Seniors will love it! A roundup of popular events

Everyday Birthday Rec

Everyday-usable 🎂 Birthday Activities 🎂 [Recreation for Seniors]

Let me introduce some go-to, everyday birthday activities for when you’re not sure what to do.

Using tissue paper, have the participants make flowers and stems and present them to the birthday person.

When everyone has given theirs, it turns into a beautiful bouquet! For the Flappy Game, make a big candle and use a cardboard box as a pretend cake.

Cut small circles in the centers of pieces of tissue paper and fit them onto the candle.

When you fan them with a uchiwa (hand fan), the tissue paper floats upward like the candle has been lit—great fun to watch.

In the “Roll to Get a Present” game, you roll two golf balls into holes; getting the strength just right is the key.

All of these are seated, safe, and exciting games that everyone can enjoy.

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Caregiving Exercise: The Apple Song

[Elderly Care Exercise] The Apple Song

May is the season when we feel warmth and a refreshing breeze, isn’t it? The pleasant weather may inspire some older adults to get moving.

So let’s do some seated exercises suitable for elder care.

We’ll move along to the lyrics of “Ringo no Uta,” the first big hit song after the war.

If it’s a familiar song for older adults, it should make it easier to engage in the exercises.

Be sure to enjoy exercising while singing together.

Some older adults may find themselves humming the nostalgic lyrics and recalling fond memories.

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Tea Picking Rec

[May Recommended Activity] Tea Picking Activity for Brain Activation + Upper Limb Strength Training

From late April to early May is said to be the season for picking the first tea leaves.

Some older adults may enjoy fresh new tea.

For a May activity, how about a recreation set to the children’s song “Chatsumi” (Tea Picking)? Place long, thin strips of newspaper in a box and use sticks to scoop them up as if picking tea leaves.

Having older adults help cut the newspapers into long strips also provides fine motor training for their fingertips.

Doing this while singing or listening to “Chatsumi” can help them feel the season.

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Spring Tea Gathering: At Okayama's Special Nursing Homes Nishi-Umi-so and Kenro-en

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.

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Recreation for Seniors – Easy to Prepare! Even Same-Day! 7 Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day) Activities

When we think of March, we think of Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day), don’t we? Many nursing care facilities likely hold Hinamatsuri events.

So this time, we’re sharing “Hinamatsuri recreation” ideas that are recommended even for busy staff.

Events and recreational activities can sometimes require time-consuming preparation, like making things in advance.

However, there are also activities you can prepare on the day.

With a little creativity, you can have fun with activities like rolling up newspaper into balls or playing a Daruma-otoshi-style game using stacked tissue boxes.

For activities that do require advance preparation, try reusing items you’ve made before or using familiar recyclable materials like milk cartons.

We hope you’ll use these ideas to enjoy a wonderful time with older adults.

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