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

You Are the One Who Rings That Bell

You’re the one to ring that bell! #dayservice #recreation

When December comes, some facilities may put up Christmas wreaths.

Here’s a game with a wreath motif that’s perfect for a Christmas party.

Hang a bell in the center of a large Christmas wreath and have the older adults throw balls at it.

You can award points when they hit the target, or compete by counting how many balls hit the bell—making it a team competition should liven things up.

It’s a game that encourages interaction and promotes communication among participants.

It could also be fun to make the wreaths used in the game together with the older adults.

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Nakajima Junko

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Christmas gift exchange

You can also apply it for brain training: “Christmas Gift Exchange.”

From the image of gifts from Santa, presents are an essential part of Christmas.

Let’s incorporate a gift exchange into the event to highlight the fun of Christmas.

Have everyone hold one present and pass it to the next person until the music stops, building excitement about what will end up in their hands.

You can make the contents random so people can enjoy surprise Christmas gifts, or turn it into a game by filling them with scoring stones or similar items to ramp up the excitement.

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kappamaki

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Present from Santa

Santa's Present

No matter how old we get, we still want to meet Santa, don’t we? There’s something undeniably exciting about that bright red outfit and the sack stuffed full of toys and sweets we dreamed of as kids.

Just having Santa show up livens up the atmosphere, and choosing who will play Santa is fun, too.

For the once-a-year big event, how about this?

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Murakami Shinpei

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Snowman made from socks

[100-yen shop & Don Quijote] Snowman made from socks (1)

I think snowmen are an essential character for Christmas.

How about making a snowman craft using a sock and using it as a decoration? By putting perler beads as weights and some stuffing into the sock, you can shape the rounded body and head of the snowman and complete the base.

After that, just add decorations to hide the boundary between the head and body and the part where the sock is tied, and your snowman is finished.

If you make the decorations with various fabrics, it will further emphasize a soft, cozy feel.

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kappamaki

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reindeer

Reindeer made with a Yakult bottle

You can make reindeer and Santa decorations using Yakult containers.

To remove the dent in the middle of the container after peeling off the label, wrap felt around it twice, then stick double-sided tape on the outside of the container and wrap yarn tightly around it without gaps.

Attach a bell to a felt strip for the collar and fix it to the reindeer’s neck area with double-sided tape.

Make the antlers from felt reinforced with a cardboard template, and attach them.

For the ears, use felt without a backing and attach them with a hot glue gun.

For the eyes, use stick-on pearl embellishments colored with a black marker.

Finish by attaching a red pom-pom for the nose.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Glowing Snowman

[Baby & Mom] Easy to make with Yakult | How to spend winter break | Kids will love it | Fine motor skills learning | Xmas handmade toy | snowman | #shorts #craft #crafts #handmadeToys #parenting

How about making a fun Christmas-time snowman using just empty Yakult bottles, round stickers, and decoration lights from the 100-yen shop? Peel off the outer label from the empty Yakult bottle, then use round stickers to create the snowman’s features.

For the nose, cut a large round sticker into a triangle—it works great.

Put the decoration light inside, and you’re done.

Even if it’s not a snowman, you can add any pattern to the empty bottle and pop in a decoration light to use it as various kinds of ornaments.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Christmas treats

[Easy Sweets] Winter Treats Are Santa! Simple Desserts for Your Christmas Party: Banana, Marshmallows, Castella Sponge Cake

Let’s try making some easy, bite-sized treats! One is a banana decorated with marshmallows, strawberries, chocolate pens, and more, finished to look like Santa.

The other uses bell-shaped mini sponge cakes coated in melted white chocolate and decorated with chocolate pens and candies to look like snowmen.

There’s no need to mix ingredients or bake, and everyone can make their own, making this perfect for a snack activity.

Making a full Christmas cake can be a lot of work, but this is an easy, low-pressure alternative.

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Hane Keisuke

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