Japanese page : Bean Carrying Game

How to play and the rules

Prepare a plate with many beans and an empty plate.

Use chopsticks to move the beans to the empty plate.

The more you moved in sixty seconds wins.

Know-how and the Points

Don’t flick off the beans to the other plate.

Things we use

beans, plates, slippery chopsticks, a table (long one), a chair

Japanese page : Can Piling Up Game

How to play and the rules

Prepare a table and many empty cans.

Start the Game

Pile up the cans.

The leader announces after sixty seconds and everybody stops.

The more you piled up wins.

In sixty seconds, even if the cans fell, you can try it again and again.

Know-how and the Points

Clean the cans and dry them well.

Not to cut your fingers, put tapes on the opening part of the can.

If the children are young, it is better to pile up from the floor.

Things we use

many empty cans, a table, a watch

Japanese page : Stick Balancing Game

How to play and the rules

Roll a newspaper and stick with sticky tape.

Make the stick one each.

Start the Game

Stand the stick on your palm and keep balance not to fall.

The person who finally remains becomes a winner.

You can play with an umbrella or a broom too.

Know-how and the Points

Be careful not to hurt your friends near you. So play it in a wide space.

When you look at the top of the stick, you can keep the balance much easier.

Things we use

newspapers, sticky tape

Japanese page : Cookie on Your Forehead

How to play and the rules

Look upward and put a cookie on your forehead.

Start the Game

Send a cookie from your forehead to your mouth using your facial muscles without your hands.

It’s much fun to see!

Know-how and the Points

You can count the time and make it a race.

You can change the rule that two children start at the same time and the faster who ate the cookie wins.

Things we use

cookies or rice crackers

Japanese page : Hopscotch with Newspapers The “Ken, Pa, Ken, Pa, Ken, Ken, Pa!”Game

Things to prepare

Twist newpapers.

Stick both ends with sticky tape and make a ring.

Make ten rings.

Put the rings one, two, one, two, one, one, two on the ground.

How to play and the rules

You say “Ken!” and hop into a ring.

You say “Pa!” and jump into next two rings.

At the last two rings, you jump turning around and land on the same two rings facing backwoods.

When you get to the starting point, you can finish the game.

Know-how and the Points

You can increase the rings and make it longer.

Things we use

newspapers, sticky tape

Japanese page : Long Breath Game

How to play and the rules

When a leader says “Start”, all the children starts to say “Aaaa”.

The one who could remain to the last is the winner.

Japanese page : Catch Balls on Your Back Game

How to play and the rules

Prepare a basket like the clothes basket and pass a string through some holes and carry the basket on your back.

Start the Game

Let bounce a ball once on the ground and put it into the basket on your back.

If you could put two balls in thirty seconds, you are cleared.

Know-how and the Points

When young child plays, it’s better to use a soft ball.

Things we use

big balls, baskets, strings, a watch

Japanese page : Blindfold Balance Game

How to play and the rules

When the leader announces “Start”, everybody close their eyes and stand on one foot.

The one who could remain to the last is the winner.

Know-how and the Points

Leave spaces between your friends not to bump.

English page : Ping-Pong Soccer

Preparations and how to make materials

Make players.

Roll flyers to a stick and stick it with sticky tape.

Cut the stick to about twenty centimeters long. Make some.

Then, cut out the soccer player’s photo from newspapers or magazines.

Stick the player’s photo to the stick.

Make goals.

Cut a milk carton in half.

Fold the spout inside and stick it.

Lay the milk cartons down and make a soccer field.

How to play and the rules

Put your index finger into the player stick.

Flick your index finger and hit the Ping-Pong ball and get the competitor’s goal.

Decide the game time and rules, then play.

Things we use

newspapers, flyers, milk cartons, a Ping-Pong ball, sticky tape, scissors

Japanese page : Get the Handkerchief Game

How to play and the rules

Sit on the chair by putting your knees together.

Put a handkerchief on the knees.

Join your hands on your back of your head.

When a leader blows a whistle, pull the handkerchief quickly and get it.

The person who got the handkerchief is the winner.

Know-how and the Points

If you don’t have a whistle, you can clap your hands.

Things we use

a handkerchief, a whistle