Recommended recreational activities to help seniors enjoy their time in care facilities

sweet potato yokan (Japanese sweet potato jelly)

How to Make Sweet Potato Yokan: Only 5 Ingredients! Easy, No Blender Needed! Moist, Smooth, Authentic Sweet Potato Yokan♪ A Simple Wagashi Recipe - How to Make Sweet Potato Yokan - [Cooking Researcher Yukari]

Some elderly people may prefer soft and sweet yokan, don’t you think? Yokan is a treat where, with a single bite, sweetness fills your mouth.

Let’s make imo-yokan by adding sweet potatoes to that yokan.

Peel the sweet potatoes, slice them into rounds, and boil until tender.

Mash the sweet potatoes by pressing them through a sieve, or blend them in a food processor or mixer.

Add the mashed sweet potatoes to a pot where water and agar have been brought to a boil, then transfer the mixture to a mold.

Chill in the refrigerator for about 3 hours until set.

You’ll have wonderfully soft sweet potato yokan.

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Nakajima Junko

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Don’t drop it! Ball Drop Game

This is fun! “Ball Drop Game”

Here’s an idea for a ball drop game that’s thrilling and exciting.

You’ll need a wire net, a large number of colored balls, and some clothes-drying poles.

First, set up the wire net in a triangular shape and insert the poles across the middle area.

Once that’s done, place the balls on top, and you’re ready to play.

Then, take turns removing one pole at a time.

Be careful not to let the balls fall.

It could be fun to discuss together which pole might be safe to pull out before making your move.

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yamamoto

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Word Calculation Game

[Whiteboard Rec] Word Calculation Rec — We tried a recreation using the rules of numerical calculation

Here is a recreational activity where you try calculating words using the rules of arithmetic.

First, present a few example problems that allow people to discover the rule, and write their answers.

Then, once you feel people have grasped the rule, present the actual problems.

If no one can figure out the rule, it can get dull, so it’s a good idea to offer additional hints if necessary.

If you prepare the problems in advance, you can start without any special materials, so it’s something you can enjoy even in short spare moments.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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PET-bottle bingo for dementia rehabilitation

Plastic Bottle Cap Bingo

This is a game where you insert plastic bottle caps into a dedicated stand, aiming to create a row of caps of the same color.

The stand consists of a board with rods attached, and the caps are pre-punched with holes so they can be slid onto the rods.

Players take turns inserting caps of two colors, alternating by color.

While focusing on building your own row and preventing your opponent from completing theirs, the game feels like a three-dimensional version of Five in a Row.

Although it develops thinking and decision-making skills through strategy against your opponent, you can also strengthen finger dexterity by designing the cap holes and practicing sliding the caps onto the rods.

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Foot Beanbag Bingo

Beanbag Toss Bingo #Recreation #DayService #Seniors

One activity option for events and parties is a bingo game.

Many older adults are already familiar with bingo, aren’t they? While bingo is usually played on paper, this time we’ll introduce a version that uses the feet and beanbags.

Prepare nine paper plates or cups, and have the older adults use their feet to toss beanbags into them.

Use colored tape to group the plates or cups by color, and change the score based on where the beanbag lands.

For example, award 20 points if the beanbag lands in a plate or cup of the same color, and 10 points if it’s a different color.

Because they lift their legs to toss the beanbags, older adults can enjoy the game while also training their legs.

Newspaper-pulling-with-your-feet game

Three pull-out games using your feet that seniors can play while seated #recreation_for_seniors #seated_activities #newspaper

Here’s a game that gets you moving your feet while having fun and training at the same time.

Have older adults sit in a chair and pull a sheet of newspaper with their feet.

They can pull it with one foot or with both feet together.

You can also have two older adults sit facing each other at a distance and compete—it should be fun.

Besides providing leg exercise, it’s likely to increase interaction among older adults and bring more smiles.

It can also help with a change of pace and stress relief.

Please give it a try.

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Nakajima Junko

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Lightly lifting the ball with the foot

[Sports Recreation] A quick leg-ball toss 🦵 #dayservice #minigame #minigames #recreation #elderly #caregiving #shorts

Let me introduce “Foot-Toss Flick,” a game that doubles as lower-limb functional training.

Prepare a small inflatable pool or a box, and place an overturned trash bin inside it.

Add raised areas around it and assign each area a point value.

The harder the spot, the higher the points.

Once you have some beanbags ready, the game begins.

Place a beanbag on the top of your foot and flick it toward a scoring zone.

Do this 10 times and compete on total points.

Unlike simple stepping in place, doing it with a clear goal can be more effective for maintaining leg function.

Give it a try!

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