Activities perfect for July for seniors: Introducing games and recreational options

Shadow picture quiz

[Senior Brain Training Silhouette Quiz] Shadow Play Story 3 – Perfect for senior care activities and brain training, by Fukukuru

How about a shadow-picture guessing quiz themed around the Tanabata season? You can change the prompts with each season to capture its distinctive atmosphere, and it also works well as a brain teaser.

It would be good to prepare pieces made of thick paper with the front painted black and drawings on the back.

After guessing all the shadow pictures, you could plan the next step—like creating a story using them—so a single idea can provide extended recreation.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Can you read it? A summer seasonal word.

Kayaribi: a summer-season word in haiku! If you can read all the kanji, you’re in the top 10%.

Among older adults, many may enjoy haiku as a hobby.

For them, we recommend a kanji quiz on summer kigo (seasonal words).

Kigo are indispensable in haiku as words that express the seasons.

Many of them are difficult terms that aren’t often used in everyday life, so even very knowledgeable seniors may find themselves scratching their heads.

That’s exactly why they’re perfect for brain training! It’s fine if you couldn’t answer a word the first time—if you can answer it when you try the quiz again after some time, you’re doing great.

Try composing summer haiku using the summer kigo you learned from the quiz.

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SAKI

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Odd one out quiz

Spot the Difference <Summer Festival Edition> Brain Training in 10 Minutes! Which one is the only different item? [Focus | Memory | Dementia Prevention | Anti-Aging | Odd One Out] #89

This is a task where you look at a table filled with similar items and try to find the hidden odd one out.

How you direct your gaze across the table is important too, and it helps develop concentration, observation skills, and spatial awareness.

The refreshing feeling you get when you notice the difference is another enjoyable point and a key factor in activating the brain.

The more items are depicted and the smaller the differences, the more concentration is required, and the greater the expected brain-training effect.

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kappamaki

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Brain training with a summer quiz

[For Senior Care Facilities • Brain Training] Summer has arrived! 🌞 Let’s do some brain training with summer quizzes!!!

We would like to introduce a perfect idea for summer recreation: “Brain Training with a Summer Quiz.” This activity features quizzes themed around summer-related foods, seasonal traditions, and old customs, helping participants recall memories and stimulate their brains by thinking and chatting pleasantly with others.

By preparing questions that aren’t too difficult and are easy for anyone to join, it becomes an activity that can be enjoyed regardless of the number of participants.

Working in groups can spark interaction and create a time full of smiles.

It’s an intellectual pastime that lets you forget the summer heat and have fun.

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kojifumi

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Festival Quiz

[For Senior Facilities • Brain Training] Brain training with a quiz on Japan’s iconic summer festivals! Use three hints to find the answer! 8 questions 🍉

With helpful hints, it’s easy to join in! Here are some ideas for a festival quiz.

In Japan, there are famous festivals held in the summer.

This time, let’s try a festival quiz where you use hints to figure out the answer.

For example, there’s a question that shows three hints: “streamers,” “kusudama,” and “Miyagi Prefecture.” Some of you might know the correct answer right away from those clues.

There are a total of eight festival quiz questions, so be sure to give them a try!