Fun! Spring activities for children: recreation and hands-on play

5 super fun activities

[Don't Miss Out] 5 Super Fun Activities You Should Know

We’ll be introducing five activities: “Irregular Play,” “Swirly Tail Chase,” “Receive & Catch,” “Ball Rolling Play,” and “Cross Rubber Jump Tail Chase.” They mainly use a ball—putting it into a basket, catching it, and combining movements like hopscotch and forward rolls to get the body moving.

In “Swirly Tail Chase,” attach a jump rope instead of a string and run away from the tagger, changing directions between clockwise and counterclockwise.

For “Cross Rubber Jump Tail Chase,” stretch elastic bands across the room and escape from the tagger while jumping over the bands.

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April Fools’ Day

[Prank] Since it's April Fools', we tried pulling a prank on Eishin with a 'potato chip–shaped jack-in-the-box' (・∀・)

April 1 is April Fools’ Day.

Spring brings new encounters—how about lightening the mood with a playful joke? These days, even corporate social media accounts run April Fools’-themed ads on April 1, so it might be fun to look for some unique April Fools’ ideas!

My One-Piece Dress Play

One-Piece Play is an idea you can enjoy with kids in the spring.

It’s super simple: all you need is construction paper, scissors, laminating sheets, and a pen to get started! First, draw your favorite character—like Miffy wearing a one-piece dress—on the paper, then cut out the figure with scissors.

Next, laminate the illustration, and you’re done.

Using self-laminating sheets from a 100-yen shop is also recommended.

If you hold the laminated part up to spring flowers or the sky, the patterns show through and look beautiful!

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Go see the fireflies

Jike Furusato Village Cat Watching Fireflies, May 2015

Fireflies are often associated with summer, but in fact, the best time to see them is from early May to early June.

How about taking the kids to a clean, clear river where you can spot them at the end of spring? The faint lights floating in the darkness are magical and beautiful.

It’s a perfect event to feel the end of spring and the approach of summer.

Mugwort rice cake making

mugwort mochi

In spring, I also recommend making yomogi mochi (mugwort rice cakes).

Yomogi is in season from March to May, or from April to June in colder regions.

Like foraging for other wild plants, picking yomogi is exciting, isn’t it? However, be careful of aconite, a wild plant that closely resembles yomogi.

You can tell them apart by checking whether the underside of the leaf is white.

If the underside isn’t white, it’s aconite—be sure not to eat it.

Easter Puzzle Treasure Hunt

Tried a mystery-solving treasure hunt game in our secret base! [Dollar Store Easter]

Let’s go treasure hunting in a secret base! Here are some ideas for an Easter puzzle treasure hunt.

One day, a challenge letter arrives, instructing you to search for hidden Easter eggs.

Look carefully around the yard and inside the house to find them all! Inside the collected Easter eggs, you’ll find clues—one letter at a time.

Rearrange them to crack the code, and a hidden word will be revealed.

Enjoy the excitement of an Easter event and the fun of a treasure hunt!

Making a Mother’s Day present

Let's give a pop-up message card for Mother's Day

Mother’s Day is a day to express gratitude to our mothers.

The date and even the name differ from country to country.

It used to be common to give red carnations if your mother is living and white carnations if she has passed away, but nowadays many people don’t pay much attention to the color.

Carnations every year are nice, but how about giving a handmade gift this year? A thoughtfully crafted message card or a “shoulder massage coupon” is a timeless present.

But since it’s a Mother’s Day gift, Mom shouldn’t help too much with it!