[For Seniors] From Games to Crafts: A Complete Guide to Paper Cup Recreational Activities

Number Cop

[Elderly (Day Service/Nursing Home) Indoor Recreation] Using Paper Cups: “Number Cups”

The “Number Cups” game is played by matching the numbers written on paper cups with the numbers written on paper.

Memorizing the numbers serves as brain training, and picking up and placing the cups can help train the arms and hands.

You can enjoy it alone, but turning it into a head-to-head match would make it even more exciting.

It’s a simple game, and that’s exactly the point.

To make brain training more effective, it’s said that “continuing regularly” is important.

Plus, when it’s fun, it motivates you to think, “Next, I want to try that too.” Please give the Number Cups activity we introduced here a try.

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Bamboo Shoot Digging Game

Recreation for seniors: Sit-down paper cup bamboo shoot-digging game #SeniorRecreation #CareRecreation #PaperCups

It’s a game where you use a stick with a paper cup attached to the end to stack and pick up paper cups with bamboo shoots drawn on them, and compete for speed.

The key to successfully picking up the bamboo shoots is to fit the cup on the stick perfectly over the target cup, so your stick control is put to the test.

If you do it well, you can stack multiple cups, so strategy matters—do you carefully stack and grab a bunch at once, or focus on speed and collect them one by one? The longer the stick, the harder it is to control, so adjusting the stick length is also a recommended way to set the difficulty.

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Paper cup drop

Insanely Hard Paper Cup Drop lol [Senior Recreation]

Here’s a game using paper cups.

Line up the paper cups in a row.

Use the lined-up cups as targets and have older adults throw a ball at them from a short distance away.

Depending on where you set up the cups, the goal is to throw the ball so that the cups tip over or fall to the floor.

Even if they don’t hit the cups perfectly, it’s likely to spark laughter and provide a nice change of pace.

It can also encourage conversation with others and help expand social interaction among older adults.

Paper cups are sold at 100-yen shops, so preparation is easy.

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kaleidoscope

[Paper Cup Craft] Super Easy! How to Make a Colorful Kaleidoscope [Ashitaba Channel]

A kaleidoscope offers a magical experience where a glittering, beautiful world keeps changing just by peering into a tube.

You can actually make one with a paper cup.

Here’s an easy kaleidoscope idea.

First, cut out the bottom of a paper cup and apply double-sided tape around the top rim.

Stick pieces of cellophane in various colors onto the tape.

Replace the cut-out bottom with tracing paper.

Then point the cellophane side toward a light source like a fluorescent lamp, and—like magic!—you’ll see a lovely world where beautiful lights blend together.

Give it a try!

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Cup stacking (with paper cups)

Recreation for seniors – super easy, can be done with one hand! Paper cup knockdown

This is a “knock down the paper cups” game you can play with one hand.

Use a stick and a ball made from newspaper to knock over paper cups.

Attach a string to the newspaper stick and tie the newspaper ball to the string.

Aim at the paper cups placed on the floor and swing the hanging ball to knock them down.

Recreational games also help relieve stress.

With this game, you can have fun while blowing off steam and refreshing your mind.

Since you use your arm, it’s an easy way to try some light training.

Because it can be enjoyed with one hand, it’s also recommended for people with hemiparesis.

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combined paper cup

Senior recreation · cooperate together · exciting/engaging · combined paper cups

Here’s an introduction to a recreational activity called “Combining Paper Cups.” Prepare one rubber band with several strings tied to it.

Using the rubber band setup, pick up a paper cup and stack it onto another.

Adjust the rubber band by pulling or loosening the strings.

It’s a fun game that also provides gentle arm exercise, making it highly recommended.

Because it’s done with several people, it naturally encourages cooperation and interaction, which helps promote communication.

Talking with others also stimulates the brain, offering potential brain-training benefits.

The interaction itself becomes something to look forward to and can help you feel more lively and positive each day.

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Paper Cup Sumo

Aim for yokozuna! We tried the flapping paper-cup sumo game (=ﾟωﾟ)ﾉ

There’s a game called paper sumo, where you play with paper wrestlers.

Some older adults may have played it at least once.

Using paper cups and a fan, you can try a different version.

Divide the tabletop in half to set territories, and place paper cups as the wrestlers.

The wrestlers move using the force of air when you flap the fan.

Since it’s sumo, if a wrestler falls off the tabletop ring, they lose.

Flapping the fan back and forth will surely liven up the recreation.

It’s a game where you can almost hear the chant, “Nokotta, nokotta!”

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