[Care Facility] A Summer Festival for Everyone: A Collection of Games That Seniors Can Enjoy Safely

Taiko no TatsujinNEW!

Super easy & exciting daycare recreation: Rhythm game like Taiko no Tatsujin 🥁✨✨

You often see the Taiko no Tatsujin arcade machine at game centers.

In the real game, you strike the drum with sticks in time with the music.

For recreational activities with older adults, try clapping hands instead.

If you have video of Taiko no Tatsujin, clap along where the hits occur, and during drumrolls, keep a steady handclap.

Reactions like “I made a mistake!” or “I did it all!” are likely to get seniors excited and engaged.

Of course, you can also prepare an actual drum and play it.

It’s a perfect drumming game for festival-themed recreation, like summer festivals or harvest festivals.

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Nakajima Junko

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Paper Cup Shooting Game

Recreation for Seniors: Guaranteed Hit! Paper Cup Shooting Game

Shooting games have long been a staple at summer festivals and food stalls.

Many seniors likely enjoyed them in their childhood too.

Let’s try a simple paper-cup shooting game that lets you enjoy that experience as a casual game! All you need are paper cups, balloons, and ping-pong balls.

Cut out the bottom of a paper cup, stretch a balloon—tied at the mouth with the tip cut off—over the opening, and secure it with tape.

That’s it! Put a ping-pong ball inside, pull back on the tied end of the balloon, and release—the ball will shoot out with a burst of speed! It’s easy to enjoy even for those with a weaker grip.

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utatane

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Yo-yo fishing

Yo-yo fishing is so much fun! Expert skills at Day Service Tamagawa Gakuen

Speaking of summer festivals, yo-yo fishing is one of the popular attractions, isn’t it? A tub filled with water and colorful, inflated water balloons—just the sight of it really livens up a summer fair, doesn’t it? Each balloon has a rubber loop, and you drop a hook aiming for that loop.

You can attach the hook to the end of a paper twist (koyori), but to make it easier to fish, you could also tie a hook to the end of cotton string and use something like chopsticks as a fishing rod.

The longer the string, the harder it gets, so keeping it short makes it easier and is recommended.

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utatane

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Strikeout

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“Strikeout” is an event with simple, appealing rules that lets you enjoy the fun of aiming and throwing.

You write numbers or points on a target board and throw balls to hit them—its easy-to-understand format also makes it great for cheering.

With adjustments like setting the throwing distance so participants can play while seated, anyone can join.

Aiming at the target and moving your arm provides effective upper-limb exercise for the hands, arms, and shoulders.

Because it has strong game-like elements and cheers tend to erupt the moment someone hits the target, it’s also a great way to energize the entire venue.

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kojifumi

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Treasure Hunt Game

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It’s a game where you put your hand into a cardboard box and search for treasures relying only on your sense of touch.

The box is filled with things like crumpled paper, so enjoy the sensation of pushing them aside as you go.

What kind of treasures you put inside is also a key point—mixing items of various sizes can help heighten focus in the fingertips.

If you choose treasures that participants will be happy to find, they’ll feel a real sense of joy when they discover them, and the game is sure to be a hit.

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kappamaki

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Fishing game

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An indoor fishing game you can enjoy all year round will liven up any event.

Even if fishing isn’t your hobby, seeing the colorful fish lined up on a blue tarp makes you feel an irresistible urge to reel in a big one! You don’t have to buy a fishing set; it’s easy to make by combining scrap materials and items from a dollar store.

In fact, making it yourself might be even more fun, since you can create all kinds of fish.

Try setting a time limit and competing to see how many you can catch.

It’s also fun to specify which fish to catch and race for speed.

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sasashina

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