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

Making a teru-teru bozu

How to make an origami teru teru bozu (paper doll)

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

Senior Recreation [★uf Rec] #5: “Pull with Your Feet! Snail Race” — Let’s create recreation activities enjoyable for everyone from children to seniors — Lower-limb exercise rec!

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

[For Senior Facilities • Brain Training] A Quiz About June!!! Let’s enjoy some relaxed-paced brain training with topics like flowers, seasonal events, and foods in season!!!

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

"8 Recommended Picks for June" — Fun Group Exercises for Preventing the Need for Care!

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

[June Recommended Rec] Two Patterns of Association Brain Training Games [Whiteboard 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)

Kimie Gangi’s Simple and Safe “Food Coloring Fold-Dyeing”: Easy Fold Dye Made with Food Color

“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.

Frog Hop-Hop Showdown

Day Home Future: Recreation - Frog Hopping 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!

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