[Play Right Away!] Exciting Recreation Games Recommended for Elementary School Students

Balloon Tennis

We played with Anpanman's “Big Balloon Tennis”! ★Anpanman Big Balloon Tennis★

Kids’ smiles bursting with joy! Here are some balloon tennis ideas.

Tennis is usually played with a racket and a tennis ball, right? In the video, they’re using rackets with Anpanman illustrations.

Using larger-than-normal balloons might make it easier to hit with the racket.

Since balloons can easily be carried away by the wind, if you play balloon tennis outdoors, it’s best to choose a spacious area and a day with little wind.

It’s also a fun idea for indoor play.

Balloon Rally

[Balloon Rally] This is a physical activity game that can be enjoyed by a wide range of ages, such as at parent–child recreation events. Build teamwork with this!

If you’re looking for a game that captivates elementary school kids, “Balloon Rally” is perfect! Since it uses a light balloon, even children who aren’t good with balls can enjoy it safely.

First, pair up in twos, face each other, and hold hands.

While keeping your hands together, tap the balloon upward as you move forward, and you’re good if you get it into the goal! The goal can be anything that works as a target, like the base of a traffic cone or a hoop made with someone’s hands.

We recommend making it a team competition where the pair that delivers the balloon to the goal the fastest wins! Work together and carry the balloon as a team!

A speed-based mini-game of rock-paper-scissors tag

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This is a tag game for pairs.

The rules are very simple: after playing rock-paper-scissors, the winner chases the loser! The loser should run away immediately.

Set a line in advance that counts as a win if the runner makes it there.

Because you have to instantly judge whether you won or lost and act right away, it seems simple but actually makes you use your head more than you’d expect.

It’s also a game that builds concentration.

Even with a large group, you can have everyone start side by side and play simultaneously in a large space like a gym.

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A classic outdoor game for kids: hopscotch! Draw several circles on the ground, connect them to make a course, and aim for the goal by jumping into the circles with both feet or on one foot.

If you’re playing indoors, using hula hoops makes it easy and convenient to change the course.

In addition to the standard hopscotch, this introduces variations like using your hands or starting with two players at the same time.

You can also place the circles far apart without connecting them so kids can enjoy big jumps.

With so many variations, children can keep moving their whole bodies without getting bored!

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Chinese jump rope

Let's try rubber band jumping!! #1

This is a game where you make a loop out of 2 to 3 meters of flat elastic, like the kind used for sewing, and two people hold it or clamp it around their legs while someone jumps.

It has been popular with children since the Showa era and seems to have been especially trendy in the 1980s.

The jumper hops and twists the elastic in time with a song, and it’s also fun to gradually raise the height when they succeed.

Avoid busy sidewalks and play in safe places like parks.

These days, colorful elastics made specifically for this game are also sold.

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Jumbled Relay

[Sports Week Day 1] Mixed Team Relay

Don’t you think that coming up with rules and content—and getting creative with them—is part of the fun of play? That’s why I’d like you to try the “Mixed-up Relay.” As the name suggests, it’s a relay where everything is jumbled together.

For example, the first person hops on one foot, the second speed-walks, the third does a borrowing race—you can set the events however you like.

First, have the kids think about what kind of relay they want to create.

It might not work perfectly, but that, too, leads to the fun of figuring things out and being inventive.

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dodgeball

What is official dodgeball?

A quintessential elementary school game: dodgeball.

First, you split into two teams and take your respective courts.

The basic rule is that once the game starts, you hit players in the opposing team’s inner court with the ball to send them to the outer court, and players in the outer court try to hit opponents in the inner court to return to their own inner court.

Dodgeball also has many official rules, and national tournaments are held as a sport.

There are also local rules that vary by school or region.

In addition to the basic rules I just explained, adding extra rules can make the game even more exciting.

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