[May Health Topic] Introducing recreational activities for seniors!

Rice Planting Game

[Seasonal Care Activity] Rice Planting Game!!

Around May, it’s the season when rice planting becomes more common.

If you live near rice paddies, you can enjoy the sight of fields turning green with newly planted rice.

Let’s bring that scenery to life with a rice-planting game designed for seniors.

These days, rice planting is usually done with machines.

However, in this game, players “plant” felt pieces instead of rice seedlings by hand.

Prepare a cardboard board with round holes cut out to represent the rice field.

The person who plants the most felt “rice” into the holes wins.

Playing this rice-planting game may help some seniors recall their memories of planting rice in the past.

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Nakajima Junko

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tea party

[Reiwa 4 – New Year Tea Gathering] Warakuen Nursing Home, 5th Floor Assembly Room

A tea party enjoyed as a recreation can deepen communication and create a relaxed atmosphere.

Let’s have fun chatting about whatever you like while enjoying sweets and tea.

It’s recommended to cut soft tea sweets into easy-to-eat pieces in advance.

For drinks, prepare options such as coffee, green tea, and black tea according to participants’ preferences so they can choose easily.

Also, by arranging table positions and other details with consideration—so that people using wheelchairs, for example, can participate comfortably—everyone may enjoy the event even more.

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Nail and hand treatment

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Have you taken a close look at your mother’s hands lately? She’s worked and done housework every day while raising you with all her heart.

The life she’s built up shows in her hands.

In honor of Mother’s Day, let’s show our everyday gratitude by giving her hands some care.

Use oil to massage her hands and boost circulation.

Then apply cream to moisturize, and finish with a nail buffer to care for her nails.

They’ll shine so much it may surprise her.

It’s nothing elaborate, but through the touch of hand to hand, your feelings will be conveyed.

She’ll surely be delighted.

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Carnations made of felt

[Handmade for Mother's Day] Felt Carnation — carnation

Carnations are a flower famously given for Mother’s Day.

Why not try making one by hand to express your gratitude? You’ll need red and green felt and some wire.

First, make the flower.

Prepare a strip of red felt cut lengthwise, and snip it so it’s divided into eight sections.

Trim the cut sections into wavy edges to shape them.

Thread a string through the uncut edge and pull it tight.

As it gathers, pinch it with wire and sew it together with the flower.

Make three of these and bundle them, then wrap them with a larger flower piece.

Use green felt to create the calyx and leaves, gather the wires, and secure them with tape.

You now have a heartfelt carnation that will never wilt.

Give it a try!

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Caregiving Exercise “Tea Picking”

[Elderly Care Exercise] Tea Picking

Hachijūhachi-ya refers to the 88th day counting from Risshun (the first day of spring in the traditional calendar).

Since ancient times, it has been used as a guideline for starting agricultural work such as tea picking and rice planting.

This time, we will introduce an exercise set to the music of “Chatumi” (Tea Picking).

First, let’s check your body movements as a warm-up.

The motions follow the lyrics, so they’re easy to remember.

If you do it to the music, don’t forget the rhythmic claps at key points.

At first, you may find yourself focused on the movements, but once you get used to them, you can enjoy various variations, such as changing the tempo or doing it while singing.

Performing multiple activities at the same time—moving your body while thinking and singing—can also be expected to have brain-training benefits, making it recommended as a recreational activity in senior care facilities.

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Mother’s Day Exercise

[Senior Recreation] May 10 – Mother's Day Exercise

In honor of Mother’s Day, we’re introducing Mother’s Day exercises that use the body and mouth.

In the body exercise, you use your hands and feet to form the characters for “Mother’s Day.” It can be done while seated, making it easy to try.

In the oral exercise, say the words “Mother’s Day” while opening your mouth wide to work the muscles around the mouth.

By placing your hand on your abdomen as you speak, you can focus on your breathing as well, which provides a healthy stimulus.

Please give it a try!

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bubble foot bath

[Demo] Refresh your feet at the bedside! How to do a foaming foot bath

Here’s a foam foot bath you can do at the bedside.

It cleans effectively and can also help you relax.

Put some body soap, etc., into a plastic bag and whip it up to make foam.

Place one foot into the foamy bag and wash it as if giving a massage.

When you’re done, wipe off the foam with a wet towel, then dry thoroughly with a dry towel—that’s it.

It’s especially useful on days when taking a bath is difficult, so give this foam foot bath a try.

Applying a moisturizer at the end can also help prevent dryness.

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