[For Seniors] Recreational Activities Enjoyable in Large Groups

Bomb GO

[Newspaper Recreation] A recreation activity to improve lower-limb strength in seniors! Bomb GO

This is a game where players kick crumpled newspaper balls in two colors, aiming to get their team’s balls into the opponent’s side.

Sit in two facing rows, and mark a white line in the middle with tape to divide the territory.

Through the game, encourage plenty of leg movement, such as moving the feet back and forth to kick and stretching the legs to reach distant balls.

If you draw the white line at a distance that the feet can’t reach and place some balls there as well, players will also focus on finely controlling their foot movements by bumping nearby balls to move others—this setup is highly recommended too.

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Team Ping-Pong Cup-In Competition

Team Battle: Ping-Pong Cup-In

It’s a game where you bounce ping-pong balls into a cup placed in the middle of the table, aiming to get all your balls in faster than the opposing team.

It not only sparks a competitive spirit to beat the other team, but also boosts the desire to cooperate with teammates to accomplish something together.

It’s important that the cup is some distance from each spot, which prevents simply dropping the ball straight in and encourages players to think carefully about how to bounce it.

By holding the ping-pong ball and judging the distance to bounce it appropriately, this game effectively improves fine motor focus and concentration.

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Recreation involving hitting with balls and sticks

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This is a recreational activity for large groups using balls, sticks, and buckets.

First, split into two teams.

Each person connects their bucket and stick with the person next to them, and the teams compete to see who can strike the ball faster.

The appeal of this game is that it trains quick reaction time.

Since you lift the items during play, it also helps build muscle strength.

It could also be fun to pass to the person in front and connect in a random order.

Depending on the participants’ age or abilities, you might adjust the speed of connecting.

Competing as teams encourages everyone to help one another and fosters cooperation.

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Passing a ball using towels

Exciting! Recreation Using a Towel and Ball [Brain-Training Exercises for Seniors]

Let’s do a lively recreation activity using towels and a ball.

First, have the older adults sit facing each other, each holding a towel with a ball placed on top.

Since the ball rolls easily, adjusting balance is important.

Coordinate your movements with your partner and smoothly pass the ball onto the towel of the person next to you.

The suspense will keep everyone on edge—in the best way—so it’s sure to be a hit.

Because it’s a cooperative game where everyone works together to keep the ball moving, it will also help deepen relationships among the older participants.

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Team battles included! Let’s search for the letters together.

Short-Stay Hidamari no Koubouan ★ Word Search Game! Were you able to find 21 of them?

There’s also a word-hunting game everyone can work on together.

The idea is to search the facility for slips of paper with words on them and then rearrange them to form several new words.

That way, it’s exercise for the body as well as the mind.

It could get exciting as a solo challenge or a team competition.

In team mode, it can also be a good opportunity for participants to bond with each other.

If you have enough space, definitely give it a try.

By the way, aiming for around five words to create seems like a good balance—not too few and not too many.

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Goldfish Game

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At festival stalls, there’s usually a goldfish scooping game, right? Besides scooping, here’s a fun game that uses goldfish as the theme.

Two people hold the ends of a face towel, and place a goldfish plushie or a crafted goldfish on the towel.

While shaking the towel, they toss the goldfish into a basket that’s been set up in advance.

Assign points based on the size of the basket and the distance to the basket.

This innovative goldfish game should be enjoyable for older adults as well.

It also seems like it would be exciting to play as teams.

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Baton relay

Spring Sports Day II: “Baton Relay”

Competitive events are a big draw at sports festivals, but activities that everyone completes together are also popular.

The baton relay introduced here is one where older adults cooperate by threading a baton onto a string and passing it along.

Split into two teams, participants enjoy seeing how many times each team can pass the baton.

Through the act of passing it back and forth, a sense of unity develops and communication skills deepen.

Moreover, the feeling of accomplishment from successfully passing the baton leads to positive experiences and can help elevate mood.

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