[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.
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[Thank-You Party] A Collection of Game and Quiz Ideas That Liven Up Nursery and Kindergarten Events (21–30)
Treasure Hunt with Origami!
A treasure hunt game using origami that everyone can enjoy sounds exciting.
Let’s have the children fold origami.
We’ll adjust the difficulty of the folds according to their ages.
Once they fold animals, flowers, and more, they can color them or draw illustrations to create their own unique treasures.
Divide into a team that searches for the treasures and a team that hides them, then start the game.
Setting a time limit or counting who finds the most treasures could make it even more fun and lively for the children.
Shadow picture quiz
How about a shadow-picture quiz to liven up the thank-you party? Some teachers may already use shadow quizzes in kindergarten or nursery school playtime.
For the party, let the parents take the lead and have the teachers and children enjoy a shadow quiz together! Even familiar objects can look different—or be hard to recognize—when you change your perspective.
That sense of discovery is the real charm of shadow play.
The time spent thinking with the children—“What could it be?”—will become a wonderful memory.
It doesn’t require many materials and needs little to no rehearsal, so it’s an easy idea to incorporate.
[Thank-You Party] A Collection of Game and Quiz Ideas to Liven Up Nursery and Kindergarten Events (31–40)
The “Come here, come here” game
The “Come Here, Come Here Game,” which lets kids have fun while moving their bodies, is a favorite among children.
After choosing a tagger, the tagger calls out to the children by saying “Come here, come here,” but the key is to leave pauses between the calls.
The children move forward in time with the calls.
When the tagger says “It’s a ghost!” everyone runs away as fast as they can.
The first person the tagger catches becomes the next tagger.
It gets more exciting if the tagger says different words before saying “It’s a ghost!” At first, it might be easier for the children to understand the rules if an adult joins in and helps run the game.
Shadow puppets are fun! Silhouette Quiz
How about playing a silhouette quiz—always a big hit with kids—during game time at the thank-you party? You could make silhouettes using familiar items the children used at the preschool, or have them guess the silhouettes of the teachers who’ve taken care of them.
Kids love quizzes, so it’s sure to be a fun time.
You can easily create silhouette shadows by adjusting how you shine light with a smartphone, so feel free to use this as a reference and give it a try.
Can you figure out this trick question?
https://www.tiktok.com/@omiyamichinoko/video/7425514087183895816For the thank-you party, it’s ideal to have an activity that teachers, children, and parents can all enjoy together.
As an idea that gets everyone excited and smiling, I recommend a “trick quiz.” Unlike ordinary quizzes, this one is, as the name suggests, a bit “sneaky.” For example, if you show an illustration of a blue sky and clouds, answering with whatever first comes to mind will actually be wrong.
In fact, the illustration is a sheep.
It’s a unique quiz that elicits surprised reactions when the answer is revealed, and it’s sure to fill the venue with laughter.
What sound is this?
It’s a quiz where you listen to a sound and guess what it is.
Even sounds you hear all the time can become unrecognizable when you hear them on their own.
For example, the sound of putting ice in a glass, opening a door, or opening an umbrella—everyday sounds can be especially tricky.
The world is full of sounds, so you’ll never run out of material for the quiz.
Try collecting a variety of sounds and making your own quiz.
If it’s for children, it’s a good idea to prepare some hints.
I wonder what animal’s voice it is?
Animals appear frequently in picture books, nursery rhymes, and cartoons, so they feel familiar to children.
So how about trying an animal sound quiz during the thank-you party’s quiz time? Gather sounds that everyone knows—like dogs, cats, pigs, and cows—along with those of animals whose calls are surprisingly unfamiliar, and turn them into a quiz.
It will be a fun time that leads to new discoveries and knowledge for the kids.
For tougher questions, adding video hints or making the answers multiple-choice will make it easier for children to respond.