[Elderly Care Facility] Fun-filled recreational activities for a Christmas party: crafts, rhythmic exercises, games, and even a snack-time activity

Christmas exercises with plastic bottles

For seniors and older adults: Brain training included! Stand-up Christmas rhythm exercise — Prevent dementia with plastic bottle maracas!

Let us introduce an exercise using plastic-bottle maracas! It’s fun to put buttons or other small items inside the bottle so it makes sound.

You can enjoy the different sounds depending on what you put in.

The added weight also helps strengthen your arms.

Try moving the arm and the opposite leg at the same time to the rhythm of “Jingle Bells.” We recommend a big reach forward and then return.

Repeating the same motion makes it easy to follow.

Let’s use our brains while moving our whole bodies!

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Last Christmas

[Chair Exercises] Move to that Christmas song! / Kayō de Nice Taisō Vol. 69

This is an exercise set to the classic song “Last Christmas,” which you hear everywhere during the holiday season.

While seated in a chair, focus on step-like leg movements to thoroughly strengthen your lower body.

Matching the gentle rhythm helps you pay attention to the size of each movement—another key point.

Once you’re comfortable with the lower-body moves, start adding upper-body actions, such as swinging your arms in time with the stepping.

You’ll feel the joy of the music throughout your whole body, and it will also help you develop smooth, coordinated walking.

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Jingle Bell Exercises You Can Do While Seated

A Christmas Song Exercise Medley You Can Do While Sitting in a Chair [Jingle Bells] — Easy, Fun Rhythm Exercises for Seniors and Older Adults, Beginner-Friendly, Ready to Play As-Is at Home, in Senior Facilities, or Day Service Centers

While listening to Christmas songs, let me introduce some exercises you can do while seated! Try swaying your body to the lively rhythm of “Jingle Bells.” It’s also fun to use instruments that make sounds, like bells.

In addition to big arm movements, try leaning your body forward and patting your legs.

Lifting your legs and moving them as if marching will increase the intensity.

It’s also a great idea to make it a “Christmas medley” and exercise to a variety of songs! Including a slower-tempo piece in the middle will help you relax.

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My lover is Santa Claus

Elderly, exercise, sing-and-exercise, recreation, music, 'My Lover Is Santa Claus' by Yumi Matsutoya, #dementia #exercise #exerciseDance #nursingCare #welfare #careManager #ChristmasParty #Christmas #collab

This is an exercise routine set to Yumi Matsutoya’s classic Christmas song “Koi-bito ga Santa Claus” (My Lover Is Santa Claus).

It focuses mainly on upper-body movements, making it accessible even for those who find it difficult to move their legs.

The routine expresses words from the lyrics through body movements, and paying attention to the size of each movement will further enhance the training effect.

It’s also important to focus on how the song conveys the joy of Christmas.

Lightly marching in place to catch the rhythm will help train your legs while also leading to smoother overall movement.

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Fingerplay song ‘Ton ton ton ton Christmas’

We did the fingerplay song “Ton ton ton ton Christmas.”

You express the various Christmas motifs that appear in the lyrics using hand shapes in time with the rhythm.

It’s a classic to depict the scene of Santa coming on Christmas night.

It could also be fun to have everyone think of other motifs under the theme “Speaking of Christmas,” and arrange it by figuring out how to recreate them with hand shapes.

If you gradually increase the number of motifs to be reproduced in order and turn it into a game of remembering them accurately, you can add a brain-training effect as well.

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Matching game

[Christmas Rec] Picture-Matching Game! How fast can you do it? [Care Recreation] [Kids Recreation]

Illustrations with winter and Christmas themes are drawn on the grid of drawing paper and on the bottoms of paper cups.

It’s a game where you race to see how quickly you can line up the paper cups to match the illustrations on the grid.

The key is to stack the cups so you can’t see which illustration will come next, training quick reflexes to identify and place the right cup instantly.

By trying repeatedly, players may not only improve their reflexes but also become more mindful of smooth hand movements.

It’s fine to simply enjoy the game with the prepared materials, but if you start from the illustration-drawing stage, you can savor even more of the Christmas atmosphere—highly recommended!

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer] Easy to do while seated! “With 2 DVDs & 2 CDs: 32 Lively Exercises for Seniors with Seasonal Songs, Full Color” #32

This is an exercise with brain-training elements performed to the classic Christmas song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Because it’s done while seated in a chair, it puts less strain on the legs and lower back, which is a plus.

Incorporating movements that match the lyrics—like pinching your nose—helps enhance the festive Christmas mood.

By combining different actions for the left and right sides, such as pinching your nose with one hand and your ear with the other, you can get your body moving while also giving your brain a solid workout.

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