[May Health Topic] Introducing recreational activities for seniors!

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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Balloon holder bag with a string

Recreation for seniors – Everyone’s cooperation is needed! Fun while sitting! Put the balloon in with a string #SeniorRecreation #Recreation #PreventiveCare

Here’s a string-and-balloon game that’s sure to liven up spring events and gatherings.

Have several older adults sit in chairs facing each other, each holding one end of a string so that paired participants are connected and keep the string taut.

By moving the string up and down or sliding it side to side, they work together to carry a balloon to the goal.

Cooperation is key in this game.

Because participants call out to each other as they play, it naturally encourages communication as well.

A game where you make parody versions of the song Tulips

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This activity involves taking the lyrics of Tulips, a classic spring children’s song, dividing them into blocks by character count, and then changing the words in each block.

Which part each person is responsible for is determined by a game using a target marked with numbers, and from there, participants come up with words that match the specified character count.

As long as the number matches, any words are acceptable; however, if you have everyone think of words with a spring theme, it should help them focus more deeply on the language.

Once all the blocks are filled, everyone sings the new lyrics together and checks whether the sound and flow feel pleasant.

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Nail and hand treatment

We provided caregiving beauty services, including hand treatments and nails♪ Everyone’s beauty doubled♡ #short #elderly #youtubeshorts #shorts #beauty

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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Poodle Arrangement

[Senior Recreation] Poodle Arrangement Made with Tissue Paper (May, Spring) — How to Make

May has Mother’s Day.

Some older adults may have received carnations or given them as gifts.

Here is a craft using tissue paper with a carnation theme.

Fold the tissue paper in an accordion style, bundle it, and you’ll make a carnation.

You can also arrange the tissue paper carnation into the shape of a poodle.

It’s a cute project that older adults are likely to enjoy as they make it.

Working while seated in a chair, they may also find it sparks conversation and helps build connections with those around them.

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ball rec

Senior Brain-Training Exercises: Ball-Based Recreation for Preventive Care

Recreational activities that use soft, lightweight balls are recommended for older adults.

Throwing and catching the ball engages various physical and sensory abilities such as muscle strength, grip strength, and dynamic visual acuity.

Simply touching a ball that can roll or be squeezed is also enjoyable for its tactile feel.

This is said to have beneficial effects on the brain as well.

There are ball-based activities that can be done while seated in a chair, making them accessible to many seniors.

Have the participants sit in a circle and pass the ball forward and backward.

If someone can stand steadily, have them walk to the side and hand the ball to the person next to them.

This helps improve core balance.

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