[Elderly Day Service] Let’s all have fun! Games and recreational activities

Finger exercises with rock, scissors, paper

[Senior Recreation] Create Laughter with Rock-Paper-Scissors Finger Exercises

When deciding something, people sometimes use rock-paper-scissors, right? Older adults, too, have probably made decisions that way at some point.

In rock-paper-scissors, you make rock, scissors, and paper with your hands.

These rock, scissors, and paper shapes are actually effective for hand and finger training.

What’s more, moving your fingers can also provide brain-training benefits.

Many senior and welfare facilities likely include finger exercises in their daily routines.

Once you get used to it, try gradually increasing the speed or doing rock-paper-scissors to the tune of a nursery rhyme.

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A great conversation starter! Ball exercises perfect for recreational activities

Prevent the need for nursing care by deepening community interaction through ball exercises! Perfect for senior salons and comprehensive community programs!

This is a recreation activity that uses a ball to facilitate smooth communication.

Decide on a topic, and the person holding the ball says a word or phrase that matches the prompt, then passes the ball to the next person.

If everyone keeps up the pace while thinking of words that fit the prompt, it can also serve as brain training.

You can make it more exciting by adding various twists, such as using quiz-style prompts to add a thinking element or getting creative with how the ball is passed.

Starting with self-introductions and gradually moving to more difficult prompts can also help build teamwork among the group.

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Korokoro Pon Game

Exciting Activity: The Roly-Poly Pong Game #ElderlyActivities #Shorts

Here’s a tabletop game that uses balls.

Prepare balls of different sizes, such as ping-pong balls or rubber balls about the size of a fist.

An older adult rolls a ball from one end of the table.

On the opposite side of the table from where the older adult is rolling, hang a basket.

The game is to roll the ball and get it into this basket.

It can be played while seated, so it seems suitable for older adults who use wheelchairs as well.

Moments like “It almost went in but didn’t!” are likely to make it exciting for the participants.

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3 Fun Rubber Band Games

Senior Recreation: [Daiso / Seria] Can Be Done While Seated! 3 Fun and Exciting Rubber-Band Activities #RecreationForSeniors #Daiso #Seria #Fun

Rubber is characterized by its springy motion, and controlling your strength is necessary to make it move the way you want.

Let’s take on games that use rubber’s movement to help improve strength control and concentration.

In Rubber Rubber Shooter, you’ll feel the force used to launch; in Rubber Rubber Kick Bowling, the force of the rebound; and in Rubber Rubber Curling, the nuances of delicate movement.

By paying attention to how the way you apply force affects how it springs back and by adjusting that force, you’ll likely find your movements become smoother in everyday life as well.

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Golf game

Paper Cup Golf: A Sit-Down Game That Still Gets Everyone Excited

Here’s an introduction to a simple and fun paper-cup “golf” game.

Lay paper cups labeled with point values on their sides on the floor, and roll ping-pong balls to try to get them into the cups.

The winner is decided by how many ping-pong balls land in the cups.

Calculating the points for the ping-pong balls also provides a brain workout.

Since this golf game can be played while seated, it’s suitable for older adults who have difficulty standing.

Adjusting the force to roll the balls also helps with arm rehabilitation.

Some older adults may have enjoyed golf in the past, and this paper-cup golf can evoke those memories, too.

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Get it with dice

Elderly Recreation: 3 Fun and Easy Dice Games Using 100-Yen Store Daiso Items #RecreationForSeniors #100YenShop #Daiso #Fun

Here’s a dice game you can enjoy using items from a 100-yen shop.

All you need are a die, some balls, and three baskets.

Put the balls into one of the baskets, then place one basket for yourself and one for your opponent—now you’re ready! Take turns rolling the die and move the number of balls shown into your own basket.

Continue until there are no balls left.

The player with the most balls at the end wins.

Because luck plays a big role, differences in ability are minimized, so anyone can enjoy it.

Rolling the die and picking up the balls also serve as upper-limb functional training, and counting the numbers can provide cognitive training benefits.

Give it a try!

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Strikeout

[Sports Recreation] Popular❣️ Strikeout 🔢🎾 #shorts #recreation #dayservice #seniors #rehabilitation #nursingcare #carefacility #Yamanashi #Kofu

Strikeout is a game where you throw a ball at targets labeled with numbers.

In addition to being expected to help with arm exercise, strikeout is also said to strengthen the core.

By training your core, your body’s balance becomes more stable, which can help prevent falls.

It’s a game where you knock down numbered targets, so you can have fun while getting a workout.

Since it’s a lively game that many people can enjoy together, it would be great to include it in an April cherry-blossom viewing recreation.

How about making the targets not with numbers, but with illustrations or photos related to cherry-blossom viewing?

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