Performances that liven up an elementary school thank-you party! A collection of ideas everyone can enjoy
Even if you’ve been put in charge of a performance for an elementary school thank-you party, it can be hard to decide what to do.
You’ll want something that both children and adults can enjoy together.
Don’t worry if you don’t have much time to prepare.
With a bit of creativity, there are plenty of ideas that can turn it into an unforgettable memory—like projection mapping made with PowerPoint, body percussion that can be practiced solo, and quizzes or games that everyone at the venue can join.
Here, we introduce performance ideas for a thank-you party that kids and adults can enjoy together.
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Show-stopping performances for elementary school thank-you parties! A collection of ideas everyone can enjoy (51–60)
comedy skit
There are lots of elementary school kids who love comedy, right? For those people, I recommend comedy sketches.
Sketches are a theatrical form of comedy, so you need a script, but coming up with an original one together with your friends can become a great memory.
Let’s create a sketch that will bring the house down!
Chalk art
As a final memory with your classmates, why not try creating some chalkboard art? Chalk comes not only in white but in a variety of colors, so you can make vibrant, colorful drawings.
By rubbing the chalk with your finger after writing, you can adjust the intensity and create gradients and textures.
Talk together about what kind of chalkboard art you’d like to make as your last memory, and collaborate to bring it to life.
The time you spend creating it—and the time you spend taking photos together in front of the finished piece—will surely become a special memory.
Paprika with body percussion
Let me introduce a performance you can do with nothing but your body: body percussion.
Body percussion is a performance where you treat your body like an instrument and keep rhythms to music.
Clap your hands, tap your abdomen, stomp your feet—there’s no set rule for how to create the rhythms, so try coming up with an expression that feels like you.
If you perform it to a popular song, everyone can enjoy it together, making it perfect for a thank-you party.
Performed by a large group, it creates a sense of unity and impact.
If you have the time, consider putting extra thought into vocals, choreography, and formations as well.
Snacks with a two-person haori (two-person performance)!
The classic party act known as futari-baori is performed in pairs.
Two people wear an oversized haori together, and the person in the back tries to feed the person in front—that’s the usual setup.
It’s simple, but it really gets the crowd going.
Since the person in the back can’t see, they often end up pressing the food against the other’s cheek or nose instead of getting it into their mouth.
A team competition to see who finishes eating first is also a lot of fun, so definitely give it a try with everyone and liven things up.
Activities that Liven Up Elementary School Thank-You Parties! A Collection of Ideas Everyone Can Enjoy (61–70)
Adults go all out! Gesture game
If you want to enjoy a game with everyone, how about Charades? It’s a game where you convey prompts using only gestures, without words—and depending on the prompt, it can be pretty hard to get your message across.
Try coming up with prompts that everyone can enjoy, from easy-to-imagine ones like baseball or soccer to animals or prompts with a bit of a story.
If you have a large group, we recommend splitting into teams, setting a time limit, and competing to see which team can guess the most prompts correctly.
Cups
“Cups” is an a cappella performance that keeps rhythm using a plastic cup.
Its first big boom started with a scene in the American film Pitch Perfect.
In Japan, it became known when the cast danced to it in the ending of the 2015 TV drama ‘Mondai no Aru Restaurant’ (A Restaurant with Issues).
You clap with your hands, tap the floor or the bottom of the cup, and more.
Using the various sounds you can create with a cup and your own hands, you build the rhythm—that’s Cups.
When many people do it together, the sound becomes louder and more festive, and everyone naturally smiles! Doing it as a group also creates a sense of connection.
Dance “PERFECT HUMAN”
How about dancing to RADIO FISH’s smash hit song “PERFECT HUMAN,” led by the comedy duo Oriental Radio? It might be tough to decide who plays Acchan’s role, but it’s a track with an irresistible, cool sound that’s sure to get everyone hyped.
The people watching might even start dancing too!
