[Care Facilities] Tanabata Activities Everyone Can Enjoy: Lively plans including decorations, Tanabata-themed games, and snack activities

Milky Way with magnetsNEW!

@hirose_ds

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♬ Pop Star – Ken Hirai

This is a game that uses the way magnets stick to a whiteboard to create a beautiful Tanabata night sky.

A night sky backdrop is placed on the whiteboard, and the magnets are fitted with sparkling decorations, which you throw to make them stick.

A rule where you simply aim to decorate the whole sky beautifully works, but if you place Orihime and Hikoboshi at opposite ends and set the rule to create a path of stars between them, it will evoke the Tanabata atmosphere even more.

First, have players figure out how much force to use when throwing, and from there, have them focus on control—this seems like a good approach.

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Tanabata play by the staffNEW!

@carefull.house

We performed a play by the staff 😎#Careful HouseFukui PrefectureEchizen CityCaregivingElderly care recreationTanabataTheatreskit

♪ Original Song – Careful House – Careful House

How about having the staff perform a Tanabata play based on the Tanabata legend? You probably know well that Tanabata is the day when Orihime and Hikoboshi can meet once a year.

However, surprisingly few people may know why the two can only meet that often.

Through the play, let’s clearly convey to older adults how the two spent their time and how things ended up that way.

By deepening their knowledge, I believe they will feel Tanabata more familiar and meaningful.

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Tanabata decorationsNEW!

[Tanabata Decorations] We decorated for Tanabata together with our residents! #nursinghome #caregiving #geriatrichealthfacility #FunabashiKoyo #rehab #TanabataDecorations #prank #smiles

When it comes to Tanabata decorations, bamboo branches are a must.

Real ones are best if you can get them, but you can also make lifelike branches with papercraft.

Try transforming your room into a Tanabata atmosphere in time for the evening festivities.

Once the branches are up, have everyone hang colorful tanzaku strips and ornaments.

If you make the tanzaku and ornaments by hand, you’ll likely rediscover your childlike spirit and find yourself absorbed before you know it.

The memories of everyone working together to enjoy Tanabata will surely become irreplaceable.

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Shooting Star Catch GameNEW!

Tanabata Festival Recreation & Homemade Jelly ★ Shitoro Assisted Living Facility

It’s a game where you compete to see how many shooting stars sliding down from the Milky Way you can catch.

You can probably make the Milky Way and the shooting stars yourself using cardboard, colored construction paper, origami paper, and raffia ribbon.

You can use any tool to catch the shooting stars, but if it has depth, the difficulty will be easier, while a flat tool will make it harder because the stars will fall off the edges.

Try making stars in various colors and sizes and have fun! It’s also a great idea to assign different points to each star and compete by total score!

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Making tanzaku (paper strips)NEW!

Today's activity at Day Service Hidamari is the Tanabata Festival 🎋 #dayservice recreation #dayservice #eldercare #Tanabata

On Tanabata, we decorate bamboo branches with tanzaku slips bearing our wishes.

I’m sure many of you, as children, freely and boldly asked the gods for what you wanted.

So let’s have older adults enjoy making Tanabata tanzaku as well.

The slips themselves are easy to make using colored construction paper or origami paper.

Have them write whatever they like on them.

As adults, we rarely have chances to write down our wishes, so it might feel fresh and engaging.

It will also be fun to see what everyone wishes for!

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I’m coming to see you now – Tanabata Curling GameNEW!

@hirose_ds

TranslationElderlyRecreationTanabata#2020Hikoboshi-goTanabata decorationsHandmade

♬ Ishindenshin – ORANGE RANGE

Speaking of Tanabata, it’s the day when Orihime and Hikoboshi reunite—their romantic story really heightens the excitement for the event, doesn’t it? This is a game inspired by Hikoboshi making his way to Orihime, where you test how close you can get to the target from your starting position.

You roll a wheel-fitted piece forward from your spot, and the closer it stops to the target, the higher your score.

There’s also a key rule that going beyond a certain line is out, so judge carefully how much force to use as you play.

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Making Tanabata decorationsNEW!

Tanabata Decorations: Splatter Paint to Make the Milky Way | [Tanabata Craft] [100-Yen Store DIY] [Easy Craft] #100yen #DAISO #DIY #Recreation #DayService #Tanabata #ElderlyCare

Tanabata is a festival deeply connected with the stars, beginning with the tale of Orihime and Hikoboshi, and it feels romantic in the way we place our wishes upon the stars.

This piece is about incorporating the indispensable star motif for Tanabata to create a beautiful decoration.

The key point is how to depict the stars: by flicking paint onto black cardstock to create a look where various dots intermingle, you can also express a sense of depth.

Finally, combine it with tanzaku bearing written wishes to convey the atmosphere of Tanabata, and it’s complete.

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