[For Seniors] Enjoyment at Day Care: A Roundup of Games and Recreational Activities
We’ve put together a collection of games and recreational activities that can be enjoyed at day care.
We introduce plenty of options, including simple games you can play while seated, brain-training games, and activities that help with hand and finger rehabilitation—so please use them as a reference.
Some activities require props, but they’re simple to make using recycled materials or items from 100-yen shops, making them easy for older adults to recreate.
Give them a try with everyone during recreation time or in small breaks.
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[For Seniors] Enjoying Daycare: A Collection of Games and Recreational Activities (11–20)
Karaoke cafeNEW!
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The days when you had to go to a karaoke bar whenever you wanted to sing are over.
Now, home karaoke systems are available, making it easy to enjoy singing.
So why not open a karaoke café at a care facility? Guests can fill up on food and drinks while singing or listening to their favorite songs—it could be a truly wonderful time! Singing also has great benefits like relieving stress, stimulating the brain, and improving cardiopulmonary function.
We hope you’ll open a health-promoting karaoke café and have fun with it.
Gum-Gum Kick Bowling
It’s a game where a newspaper ball is connected to your foot with a rubber band, and you try to kick it to knock down milk-carton pins in front of you.
It tests fine control of your foot—like whether you can bring the ball into a good kicking position and transfer your kicking power effectively.
You can also see individual styles: will you focus on a single, concentrated kick to topple as many pins as possible, or prioritize speed by kicking repeatedly? You can adjust the difficulty by changing the length of the rubber band or the size of the ball, so let’s have people try it in various configurations.
Bingo gameNEW!
A classic game that everyone can enjoy using numbers.
You check the numbers being called while looking at the card in your hand.
Each time the numbers line up, the excitement builds, and the “just one more” moment makes your heart race even more.
When you complete a line, the joy is so great that applause and cheers naturally spread.
You can participate comfortably while seated, and even first-timers can enjoy it with confidence.
As you call out to the people around you and proceed together, a sense of unity forms, creating a fun, smile-filled time.
Its appeal is that anyone can join in easily.
Karaoke Contest
A karaoke contest is sure to be a hit as a Mother’s Day activity.
When hosting one, it’s a good idea to prepare equipment to play music and a monitor so the lyrics are easy to see.
If you ask in advance what songs everyone likes, the event will run more smoothly on the day.
It’s also great to have handheld instruments like clappers, tambourines, and maracas to liven things up during performances.
Please keep everyone’s condition in mind and enjoy hosting a fun karaoke contest!
Sheet Valley
Let’s play Seat Volleyball using sunshades sold at 100-yen stores.
It’s a game that many older adults can enjoy.
Connect two sunshades to make a volleyball court.
Have seated older adults hold the two connected sunshades.
Roll a beach volleyball on top of the sunshades.
Before starting, use tape or similar to mark territories on the sunshades.
When the time limit is up, the side where the ball is located loses.
With gameplay similar to real volleyball, older adults are likely to enjoy it.
Since it can be played while seated, many older participants should be able to join.
Newspaper-pulling-with-your-feet game
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.
[For Seniors] Enjoying Day Care: A Roundup of Games and Recreational Activities (21–30)
Ball Drop Game
A ball drop game that you can enjoy with a group is also recommended.
First, buy a net, lots of balls, and a tension rod at a 100-yen shop.
Then make a triangle with the net, thread the rod through it, and place the balls on top—that’s it.
Players take turns pulling out the rods, and the person who makes the balls fall loses.
It’s similar to games like Pop-up Pirate or Jenga, so enjoy the thrill as you play.
Another appealing point is that it’s bigger and more impactful than the other two games.
