Indoor games and recreational activities recommended for spring

Clay play

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Let’s try making seasonal crafts with clay! With the handmade boom, you can now buy clay inexpensively at 100-yen shops and the like.

Clay also lets you create your favorite colors, gives you a lot of creative freedom, and is easy to dispose of, so you can enjoy crafting without hassle.

Among the different types of clay, resin clay is especially recommended.

It’s very safe and easy to handle, and it finishes smoothly, making it perfect for figures and fake food.

Have fun creating pieces that evoke the feeling of spring!

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[Kids’ Exercise You Can Do at Home] Paper Cup Stacking Race (For All Ages)

Do you know the bottle flip challenge? It’s a game where you flip a plastic bottle that’s about one-third full of liquid and try to make it land upright.

Thanks to social media and video sites, it’s become something we see a lot.

But let’s all have fun with something that might have been around even before the bottle flip: standing up a paper cup.

You can throw it by hand or kick it—change up the rules however you like and try to get the cup to stand.

It’s a non-digital game you can enjoy indoors—perfect for a rainy day!

Hana Ichi Monme

Warabe Uta 2-6-2: Hanaichimonme — How to Play

An old traditional children’s game, the nursery rhyme “Hana Ichi Monme.” You split into two groups, line up in single file, and face each other to play.

The song seems to vary a bit by region and generation, but the basic way of playing is the same.

While singing, one side advances and the other retreats, alternating back and forth, and then each team sends out a representative to play rock-paper-scissors.

The loser joins the winner’s team, and you continue like this; the team that ends up with more members wins.

It’s simple, but it’s a game you can enjoy indoors.

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A game of when, where, who, and what happened

LOL! The 'When, Where, Who, Did What' game!

It’s a game where everyone writes words on cards for each category—“when,” “where,” “who,” and “what happened”—and then combines them to create silly sentences for fun.

It’s easier if you separate the cards by category and draw randomly from each to make a sentence.

It’s a recreational activity that also helps you learn how to create sentences while having fun.

Crawling under the rope

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This is a game that can be played by three or more people.

Players either jump over or duck under an approaching rope.

If the rope is long, many people can play at once.

When jumping over the rope, there is a risk of tripping and falling if your feet get caught, so please be careful and enjoy safely.

Box-stacking game

120826 Can Stacking Competition

Stack boxes of different sizes, such as candy boxes, and the person who builds the tallest stack wins.

You can also try using items like empty cans or cardboard.

See how high you can build in under one minute.

You can keep trying even if it falls over multiple times.

Shell-matching game

[Hinamatsuri Craft] Super Easy! Shell-Matching Game! (ASMR-Style Video)

When it comes to popular games from the Heian period, kaiawase (shell matching) comes to mind.

How about trying this traditional game with your child? Kids might be fascinated by the unique shapes of the shells! Traditionally, the game is played by finding the right shell that matches the left shell, but if children are playing, try using the rules of Concentration (memory matching).

For safety, instead of using real shells, it’s best for teachers or guardians to make shells out of construction paper and prepare two of each with the same illustration.

It’s a great game not only for everyday indoor play, but also for events and parties like Hinamatsuri (the Doll Festival), so feel free to use this as a reference.

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