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[For Seniors] June-Themed Activities: Recommended Recreation and Game Collection
We’d like to introduce some June-perfect recreational activities for seniors.
June is the rainy season in Japan.
Since it’s hard to go outside, many people tend to become inactive.
We’ve gathered recommended activities and games for times like these.
Why not enjoy the rainy season with flowers, creatures, and items associated with the monsoon? We also recommend choosing indoor activities that allow for gentle exercise to help prevent a lack of physical activity.
Let’s lift everyone’s spirits and have fun together, even on rainy days.
For Seniors: June-Themed Activities. Recommended Recreation and Game Collection (1–10)
Making a teru-teru bozu
Many seniors may have made a teru teru bozu at least once when they were little.
If you have grandchildren, try making one together and pray for sunny weather tomorrow.
All you need is tissue paper, a rubber band, and a marker.
Let’s make some in advance now to prepare for the rainy season in June!
Snail race
The recreation activity for seniors, “Pull It with Your Feet! Snail Race,” is a game where participants sit in chairs with a sports towel laid out at their feet, place a plastic bottle with a drawing of a snail on the end of the towel, and use their feet to reel the towel in without knocking the bottle over.
The person who reels it in the fastest wins, and anyone who knocks over the bottle with the snail drawing is disqualified.
Each person needs only a small amount of space, so it can be enjoyed without taking up much room.
It also serves as training for lower-limb muscle control.
Quiz related to June
Let’s try brain training you can tackle like a game! Here are some quiz ideas related to June.
Some people might think brain training sounds difficult, but these are ideas you can enjoy casually with a game-like feel! This time, let’s activate your brain with quizzes about June.
The quizzes include photo questions, trivia, and hard-to-read kanji.
You can take your time at your own pace, or team up with people around you.
There seem to be plenty of ways to enjoy it.
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?
June association brain training
Let’s try an association game using a whiteboard or sketchbook! Here are some brain-training association game ideas related to June.
What comes to mind when you think of June? First, write down your ideas on a whiteboard, sketchbook, or notebook.
Next, choose one word from your list, and then think of other words that start with the same initial letter as the word you chose.
If you specify the number of letters, the difficulty increases and it gets more exciting.
Give it a try!
Food-color tie-dye (fold-dyeing)
“Food coloring fold-dyeing” is a recreational activity where you use food coloring and a clear file folder to dye washi paper.
It’s perfect for rainy days at home, especially during the rainy season.
Fold the paper into a triangle and dye the corners with food coloring to create beautifully geometric patterns.
Sandwich the dyed paper inside a clear folder and step on it to press in the color—this can even double as a little foot workout.
Buy pink, blue, and yellow food coloring, and by mixing the three you can make a variety of colors like green, purple, and brown.
Since you’re using food coloring, it’s safe even if a bit accidentally gets in the mouth.
footbath
June 26 is “Open-Air Bath Day” in Japanese wordplay.
Since enjoying an outdoor hot spring can be a bit of a hurdle, how about everyone trying a “footbath” instead? For older adults, have them stay seated in a chair and prepare warm water in a bucket or washbasin so they can enjoy a footbath.
If they move while their feet are still wet, there’s a risk of slipping, so make sure they dry their feet thoroughly before standing up.
Even soaking just the feet makes you feel toasty warm, and gradually your whole body warms up and you’ll feel wonderful.
Frog Hop-Hop Showdown
When the rainy season arrives, something you see more of is frogs! Here’s a fun game you can play using frogs.
Don’t worry—we won’t be using real frogs, so even those who aren’t fond of them can join in.
All you need is an origami frog and a container like a box or a basket.
Make sure to fold the type of origami frog that can jump.
Once you’re ready, the game begins! Compete to see how many frogs you can launch into the box within the time limit.
Just a heads-up: if your frogs aren’t folded well, they won’t jump properly, so be careful!
Balloon Home Run Game
June 19 is Baseball Day, you know.
Did you know that? In honor of the day, how about trying a balloon home run game? In this activity, you place a balloon on a tee and hit it far with a sponge bat.
It gets even more exciting if you set rules like “It’s a home run if it goes this far,” or “It’s a hit if it lands in this box.” By the way, the larger the balloon, the farther it tends to fly.
Prepare balloons of a good size and let everyone rack up home runs!
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.