[Elderly Care Facilities] Let’s Have Fun Together! Exciting Sports Day Events

Popcorn Game

Ready in no time! 😆 Popcorn you can bounce and pop with your feet 🍿 #SeniorActivities #DementiaPrevention #DayService #Easy #Recreation #shorts

Even if you know that moving your body is good for your health, you might still feel reluctant to get active.

So here’s a fun popcorn game that lets you exercise your feet while enjoying yourself.

Sit in a chair and place paper plates on both knees.

Fill the plates with lots of crumpled-up paper balls.

Think of the paper plates as frying pans and the crumpled paper as popcorn for the game.

When someone says, “Ready, start!”, flutter your legs and march your feet to shake the paper popcorn out of the plates.

Watching the crumpled paper fall from the plates looks just like popcorn popping in a heated frying pan.

Because it’s an exercise you can do like a game, it seems like older adults can enjoy participating too.

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Nakajima Junko

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Recommended for recreation! Hōrun Bingo

Let’s get started together! New Sports – Hōrun Bingo Edition – [Official Niimi City]

Let me introduce “Hōrun Bingo,” a bingo game with elements of sports that gets you moving.

Draw lines on the floor to make a grid where each row has five squares.

You can use sturdy rope or masking tape, so it’s a game you can enjoy anywhere.

Throw a ball into the grid; if you line up three or more in a row, you score points, and you get higher points for four or five in a row.

Decide how many rounds to play and compete on total points.

It’s usually played standing, but you can change the throwing position and try it while seated in a chair too.

It’s an easy bingo game to customize with your own rules.

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Get in a circle and amp it up! Ball game

Pitching Rec: Get Excited in a Circle! Recreation Using a Rubber Ball [Senior Brain-Training Exercise]

A recreation activity where everyone sits on chairs, forms a circle, and tosses a ball to each other.

Since you never know who will get the ball next, it’s a thrilling, heart-pounding game.

Forming a circle also helps deepen interaction among participants, which is a big plus.

And because a rubber ball is used, it’s safe as well.

As for how to throw, you can pass it with a one-bounce method, which builds strength by bouncing the ball off the ground.

It’s also exciting to fake a throw to add a bit of feinting and liven things up.

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Newspaper ball rolling relay

Two-person teamwork, everyone teamwork: 'Newspaper Ball Rolling Relay'

This is a recreation activity where you compete to see how fast you can roll a ball placed on a sheet of newspaper.

It’s suitable for small to large groups, so it’s also recommended for situations where you want to promote interaction among older adults.

Arrange chairs facing each other in alternating rows, and have two people hold the ends of a sheet of newspaper.

Roll the ball you’re given onto the next person’s newspaper, and if it makes it into the basket, that’s a goal.

You can enjoy variety by rolling different types of balls, such as a regular ball, beanbags, or a beach ball.

Give this event a try to experience the fun and sense of unity that comes from doing an activity together.

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Newspaper Pull-Out Game

Recreation for seniors: ultra-exciting, high-energy sports day–style activity — newspaper pull-out game

This is a simple “Pull-Out Game” you can enjoy using newspaper.

Roll up sheets of newspaper into tubes, put them in a basket, and the game begins! The rules are very easy: whoever pulls out a newspaper roll before the opponent wins.

Since you repeatedly pinch the newspaper with your fingers and use your arm strength to pull it out, it helps train your hands and arms and improve explosiveness.

It’s also very easy to prepare and can be played indoors, which is a plus.

It’s sure to be a hit as a sports day event, too!

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Fan-Flick Flying Game

We tried playing the uchiwa fan flying game (=ﾟωﾟ)ﾉ

The Uchiwa Fly-Away Game is easy to join because the rules are simple.

You just fan a bag in front of you with a paper fan and see how far you can make it fly—simple as that.

Since it only involves moving your hands and arms, it’s great even for people who aren’t confident in their physical strength.

To add a bit of fun, just draw a face on the bag and you’re sure to get some laughs! Competing together also helps deepen communication.

Plus, since uchiwa fans evoke a summery feel, this game is perfect for summer events.

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Nanaka

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Rolling Curling Game

Indoor Solo Recreation for Seniors: 'Rolling Curling Game' Using Toilet Paper Cores and a Fan

Curling is a sport where you slide round stones with handles, called “stones,” across the ice.

A few years ago, curling even became a boom in Japan.

Here’s an idea for a casual game that’s like real curling.

Use a paper fan to roll toilet paper tubes and compete for points.

If you paint the toilet paper tubes or decorate them with origami paper to make them colorful, you can create a game that looks great, too.

It’s easy to make, so it seems like something you could enjoy together with older adults from the crafting stage.

Since it can be played while seated at a table, many seniors are likely to be able to participate.

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