[For Seniors] Lively! Entertainment Ideas for New Year’s Parties
With the New Year upon us, some staff members at senior care facilities are likely planning New Year’s parties.
Are you perhaps racking your brains over what entertainment to prepare?
What kinds of activities would delight the elderly residents?
This time, we’ll introduce nostalgic New Year’s games and simple exercises set to New Year’s songs.
Classic New Year’s pastimes can spark memories and get people sharing stories from the old days.
Let’s liven up the New Year’s gathering and make it a fitting event to kick off a fresh year with joy.
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[For Seniors] Crowd-Pleasing! New Year’s Party Performances (31–40)
Shopping Boogie
“Kaimono Boogie” was released in 1950 (Showa 25) and became a big hit.
Many seniors have probably heard it, haven’t they? It has also been covered by many artists up to the present day.
With its cheerful, lively melody, just listening to “Kaimono Boogie” makes your heart feel light.
Why not have the staff put on a dance performance to the song? If you dress up like a housewife going shopping, wearing an apron, it’ll be perfect.
Both men and women can get into character as housewives and perform the dance for a fun birthday party.
It’s sure to satisfy the seniors as well.
tea party
A tea gathering is an event where guests are entertained with tea, and it’s often associated with being held in harmony with each season.
This concept hosts the tea gathering with the current season as its theme, inviting guests to gently sense the transition of the seasons.
Seasonal sweets and surrounding decorations are key points for conveying the time of year, so let’s be attentive not only to how the tea is prepared but also to these details.
It’s also recommended to recreate tea ceremony etiquette as much as possible, and for those with experience, to have them try preparing the tea themselves.
Karaoke Contest
Karaoke is a classic activity that livens up any event—whether you’re singing or listening, everyone can share in the fun.
You’re free to choose any song, but try to pick ones that everyone can enjoy together.
Some people can sing without looking at anything, but singing while reading the lyrics lets you coordinate seeing and singing at the same time, which helps stimulate the brain.
If the listeners join in by clapping along to the beat, it enhances the overall enjoyment, so that’s highly recommended too.
In conclusion
We’ve put together ideas that seniors can enjoy safely and have fun with.
There are plenty of nostalgic New Year’s games—like Fukuwarai, Hanetsuki, and Karuta—that almost everyone played at least once in childhood.
Also, as people get older, some may find it difficult to go out.
For those individuals, how about making a handmade shrine torii gate and holding a “first shrine visit” recreation activity? We hope the New Year’s party will be a wonderful start to the year.