[For Seniors] Enjoy July! Easy and Fun Snack Activities
July is the season when it gets hotter and hotter, isn’t it?
Older adults may also crave something cool to eat when hot days continue.
In summer, many people lose their appetite but can still eat sweets, don’t you think?
Also, since July includes events like Tanabata, Pear Day, and summer festivals, it’s a great idea to make snacks that match these occasions.
In this article, we’ll introduce easy snack activity ideas recommended for July.
We’ve put together a wide range—from nostalgic treats you might remember from food stalls to snacks that may feel new and unusual for older adults.
If you’re struggling to come up with snack activities, be sure to use this as a reference!
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[For Seniors] Enjoy July! Simple, Fun Snack Activities (1–10)
Traditional Japanese sweets for Tanabata
How about serving some cool-looking Tanabata wagashi for a snack activity? The blue agar, inspired by the Milky Way, is beautiful and lets you feel the Tanabata vibe at a glance! Dissolve powdered agar in water, bring it to a boil, then add granulated sugar and pour it into a mold.
Next, add blue food coloring to represent the Milky Way and create a marbling effect with a bamboo skewer.
Top with silver dragées, chill until set, and the agar layer is done! For the filling, using store-bought white bean paste makes it even easier.
A wagashi-making experience is sure to be a great, stimulating activity for older adults!
Strawberry and banana gelato
For July’s snack activity, let’s make some refreshing gelato! The fruits we’ll use this time are strawberries and bananas.
Remove the stems from the strawberries and slice the bananas into rounds, then put them in a zipper bag and freeze.
Once slightly chopped, place them in a food processor with sweetened condensed milk and soy milk, and blend.
Adjust the taste by adding more soy milk and condensed milk while checking the consistency and sweetness.
When smooth, transfer to a container and chill in the freezer again until firm.
Serve the gelato with strawberries and bananas in a dish, and it’s ready.
If you warm your spoon or disher beforehand, it will scoop more easily.
Watermelon sherbet
Watermelon sherbet is perfect for hot summer days and is highly recommended as a snack activity in senior care facilities! The ingredients are watermelon, sugar, lemon juice, and chocolate chips.
Use a spoon to scoop the watermelon into bite-sized pieces and remove the seeds.
Put the watermelon, lemon juice, and sugar into a zip-top bag and knead it by hand.
When freezing, the key is to lay the bag flat on a tray! Spreading it thin helps it freeze faster and makes it easy to crumble by hand.
Once it’s fully chilled and set, break it up by hand and serve in bowls.
Finish by decorating with chocolate chips to look like seeds, and it’s ready! It’s very easy to make, and there’s no washing up to do, which is a nice bonus.
Give it a try!
[For Seniors] Enjoy July! Simple and Fun Snack Activities (11–20)
Peach compote jelly
Let’s make a refreshing-looking Peach Compote Jelly using peaches that are in season in July! Keeping the skin on, use a knife to score the peach as if you were halving it.
There’s a large pit in the center, so when your knife hits the pit, rotate the peach all the way around while keeping the blade against it.
This will let you remove the pit cleanly and easily.
Simmer the peach, skin on, for about 6 minutes, then remove the skin when you take it out of the pot.
Add gelatin to the remaining poaching liquid, chill in the refrigerator until set, and it’s ready.
This cute pink peach compote jelly is a treat that will help you enjoy and beat the summer heat!
watermelon jelly
When you think of summer fruits for hot days, many people think of watermelon.
Let’s try making a jelly using watermelon! It looks just like the real thing, so older adults are sure to love it too.
Make the rind jelly with agar, granulated sugar, water, and melon-flavored shaved ice syrup.
Use a chocolate pen to draw seed patterns inside a container, pour in the jelly, and refrigerate.
Next, make the white part of the rind the same way, pour it into the container, and let it set.
Finally, blend watermelon into a juice and combine it with agar and granulated sugar to make the watermelon jelly.
Pour it into the mold, chill until set, and it’s done.
Shaved ice making
Making shaved ice is perfect for a hot and humid summer.
First, prepare a shaved ice machine and a few kinds of syrup.
Then let everyone enjoy watching the ice being shaved.
Next, pick a favorite syrup and pour it on—this part is exciting and fun, too.
After that, it’s finally time to dig in.
You can savor the delicious taste or get carried away reminiscing about summer memories! Adding some toppings can make it even more fun.
Hydrangea Panna Cotta
Let me introduce you to Hydrangea Panna Cotta, a beautiful dessert that sparkles like hydrangea flowers.
First, make the panna cotta: heat and stir together milk, heavy cream, and sugar, then add gelatin and vanilla extract.
Once fully dissolved, pour into cups and chill in the refrigerator.
Next, make the sparkling jelly.
Heat water, butterfly pea flowers, sugar, and gelatin, and dissolve well.
Divide into two bowls; add lemon juice to one of them.
The color will change to a beautiful purple.
After chilling in the refrigerator, top the panna cotta with the sparkling jelly, and it’s ready to serve.
This is a great recommendation for a summer snack activity at senior care facilities.
