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[For Seniors] Recommended in December! Safe and Fun Indoor Recreation

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December is a busy month at the end of the year.

It’s also a season when the cold is more noticeable and people tend to have fewer opportunities to go outside.

With that in mind, here are some physical activities and crafts for older adults that can be enjoyed indoors where it’s warm.

These are December-themed recreations, so they allow participants to see, feel, and enjoy the season while experiencing a sense of seasonal atmosphere.

They also provide various mental and physical stimulation—moving the body, using the fingers, thinking, and creating opportunities to interact with friends.

Please make good use of these recreations.

[For Seniors] Recommended in December! Safe and Fun Indoor Recreational Activities (71–80)

Song Exercise ‘Snow’

[Nikoniko Exercises] Snow • Song Exercise • Big Laugh • Quick Rec

Song Exercise 'Snow'

A song exercise that uses the whole upper body and involves bigger movements than simple finger-play songs.

You express the lyrics of the song with upper-body movements.

Let’s have fun moving the upper body while singing with gestures to the song “Snow.” Because you can enjoy it with songs that match the season, it’s great for invigorating the minds and bodies of older adults.

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Passing items with a towel

Today's recreation at Day Service Asumiru 🎵

Passing items with a towel

This is a towel-based recreation activity called “object passing,” which is easy to prepare and can be done in any facility or home.

Two older adults face each other and hold the ends of a towel.

Using the towel, they pass an object resting on it to the next pair.

Large balls are easier to pass, but you can make it more challenging by using smaller balls or objects that aren’t round.

Because passing the object requires fine adjustments of the hands and arms, it can also be useful for rehabilitation.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Snowball fight

Day Service Okoshiyasu Snowball Fight ⛄️❄️

Snowball fight

When it comes to winter, it’s all about snowball fights! But for older adults, enjoying the snow can be chilly and risky.

So let’s have a snowball fight in a warm room instead.

Crumple up newspaper to make snowballs, set up some targets, and throw the snowballs at them.

You can compete to see how many you can knock down, or write point values and compete for the highest score.

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In conclusion

We introduced some recommended recreational games for December that let you experience winter.

They were all perfect for the season, weren’t they? Everything we introduced can be enjoyed indoors, so older adults who find it difficult to go out can join in easily.

Take this opportunity to try a variety of them!