Outdoor Recreation Popularity Rankings
I want to play outside to my heart’s content! That’s when “outdoor recreation” comes in handy.
In this article, we’ll introduce popular outdoor recreation activities in a ranking format!
When the weather is nice, you want to get together with family, friends, and teammates to enjoy outdoor fun, right?
We’ve gathered plenty of recommended activities for just such occasions!
From small to large groups, this list is packed with outdoor recreation everyone can enjoy.
Choose activities that match your group size and ages so everyone can have a great time!
Outdoor recreation popularity ranking (1–10)
NG word game1rank/position
It’s a game where you try to get the other person to say a word that makes them lose.
For example, let’s say the opponent’s NG (forbidden) keyword is “computer.” While chatting during the game, skillfully guide the conversation to make them say the NG word.
The key is to casually include questions like, “Have you bought anything new recently?” If your questions are too obvious, you might tip them off about the NG word, so ask carefully.
It takes some thought, but it’s a game you can play in a short amount of time.
Drawing Telephone Game2rank/position
Let’s have fun with a game where you guess the picture drawn on your back.
Stick a sheet of paper on each person’s back, and start by drawing a picture on the first person’s paper.
Then, one by one, draw on the next person’s back the picture you felt drawn on yours and pass it along.
Since you can only rely on the sensation on your back to figure out what’s being drawn, the image may gradually turn into something else—that’s the fun part! It might help avoid confusion if you pass along a single picture in a few strokes, one stroke at a time.
In the end, the last person should use the picture they drew as a hint to guess the original prompt.
So, what kind of picture did you end up with?
Without Katakana3rank/position
We use katakana for many names in daily life.
Katakana is familiar, but let’s try playing without using it.
First, show items that have katakana names and have people describe them without using katakana.
For example, for “pen,” someone might answer, “something you write with that isn’t a pencil.” It’s a game where you shift your thinking a bit, describe the given topic without using katakana, and have others guess.
If the topic is “game,” you could describe it as “something where you use your fingertips to control characters on the screen.” From there, everyone tries to guess the topic together.
Explaining with your current vocabulary makes for a good brain exercise.
Small Number Game4rank/position
Do you know the Small Number Game? First, ask the children to choose one favorite number between 1 and 20.
I will call out the numbers in descending order, and when I reach the number they chose, they stand up.
If they are the only one who stands up at that moment, they become the champion and remain standing.
If two or more stand up at the same time, that’s a bust, and they have to sit down.
If someone becomes the champion with a smaller number, the previous champion sits down.
It’s fun because strategy and mind games are important.
Drop the Handkerchief5rank/position
Speaking of Drop the Handkerchief, it’s a classic indoor game that’s been around forever, and it’s still loved because it’s thrilling and fun.
First, choose the tagger.
The tagger walks around the outside of the circle and secretly drops a handkerchief behind someone.
After dropping it, the tagger runs and completes a lap to sit in the spot of the person they dropped it behind.
If the person who had the handkerchief dropped behind them catches the tagger before they finish the lap, the tagger remains the tagger for another round.
If the person doesn’t notice even after the tagger completes the lap, they go to the center of the circle and can’t join the next game.
Birthday line6rank/position
Within the time limit, let’s try lining up in a single row in order of birthdays.
The rule here is that you must not say your exact date of birth.
If everyone clearly knows the others’ birthdates, you can line up smoothly.
But if someone’s is unknown, you’ll have to exchange clues and reason it out as you line up.
It might be tricky to come up with hints that others can understand, like “around the middle of the season.” If you think it through and line up correctly with no mistakes, it should be a big hit.
Having kids from various age groups—not just those born in the same year—will make it both more fun and more challenging.
Pyramid Rock-Paper-Scissors7rank/position
This is a pyramid rock-paper-scissors game you can play with an entire class.
Depending on the situation, it can even be enjoyed by the whole grade, and it gets very exciting—so give it a try.
First, draw lines on the schoolyard or similar space.
Make the front line the longest, then make each subsequent line shorter, and place the defending players on those lines.
The formation looks like a pyramid.
The attacking players play rock-paper-scissors against each row of defenders; if they keep winning all the way to the final defender—the defending “king”—they clear the game.
If they lose along the way, they go back to the starting line.
A single game takes about 5–10 minutes.