Liven up the Respect-for-the-Aged gathering: A roundup of recreational activities everyone can enjoy.
Keirokai is an event held to express our daily gratitude to older adults.
Respect for the Aged Day is celebrated in various forms, such as events for day-service residents or those hosted by local governments.
Recreation games are an essential part of any Keirokai.
In this article, we’ll introduce many recreation games that people of all ages can enjoy together.
Since Keirokai brings together participants from different age groups, we recommend activities that everyone can enjoy as a form of intergenerational exchange.
We hope you find this helpful.
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Liven up your Respect-for-the-Aged Day gathering: A roundup of recreational activities everyone can enjoy (91–100)
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How about trying your hand at Concentration, a classic playing card game? In Concentration, you thoroughly shuffle a deck laid face down, then pick two cards and flip them over.
If the numbers match, you keep them; if they don’t, you flip them back and return them to their places.
In the end, the player with the most cards wins.
The fun and recommended point of this game is that it’s all about memory.
It’s a perfect card game for a mental workout.
Rolling paper cup
This is a game called “Paper Cup Rolling,” where you move a paper cup using the power of wind.
Place a paper cup at the near edge of a table, and put a line at the far end with masking tape.
At the start signal, use a handheld fan to flap and create wind, pushing the paper cup forward.
If the cup crosses the line at the far edge, you’ve reached the goal—but if you flap too hard in a hurry, it can overshoot the line and fall off the table.
Aim for the goal while carefully keeping the cup from falling off.
It’s also great fun as a team competition!
Ring Relay
In March there are some days when you can feel the warmth, but there are also days with sharp temperature swings.
At times like that, let’s liven things up indoors with a “ring relay.” To prepare, use paper or toilet paper rolls to make rings in large, medium, and small sizes, and pass them to the next person by threading them onto chopsticks.
It works well as a small-group game, and it’s also fun as a team competition for larger groups.
Through the relay, you’ll naturally interact with those around you and help promote communication.
Since you can do it while seated, it should be easy for older adults to join in too.
Enjoy your time!
In conclusion
We’ve put together a roundup of games that are sure to liven up a Respect-for-the-Aged Day gathering.
From brain-training games to ones that get you moving a bit, there are plenty of easy, everyone-can-enjoy options.
Some of the games are fun for all ages, so feel free to use them to encourage interaction between older adults and younger generations.