If you've ever lived in Japan, you'll know that Undoukai - sports day - is a big deal in Japan. In the fall, all over Japan, from pre-schools to large companies to villages and towns, children, men and women all gather up at their school/company (or park/stadium rented for the day by the company) and participate in various form of sports. The indivisual games are not very serious - tug-of-war, 10-100 m race, throwing soft balls into a basket etc, although those who participate take them pretty seriously.
Anyway, Maiko's Yochien - the one she will be entering next spring - had one on October 12th. Those planning to enter next spring were to participate in two games, one of which involved dads - or moms or grandpas etc.
The dads/moms give his/her child a piggy-back ride, grab soft balls, pass them to the child, and the child throws the ball(s) into one of three baskets on the backs of three running teachers. Fun Fun for the dads/moms, huh?
Another game Maiko enjoyed was Musunde-Hiraite, a simple hand game. Small children from
the area were allowed to join in and those who participated were all given a gift - a cute set of sand toys. 
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