Recreation Activities Effective for Long-Term Care Prevention for Seniors

Brain training with rock-paper-scissors

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It’s a game where you create patterns that switch between rock, scissors, and paper hand shapes, then go through those different patterns in order.

The key is thinking about what shape comes next.

Having players say the shapes out loud while making them is also important; thinking, moving the hands, and speaking at the same time helps activate the brain.

Start at a slow tempo at first, then gradually increase the speed to make it more challenging.

It might be easier if you write the sequence on a board in words so players can refer to it while figuring out the shapes.

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Heart Blocks Mameshiba

Kokoro Blocks – Mameshiba: The Fun of Stacking Together

We’re pleased to introduce “Kokoro no Tsumiki,” supervised by Mr.

Chitoku Ishihana of the Rock Balancing Laboratory.

Rock balancing is an art of stacking stones and rocks.

Many of us have likely stacked stones for fun at a beach or riverbank at least once.

This block set requires dexterity and delicate handling, as well as spatial awareness and concentration.

In other words, simply stacking the blocks becomes an unconscious brain workout.

Above all, the adorable Shiba Inu motif is soothing to the heart.

And when you discover an unexpected way to stack them, you’ll surely want to show others.

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Roll-roll! Plastic Bottle Rec(creation)

[Cheerful Activity 🏀] Roll with Your Feet! Plastic Bottle Game

This is a game where you roll a plastic bottle with your foot and aim to deliver it into higher-scoring areas.

You’ll need power to get it across the line into a high-score zone, but if you build up too much momentum, your score can actually drop—so it really tests your control.

Pay close attention to how you move your foot and how that affects the bottle’s speed, and aim for precise control.

If you place obstacles or other bottles on the field, you can enjoy the added strategy of using or avoiding them, which makes it even more fun and is highly recommended.

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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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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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Gesture Game

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A gesture game you often see on variety shows.

It doesn’t require any props—just your body—so it’s easy to enjoy and even gives you a bit of exercise.

As you know, the way it works is that the performer conveys the prompt to the participants using only body movements.

There are many ways to express it: capturing distinctive features, imitating actions, and highlighting key points of expression.

The performer thinks about how to communicate and how to represent the prompt through movement.

Participants, watching and wondering what it could be, focus on the motions and make associations, so it can also be expected to have brain-training benefits.

Give it a try!

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Sticky

The ultimate board game!? “Sticky,” a game anyone can enjoy—from kids to seniors. #shorts #boardgames #ボードゲーム

Have you heard of a game called “Sticky”? You place three colors of sticks with different thicknesses inside a ring, roll a special die, and pull out a stick of the color that comes up.

The person who eventually knocks it over loses, and the others are ranked based on the points from the colors of the sticks they have pulled up to that point.

As turns progress, the number of sticks decreases, gradually upsetting the balance and making the latter half thrilling.

Beyond being a fun game, choosing which stick to pull and carefully extracting it can also serve as brain training.

Give it a try!

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