[For Seniors] June-Themed Activities: Recommended Recreation and Game Collection

Shoo Away Game

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Let’s play a fun game using balls made from crumpled paper.

It’s called the “Shoo-It-Away Game.” Crumple up sheets of paper or newspaper into balls and place them in a horizontal line in the center of the table.

Before you start, put a strip of tape across the middle of the table to mark the center line.

This tape divides the table into your side and your opponent’s side.

When the game begins, use your hands to push the paper balls into your opponent’s territory on the opposite side.

The rules are simple, but it sounds like it could get exciting.

If you make the paper balls pink, they’ll look like cherry blossoms—perfect for an April game.

It also encourages conversation among participants and can help promote communication among older adults.

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ball rec

Senior Brain-Training Exercises: Ball-Based Recreation for Preventive Care

Recreational activities using balls that are soft and not very heavy are recommended for older adults.

Throwing and catching a ball engages various physical and sensory abilities, such as muscle strength, grip strength, and dynamic visual acuity.

Also, simply touching balls that can be rolled or squished can be enjoyable for their tactile sensation.

Because of this, they are said to have positive effects on the brain as well.

Some ball-based activities can be done while seated, making them accessible to many older adults.

Have older adults sit in chairs in a circle and pass the ball forward and backward around the circle.

If someone can maintain a standing position, have them walk to their neighbor and hand the ball to the next person.

This can help improve core balance.

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Ball Grabbing Game

[Mini Game] Ball Grabbing Game ♟️ #dayservice #recreation #elderly #nursingcare #rehabilitation #sportsrecreation #shorts

Let’s play a game where you grab balls using newspaper.

All the tools used in the game are made from newspaper.

Make the balls by crumpling newspaper into a sphere, and make the grabbing sticks out of newspaper as well.

You can create everything you need for the game using everyday materials.

Place several balls inside a circle, grab them with the stick, and put them into a basket.

If you set a time limit, the game gets more exciting.

Forming teams and competing for the best time will make it even more fun.

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Seated dance exercise “Rain on Midosuji”

Midosuji in the Rain ~IROIRO JOY Exercise~

This is a seated dance created by choreographer Nagare Sasuga.

Move your body to the melody of Fifi Ouyang’s smash hit “Ame no Midosuji.” It’s great that it’s a popular song almost everyone in the senior generation knows.

As you’d expect from a professional choreographer’s creation, it’s extremely simple and focuses only on upper-body movements, yet it looks very cool.

Moving your shoulder area will also help you feel refreshed.

You can dance while sitting in a chair or standing up—both are fine.

It looks like even the long rains of the rainy season will be more enjoyable.

Beanbag Tower

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Many older adults may have played otedama (traditional Japanese beanbags) when they were young.

Some may also have played otedama with their children or grandchildren.

Here’s a game that uses those beanbags to build a tower.

The rules are simple: compete to see how many beanbags you can stack on top of an upside-down paper cup.

By holding and stacking the beanbags, you can expect to improve or maintain fine motor balance and concentration.

You can focus and play alone, or make it a team competition for extra excitement.

If you’d like, please give it a try.

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karaoke

Karaoke Rankings by Age Group 2016 ★ The most-sung song among people in their 60s! [LL Information Bureau]

On a rainy day, the go-to indoor recreation is karaoke.

From enka songs popular with seniors by artists like Itsuki Hiroshi and Sayuri Ishikawa, to hit New Music tracks by Southern All Stars and Mariko Takahashi, and even TV drama theme songs by Miyuki Nakajima and AKB48—why not select well-known tunes that everyone recognizes and enjoy singing together without even going to a karaoke box? It’s a great way to refresh during the rainy season.

Bowling

Yuuyuukyo Day Service: This week’s recreation is kick bowling.

Many of you may be wondering, “Why bowling in June?” It’s said that bowling was introduced to Nagasaki on June 22, 1861, and in response, the Japan Bowling Alley Association established Bowling Day in 1972.

June is humid and makes you not want to go outside, but since we have this commemorative day, why not enjoy indoor activities like plastic bottle bowling or kick bowling?