[Elementary School Rec] Recommended Games and Performances for a Fun Party
We’re introducing recommended games and performances for elementary school party days!
Many elementary schools hold a party day at the end of each term.
Sometimes teachers plan the activities, but there may also be schools where students take the lead.
In this article, we’ve gathered games and performances that elementary schoolers will find “fun!” and “exciting!”
There are options that work even in small spaces, so be sure to check them out when you’re unsure what to do!
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[Elementary School Recreation] Recommended Games and Activities for a Fun Party (11–20)
Whose Voice Quiz
The “Whose Voice?” quiz is a group game where you guess who’s speaking, and it’s perfect for elementary school parties.
Without seeing faces, players identify friends using only their voices, helping them build the ability to associate faces with voices.
Connecting a voice heard “blind” with the person’s face gives children a fresh sense of surprise.
Awarding points based on the number of correct guesses makes it more exciting and adds the fun of cooperating while competing for scores.
This game is quick to set up, nurtures thinking skills, and is recommended for all grade levels.
Don’t Laugh Game
The “Try Not to Laugh” game is a game that adopts the format of the TV show where laughing is not allowed.
You record some funny videos in advance, and while watching them, whoever spits out the water they’re holding in their mouth loses.
The videos can be anything, but using a face-warping app or similar might make it easier to create something funny without too much effort.
If making a video feels like a hassle, you can just make funny faces on the spot instead.
Either way, making people laugh is always fun, isn’t it?
Dance to the trending song
For your performance, try showcasing a classic dance routine set to a popular song that people hear in many places.
Choosing a well-known track helps the audience enjoy it more, so it’s a great option.
If the song already has choreography, simply aiming to recreate it is enough to make the performance work.
If there’s no set choreography, it will test your creativity—but you can captivate the audience by expressing the song through movement.
Even if you’re not confident at dancing, just moving joyfully to a song everyone knows can liven up the atmosphere and make for a solid performance.
School Quiz
A great recommendation for a pre-graduation activity is the “School Quiz.” It’s a quiz that tests how much you know about the school you’ve attended for six years.
For example: “How many toilet stalls are there in the school?” or “How many classrooms are there?” If you focus on places and things you don’t usually pay much attention to, you can create really good questions.
It might also be fun to split into groups, have each group write questions, and then quiz each other later.
The deeper and more niche the questions, the more exciting it gets, so please come up with detailed, nitpicky questions that really get into the minutiae.
True-or-False Quiz
How about trying a True/False quiz that everyone can enjoy, even with a large group? It’s great because you don’t need any props and you can have fun without worrying about the number of participants.
These days, there are plenty of videos that compile lots of trivia quizzes, so using those is an easy option.
Of course, creating your own original quiz questions is also a good idea.
Questions related to school, or fun secrets about friends or teachers, can really liven things up! It’s also fun and dynamic to set up a space where people move to the O (true) or X (false) side.
after-the-fact rock-paper-scissors
It may seem simple, but “after-the-fact rock-paper-scissors” is actually quite difficult.
In this version, you instantly decide and play the move—rock, paper, or scissors—that will beat the opponent’s already revealed move.
Since we normally show our hands simultaneously and then determine the winner, many people get confused when the method changes.
After-the-fact rock-paper-scissors also serves as brain training.
It’s a great game because you can have fun while training your brain.
Presence Slash
Both players wear blindfolds and hold foam swords as they face off, trying to land hits by relying solely on their opponent’s presence.
At the start, the referee positions them facing different directions, so a hush falls over the venue as everyone strains to sense the opponent.
If the space is large, you’ll see players wandering around searching for signs of the other, which makes it even more exciting.
You might even discover unexpected talents—like people who are surprisingly good at sensing others’ presence.
And even if no one senses anything and they just keep passing by each other, it’s a fun game to watch because it looks hilarious.
Pose Matching Game
A recommended game for elementary school kids’ parties: the Pose Matching Game.
In this game, you strike whatever pose you think fits the prompt.
For example, if the prompt is baseball, you might pose as a pitcher or a batter.
There’s one quizmaster, and any number of participants is fine! When the prompt is given, the quizmaster and participants all pose at the same time, and anyone who chose a minority pose is out.
If the whole class is playing, a knockout tournament format could make it even more fun.
No equipment is needed, so it’s easy to play!
Giant fukuwarai with the teacher’s face
The most popular activities at elementary school recreation events are games that everyone can join.
A giant “Fukuwarai” game modeled on a teacher’s face instantly captures children’s hearts.
Blindfolded, players place smiling facial parts onto a photo of the face—guaranteeing lots of laughter—and the appeal is that teachers can enjoy it together with the students.
It’s perfect for graduation ceremony entertainment, too.
It’s also fun to see what humorous face it ends up becoming.
The memories everyone creates together will be treasured for a lifetime.
Gesture Game
The classic “gesture game” has long been a favorite among children.
Surely many people have played it.
Players split into a clue-giver and guessers; the clue-giver conveys the prompt through gestures that the guessers can understand.
It’s best to have just one person doing the gestures, but there can be one or multiple guessers.
If you don’t know the answer, you can pass.