Wonderful entertainment/performances

By genre and group size: A must-see for organizers! A catalog of crowd-pleasing activities

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There are many occasions where you’re asked to put on a performance, like at wedding after-parties, year-end parties, New Year’s gatherings, and thank-you parties.

We often hear concerns from those in charge of entertainment, such as: “I can’t think of an idea,” or “What kind of act would everyone enjoy together?”

Key points for choosing are: something short and concise, enjoyable for all ages and genders, simple and easy to understand, and not vulgar.

In this article, we’ll introduce recommended entertainment ideas that meet the above criteria.

Wishing you a successful performance and a lively, memorable event!

[By Genre and Group Size] A Must-See for Organizers! A Catalog of Crowd-Pleasing Performances (111–120)

Activities and games everyone can join

Fukuwarai with photos

Cut out photos and have fun with the family♪ Photo Fukuwarai

Fukuwarai with photos

Many people probably played this when they were kids during New Year’s, right? Simply put, it’s a game where you’re blindfolded and place scattered parts like eyes and a nose to complete a face.

If you try this with friends using photos of your faces, it’s sure to be a hit! There are lots of ways to enjoy it, like making faces for each other.

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[By Genre and Group Size] A Must-See for Organizers! A Catalog of Crowd-Pleasing Performances (121–130)

Activities and games that are fun with small groups or in team competitions

Telephone game with letters on the back

Telephone game on the back

Telephone game with letters on the back

Didn’t you often play the telephone game in elementary school? This version of the telephone game is played by writing a character with your finger on the person’s back so they read it, then they write a character on the next person’s back, and so on.

Short words are relatively easy, but full sentences—and especially long ones—can be quite challenging.

If there are children participating, use single words; if it’s all adults, use longer sentences.

It’s an easy activity that you can adapt on the spot and highly recommend.

Make it a team competition, and have the losing team do a penalty game!

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In conclusion

We’ve introduced many recommended ideas based on the key points for a foolproof performance—how was it? Now, let’s review the points mentioned at the beginning once more!

Something that fits briefly
Something everyone, young and old, men and women, can enjoy
Simple and easy to understand
Vulgar content is not allowed.

If you can’t find an activity you’d like to try in this article, you might consider coming up with your own original idea based on the four key points.I hope this article can help you, the person in charge of entertainment.