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

Newspaper Ball Rolling Game

If you want a super exciting group game, this is it! Newspaper Ball Rolling Relay

The “Newspaper Ball Rolling Game” uses newspaper sheets to pass balls along! Within each team, members split into pairs; each pair holds the ends of a sheet of newspaper and transfers the ball onto the neighboring pair’s newspaper.

The final pair places the ball into a box, and the team that gets all their balls into the box first wins! Handling thin newspaper is trickier than you might expect.

Even older adults will likely enjoy the challenge, saying things like, “It just won’t do what I want!” The difficulty also changes with the type of ball, so it’s a great idea to prepare various balls of different sizes and weights.

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yuri

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Persimmon Picking Game

Persimmon-picking game #dayservice #elderly #recreation #autumn #game #elderlycare

It may look like you’re just using your hands to pick persimmons, but in fact there are points written on the back.

You can’t see the points while you’re picking, and only find out afterward—that’s what makes this “Persimmon Picking Game” fun.

Since there’s a time limit, you can enjoy deciding whether to aim for persimmons you predict will be high-scoring or to pick as many as possible.

If you yank in a hurry, the persimmons get caught on the pins, so the key is to use your fingertips to unhook them from the pins.

Because there’s an element of luck, there are fewer issues of aptitude or skill differences between players, and anyone can enjoy it.

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Stick Catch

[For Seniors] Energize body and mind ✨ Preventive care with Newspaper Gymnastics: “Stick Catch (Pairs)” #shorts #preventivecareexercise #preventivecare #newspaperstick #newspaperstickexercise #newspapergymnastics #healthexercise #seniors #100yearlifespan

We all want to stay healthy and live long, don’t we? Try using a newspaper-stick catch game as a way to help prevent the need for care.

Divide older adults into pairs and have them sit facing each other in chairs.

One person throws a stick made from rolled-up newspaper with one hand to their partner, who catches it with one hand as well.

In the actions of throwing and catching, it’s important to see how well the pair can synchronize with each other! Why not try this recreation activity, which lets you enjoy communication while addressing lack of exercise and working on care prevention?

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rod soccer

Super Exciting Stick Soccer [Fujigaoka Service]

“Bō Soccer” is a soccer game played with sticks that you can enjoy while seated.

There’s even a Japan Stick Soccer Association, and it’s loved as a sport that can be enjoyed by older adults and people with disabilities.

Players sit in a single row of chairs facing each other and split into two teams.

There are goals on both sides, so try to score into the opposing team’s goal while defending your own—those positioned in front of your team’s goal should block shots and prevent the other side from scoring.

Like regular soccer, one team can have 11 players, though around 10 players per team is generally easy to play with.

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Bridge Dropping Game

[Elderly Recreation] Bridge Dropping Game!

The “Bridge Knockdown Game,” where you throw beanbags to collapse a towel bridge! Drape a towel between two chairs and place weights like water-filled plastic bottles on both ends.

Throw beanbags or balls at the towel, and whoever collapses the towel bridge first wins.

If hits are rare or progress is slow because the beanbags don’t land well, try playing in teams and taking turns.

By cheering each other on and cooperating, older adults can enjoy the game and deepen their connections with one another.

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yuri

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Sing and pass it around! Ball relay

All you need is a ball! This is fun♪ Sing and pass-the-ball activity!!

Here’s an idea for a rhythm-based ball-passing game.

First, participants sit in a circle.

One person starts with the ball and passes it to the next person in time with the music; that person then passes it to the next, and so on.

When the music stops, the person holding the ball gets to drop out of the game.

You can also adjust the game by adding more balls depending on the number of participants.

Singing along while playing provides brain training benefits, and listening to favorite songs can boost motivation, which adds to the appeal.

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clothespin chain

[Senior Recreation] Clothespin Chain!

Do you know where muscle strength in older adults starts to decline? The answer is that it begins with the fingertips.

When fingertip strength decreases, it can affect daily life—for example, making it difficult to get dressed or causing more food to be dropped while eating.

Try using clothespins to train the fingertips.

Set up a string slightly higher than the head height of a seated older adult.

Then attach clothespins to the string.

It’s a simple activity, but it provides fingertip movement training with minimal strain on the body.

It can also be done as a game while chatting with people around you.

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Nakajima Junko

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