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[Thank-You Party] A Collection of Game and Quiz Ideas That Will Excite Nursery and Kindergarten Kids
Many of you are probably looking for games that will captivate children at daycare or kindergarten thank-you parties.
Graduation parties and appreciation events are important occasions to express gratitude to the teachers.
You want to make it a fun time that everyone can enjoy together.
With that in mind, we’ve gathered simple-to-prepare game and quiz ideas—like the Toilet Paper Speed Roll, Tricky Quiz, and Guess-the-Teacher Quiz—that are sure to fill the venue with smiles.
You’ll surely see moments where children’s rich creativity shines and their bonds with friends grow deeper.
Please feel free to use these as a reference!
[Thank-You Party] A Collection of Game & Quiz Ideas That Excite Nursery and Kindergarten (1–10)
Who’s Singing? Quiz
https://www.tiktok.com/@arimashirayuri/video/7484104695380741384Stand on stage with a few people holding microphones, and when the music starts, sing.
However, only one person on stage should actually sing; everyone else should just pretend to sing.
Have the audience guess who is really singing.
Since speaking voices and singing voices can sound different, they’ll need to listen carefully.
The singers can be teachers or children, and it might be fun to involve parents as well.
Choose songs that everyone knows, like nursery rhymes, and enjoy!
Newspaper Rock-Paper-Scissors & Balance Relay
Let’s have fun with a rock-paper-scissors game and a balance relay using newspaper.
The rock-paper-scissors game is played in pairs: after each round, the loser folds their sheet of newspaper.
The player who can no longer stand on their folded newspaper loses.
In the balance relay, you place a sheet of newspaper on your head and move along the course without dropping it.
Be careful—noticing that you want to pass the baton quickly and start running will make the newspaper fall.
Both are exciting ideas, so please enjoy them at the thank-you party.
Rock-paper-scissors tail tag
Pretend that headbands or ribbons are tails, and tuck them into your pants.
Then pair up and play rock-paper-scissors.
The winner runs away and the loser gives chase.
If the winner makes it to the cone, they win.
You don’t have to play only with a fixed partner; it’s fine to play rock-paper-scissors with anyone nearby you haven’t played with yet.
This tail-chase game is fun even without a large space, so it’s recommended for events like thank-you parties where space is limited.
Set a time limit and enjoy!
Balloon Relay
How about planning a balloon game for the thank-you party where everyone cooperates and has fun? Form pairs, each person holding one end of a face towel pulled tight, and place an inflated balloon on top.
At the start signal, go around a cone without dropping the balloon, then pass it to the next pair.
If you go too slowly, you’ll lose, but if you go too fast, the balloon will fall.
It’s important to keep in step with your partner.
Making it a team competition really ramps up the excitement, so why not try it as a class-versus-class event?
Dancing Stop Game
The Dancing Stop game is easy to picture if you imagine a musical version of “Daruma-san ga koronda” (red light, green light).
While the music is playing, everyone dances with whatever moves they like, and when the music stops, they freeze.
Anyone who doesn’t freeze is out.
The last person remaining wins.
It’s exciting to see how everyone dances, and depending on the choreography, the frozen pose can end up looking pretty funny.
It’s a game that both kids and adults can enjoy, so gather everyone and have a great time together!
Friend Bingo
Here’s a new bingo game with a pretty interesting idea: “Friend Bingo”! Unlike regular bingo, you write your friends’ names instead of numbers.
When a friend’s name is called, you mark it off, and because you’re playing with your friends’ names, you can enjoy the game in a different way than usual.
Candy fishing game
Kids are sure to be thrilled seeing their favorite treats all lined up! This is a candy fishing game where you use a fishing rod made from a suitably long stick with a string attached to reel in the sweets.
Attach a clip to each piece of candy, and put either a part that can hook onto the clip or a magnet on the end of the string.
Just preparing the treats will probably put a smile on your face as you imagine the children’s beaming grins.
It might also be a good idea to research their favorite candies in advance.
