Recommended outdoor games you can enjoy without any equipment

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Tried playing Color Tag on a lush, vast grassland—and it turned into a hellish nightmare that spanned across prefectural borders! lol

Iro-oni is a tag game where players search for a specified color while running away from the “it.” In regular tag you only need to avoid being touched, but in this version there’s a rule: as long as you’re touching the color designated by the “it,” you can’t be tagged—even if they’re right next to you.

If you can’t find the color, you might end up being chased alone, so quickly find and touch the specified color.

You don’t need any equipment, but it can be hard to play in places with few colors, so try a park with colorful play equipment.

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Gatekeeper Rock-Paper-Scissors

Gatekeeper Rock-Paper-Scissors

A game that combines tag and rock-paper-scissors—the rules are easy to understand because it merges two classic games.

When a child is caught by the tagger, they play rock-paper-scissors.

If the child wins, the tagger must wait in place for 10 seconds, and the child avoids being caught and keeps running.

If the tagger wins, the child is taken to the tagger’s base and must stay there until rescued by a teammate.

Children who haven’t been caught try to evade the taggers on the field while challenging the gatekeepers at the tagger’s base to rock-paper-scissors in order to rescue their teammates.

Even those who aren’t fast runners have a chance to escape if they can win at rock-paper-scissors, so it’s likely more accessible than regular tag.

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hopscotch

Kenkenpa Ring DX [Artec Toy for Young Children]

Kenkenpa is such a nostalgic game, isn’t it? All you need are circles or squares drawn on the ground—no equipment required—and you can have a great time.

The best part is that everyone, from adults to kids, can enjoy it together.

It helps train your sense of balance and is perfect for getting your body moving.

It’s a great recommendation for playing with friends or family at the park.

If you make it a relay, it sparks a competitive spirit and makes it even more fun.

Simple yet profound—that’s the charm of kenkenpa.

I hope you’ll give it a try, too.

It’s sure to become a wonderful memory!

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[For Childcare Workers] Arrange Ice Oni [Teacher Rio’s Active Play That Excites Kids]

In freeze tag, if a child is touched by the It (oni), they freeze and can’t move; if a teammate touches them, they can run again.

It’s a classic game of tag that kids have loved for ages.

First, decide who’s It with rock-paper-scissors or similar.

Choose the number of Its based on the total number of players.

At the start signal, the children run away and the It chases them.

The It should not only chase the runners but also guard frozen players to prevent them from being rescued.

When freezing, standing still is fine, but you can also add a twist—like striking a monkey pose—so it’s clear they’ve been tagged.

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7 park games kids can play without equipment

Must-see for childcare workers: Hands-free! 7 park games that don’t require equipment

Park games that everyone from small children to adults can enjoy together without any preparation are great because they can be played with whoever happens to be there.

Hopscotch, hand-pushing sumo, number games, playing house, shadow play, and drawing are all familiar activities that don’t require any equipment.

You can also use natural materials like pebbles and sticks, which makes it easy to invent games and come up with original rules with friends.

Let’s make the most of the wide-open space of the park and have fun moving our whole bodies with games that can only be enjoyed in such a setting.

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Mukkuri Kuma-san!

[Tag: Tag] Mukkuri Kuma-san (The Bear Wakes Up)Note:- 鬼ごっこ: literally “tag” (the children’s chasing game). The brackets often function like a category or tag label.- むっくりくまさん: a traditional Japanese children’s game/song, commonly rendered as “Mukkuri Kuma-san,” meaning “the bear slowly wakes up.”

“Mukkuri Kuma-san” is a game of tag where you can enjoy music and singing.

First, choose one person to be “it” (the bear), and the others will be the children who run away.

The bear sits down and covers their face with both hands.

The children form a circle around the bear, hold hands, and walk around the bear while singing along to the music.

In the lyrics, there is a part at the end where the bear wakes up; at that point, the bear opens their eyes and starts chasing the children.

When the bear wakes up, the children should immediately let go of each other’s hands and run away.

Whoever is caught becomes the next bear.

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Cops and Robbers

After-school childcare activities (1): Cops and Robbers (Keidoro)

When it comes to classic games that get after-school programs excited, “Keidoro” is a top pick.

As long as you have a large enough space, you can start right away, so prep is easy.

In this game, players split into police and robbers and chase each other, which builds teamwork, quick decision-making, and physical fitness—perfect for kids’ development.

The rules include robbers getting caught and put in “jail,” plus dramatic rescues by teammates, making it a hit across all age groups.

The more players, the more fun, so it’s ideal for group settings like after-school care.

Another appeal is that you can expand the ways to play by tweaking the rules.

It’s a highly recommended game for running around and being active in schoolyards or parks.

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