targets are easy to make by hand, and it’s a popular party game that kids love.
To make the rings, roll up newspaper into sticks, tape them into circles, and wrap them all around with vinyl tape or similar.
For targets, you can use items you have at home—like chairs or stuffed animals—or easily make them from plastic bottles or milk cartons.
Assign point values and compete for the highest total score!
Hoop Musical Chairs
Let’s play using both our bodies and brains! Here’s an idea for a hula hoop musical chairs game.
Prepare about 10 small hula hoops in various colors.
As everyone hums a song with a deserted island theme, walk around the hula hoops.
When the teacher calls out “1, 2, 3,” everyone jumps into a hula hoop island.
It gets more exciting if you gradually reduce the number of hula hoops! Once everyone gets used to the game, try specifying which color hula hoop to enter, or call out items related to a color to decide which hoop to use.
Party Games That Liven Up Kindergartens and Daycare Centers (81–90)
Christmas games using paper cups
There are lots of cute, Christmas-themed paper cups on sale, aren’t there? How about using them to try out some different games? For example, you could race to see who can build a tower of paper cups the fastest, or play a shell game, juggling the cups to guess where an item is hidden.
If you top the cup tower with a star or use ornaments as the hidden items, it will feel even more Christmassy.
There are plenty of other games you can play too, so if you’re interested, give it a search!
Forehead Biscuit
As the name suggests, it’s a game where you place a biscuit on your forehead and move it to your mouth using only your facial expressions.
Because you end up making funny faces, everyone can enjoy it, and since it uses a snack that kids love, they’ll surely want to join in.
Gesture Game
It’s a game where you don’t say the prompt out loud—instead, you use only body movements to act it out so others can guess what it is.
Adults can gesture for kids to guess, or kids can challenge each other.
It’s fun to see the children’s free-spirited ideas at play.
Fruits Basket
A game that kids and adults alike can enjoy: “Fruit Basket.” Players are divided into groups by fruit names.
When a fruit is called, everyone in that fruit group stands up and moves to a different empty chair.
The person left without a chair becomes the next caller and continues the game.
When “Fruit Basket” is called, everyone must stand up and move.
Instead of grouping by fruits, you can use animal names, or turn it into a question format like “Anyone who ate bread for breakfast,” and have those people move.