For Seniors: Enjoy the Rainy Season—Event Ideas Perfect for June
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.
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For Seniors: Enjoy the Rainy Season—Perfect Event Ideas for June (21–30)
Song Exercise: Frog Chorus
Let’s try some exercises using a familiar rainy-season children’s song! Here are ideas for a sing-and-move activity with “The Frog Chorus.” Many of you may have played it as a round before.
This time, let’s try a recreation that can also be used for music therapy, brain training, and as a form of exercise.
At first, it’s fine just to be present in the activity space.
Once you feel more comfortable, you can start by only singing, or only doing the exercises… It would be great if interest gradually grows step by step.
Song Exercise: Snail
You can use it even in the little breaks between activities! Here are some ideas for a sing-and-exercise routine using “Snail.” Isn’t the children’s song “Snail” one that everyone has heard before? Let’s enjoy the rainy season with song and exercise.
Singing out loud can really clear your mind! And by adding simple movements, you’ll likely stimulate both the brain and the body.
It’s okay if you mess up the choreography.
You can easily try it while making your own adjustments, so be sure to give it a go.
[For Seniors] Enjoy the Rainy Season: Perfect Event Ideas for June (31–40)
Hydrangea walk
Let’s seize a break in the clouds and go for a walk! Here are some ideas for strolls where you can enjoy hydrangeas.
The rainy season brings lots of showers, but there are also moments when the sky suddenly clears, right? When that happens, why not head out for a walk to see the beautifully blooming hydrangeas? Hydrangeas are at their best during the rainy season, and their blues, purples, pinks, and whites are soothing to the soul.
Plus, getting some fresh air and sunlight helps your body release serotonin, often called the “happiness hormone.”
June sing-along
Fun recreations using Showa-era pop and children’s songs! Here are some ideas for June sing-along activities.
What songs come to mind when you think of ones you feel attached to? Remembering nostalgic tunes and the events associated with them stimulates the parts of the brain responsible for memory.
This time, let’s try a sing-along activity that can also help relieve stress.
The act of recalling lyrics and melodies may help prevent dementia, too.
Before you know it, singing will bring out lots of smiles.
8 Recommended Picks for June: Preventive Care Exercises
Combine brain training with exercises and move your body while having fun! Here are 8 recommended picks for June.
We’ll share ideas for preventive care exercises.
June is the rainy season in Japan.
With all the rain, we tend to go out less, but let’s keep our minds and bodies energized with brain-training exercises you can enjoy indoors! Rainy days are the perfect chance to move with a smile.
The video introduces eight different exercises.
Some of them incorporate household chores and everyday movements, so why not give them a try?
Hydrangea fan making
When it gets hot, you can’t help but want a uchiwa fan! How about making one by hand? Since it’s the rainy season, why not design it with hydrangeas, the flowers commonly seen in June? In the video, fabric is used to shape the petals and stick them onto the fan, but you could also draw them, make hydrangeas with origami, or even attach real flowers like pressed blossoms! And as we head into the height of summer, a design featuring summer flowers could be great too.
Olympic Quiz
June for the Olympics? You might think so, but June 23 is the day the International Olympic Committee was founded in Paris in 1948, and it’s recognized worldwide as Olympic Day.
How about celebrating Olympic Day with an “Olympic Quiz” featuring trivia about the Olympics and relatable sports moments? In addition to the sports everyone knows well, the Olympics let us enjoy lesser-seen, more niche sports too.
It could be fun to put together quizzes from a variety of sports.
