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

Gift Stacking Game

[Christmas Craft] Stacking Game with Gift Boxes! [Craft Play]

Here’s a game that evokes Santa Claus carrying lots of presents.

Make gift boxes out of construction paper.

If you prepare a wide variety of paper colors for the boxes, you’ll end up with creations that perfectly match the Christmas party atmosphere.

For the ribbons on the gift boxes, using washi (masking) tape makes it easy to create lovely ribbons.

Stack the finished boxes so they don’t topple over.

Several people can take turns stacking one box at a time, or you can enjoy focusing and stacking them on your own.

With this gift box game, older adults might even recall Christmases spent with their families.

The boxes can of course be used as a game for a Christmas party, and they’re also fun to make as a craft activity.

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Nakajima Junko

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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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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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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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Jingle Bell Exercise Dance

Elderly, exercise, singing exercises, recreation, music, Jingle Bells #exerciseDance #nurseryRhyme #nursingCare #welfare #Christmas #ChristmasSong

Many senior care facilities incorporate exercises performed while singing, don’t they? Doing exercises while singing can help maintain and even improve physical function.

In addition, singing is said to help relieve stress and may also help prevent dementia among older adults.

So why not try doing exercises to Christmas songs at your Christmas party? You can raise your arms and legs or march in place to match the lyrics.

If you make it a seated exercise, many seniors will be able to participate and enjoy a pleasant time together.

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