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For Seniors: Enjoy the Rainy Season—Event Ideas Perfect for June

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June often brings rainy weather and many dull, overcast days, doesn’t it?

Older adults may also find it hard to lift their spirits and may be reluctant to move their bodies.

So this time, we’re sharing some event ideas recommended for June.

We’ve gathered events you can do indoors without worrying about the weather, as well as recreational activities that allow seniors to move gently without strain.

Events tied to June observances like Father’s Day and Wagashi Day sound fun, too.

On the occasional sunny day, it could be enjoyable to go for a walk to spot seasonal plants and animals—like hydrangeas and snails—that you can only appreciate now.

Even the gloom that comes with the rainy season can turn into smiles.

We hope everyone has fun together and that the facility feels brighter and cheerier.

[For Seniors] Enjoy the Rainy Season: Perfect Event Ideas for June (1–10)

Oral exercises before meals

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Oral exercises before meals

June 4–10 is Dental and Oral Health Week.

Its aims include spreading accurate knowledge about dental and oral health and helping people establish proper habits for preventing cavities and periodontal disease.

During Dental and Oral Health Week, why not try some oral exercises while adding a few fun facts, such as ways to extend the lifespan of your teeth? Try exercises that move your lips and your tongue.

Oral exercises also help stimulate saliva production.

Saliva has antibacterial properties and helps clean the mouth, so increasing saliva makes it harder for cavity-causing and periodontal bacteria to remain in the mouth.

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Make a summer greeting card

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Make a summer greeting card

As soon as June passes and July begins, we reach Shōsho, the time when people start sending summer greeting cards (shochū-mimai).

Shōsho usually falls around July 7 each year, and the period for sending shochū-mimai lasts until about August 7, the day before the start of autumn (Risshū).

So how about a recreational activity in June where you make shochū-mimai? With a few ideas—like writing with a brush pen or using stamps carved from erasers—you can create lovely greeting cards.

You could send the finished cards to family members or facility staff.

It’s a recreation that brings a sense of the approaching summer.

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Father’s Day Izakaya

Father’s Day event: “Izakaya Casa Platina” #shorts

Father’s Day Izakaya

Many senior and welfare facilities likely hold Father’s Day-themed recreation and events.

Here are some ideas for fun, familiar Father’s Day activities.

Since it’s a day to celebrate dads, try decorating the room with an izakaya (Japanese pub) vibe.

Hanging noren curtains and red lanterns will help set the mood.

You can also post a paper menu for snacks and drinks so people can order what they like.

In a lively, pub-like setting, some seniors may recall memories from their days working at a company or times spent with family.

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[For Seniors] Enjoy the rainy season: Perfect event ideas for June (11–20)

Hydrangea jelly

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Hydrangea jelly

Some of you may be thinking about incorporating foods unique to June into your recreations or events.

In that case, I’d like to suggest hydrangea jelly.

You top a milk jelly base with jellies in colors like light blue and purple that evoke hydrangeas.

The finished dessert looks like a hydrangea, and when you eat it, you can enjoy the contrast of the two different jellies.

The method is basically the same as making regular jelly, so it’s an easy way to savor a sense of the season.

It’s also lovely to enjoy hydrangea jelly while looking at real hydrangeas.

Try making it together and enjoy how delicious it is!

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Hydrangea wreath making

[Simple ✨ Just Stick It On] How to Make a Hydrangea Wreath 💐 [Tissue Paper & Origami] June Decoration | How to make paper hydrangea wreath. Paper flower.

Hydrangea wreath making

Here’s how to make a charming wreath featuring the soft hues of hydrangeas that brighten early summer.

First, cut tissue paper into 5-centimeter squares and fold each one in half twice.

Draw a line to create rounded petals, cut along the line with scissors, then unfold.

Next, apply glue to the tip of a toothpick, press it firmly into the center of the flower, and pinch the petals.

Make many of these flowers.

Finally, create a wreath base from construction paper and glue the flowers on so there are no gaps.

Your vibrant, soothing hydrangea wreath is complete—give it a try!

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Making teru teru bozu dolls with tissue paper

[100-Yen Shop Craft] Teru Teru Bozu Made with Tissue Paper – A Seasonal Symbol of Japan’s Rainy June

Making teru teru bozu dolls with tissue paper

Here’s a perfect rainy-season craft: making a teru-teru bozu out of tissue paper.

Prepare a toy golf ball, tissue paper, wire, felt-tip pens, and round stickers.

Create the teru-teru bozu’s face using the golf ball, adding eyes and a nose with the round stickers and felt-tip pens.

Stack several sheets of tissue paper and open them one by one, then wrap wire around the center.

For the outfit, prepare three colors of tissue paper, cut them into squares, fold them like a napkin and then in half, trace a guide with a pencil, and cut along the line with scissors.

When you open it, it will be flower-shaped.

Make the remaining two tissue papers the same way.

Thread the three flower-shaped tissue papers onto the wire, glue them together, and then thread the pre-holed face onto the wire to finish.

Adding original decorations like ribbons or stickers would make it even cuter.

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Pseudo curling

Today's rec: 'Nanchatte Curling' (Mock/Just-for-fun Curling)

Pseudo curling

Here’s a sit-down, casual curling-style game you can enjoy.

Participants sit in chairs and hold a stick.

Use the stick to push a wheeled cart so it slides along a curling-style course.

Beforehand, write point values on the floor to set the targets.

Compete to see how many points you can score.

It’s best to write the target numbers large so they’re easy to see.

Since players only need to push the wheeled cart, even those with less strength can join in, making it a game everyone can enjoy.

Please play within comfortable limits so you can enjoy it safely!

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