Recommended activities and recreational games for November: A collection of ideas to enjoy autumn

Rhythm activity: “Under the Big Chestnut Tree”

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This is a recreation activity where you move your body to the rhythm of the children’s song “Under the Big Chestnut Tree.” The choreography involves moving only the upper body while seated, so it’s easy for older adults to join in.

Along with the piano or vocals, participants pat their palms on their knees and keep the beat on the shoulder of the person next to them.

As the song progresses, the number of claps changes, making it a form of brain training as you move and memorize the choreography.

It’s a rhythm-based activity that, when done in a large group, can help deepen communication.

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Grilled Pacific Saury Game

Let's grill Pacific saury! Recreation event ★ Refresh Life Shitoro, a fee-based nursing home

This is a recreation where you can enjoy the experience of grilling Pacific saury, which is in season in autumn.

Prepare “saury” made by rolling newspaper into a long shape and bending one end to form the tail.

Stick on stickers and add eyes made from construction paper.

Once you place a grilling rack on top of a paper cup, you’re ready.

Use chopsticks to pick up the saury placed on the stand and set them on the rack without letting it fall.

You clear the activity when you’ve placed all the saury from the stand onto the rack.

It’s also fun to set a time limit and compete to see who can place the most.

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Greengrocer’s shop

[Hand-Clap Game] The Greengrocer!! A simple game where you clap to the rhythm☆

It’s a clapping game played to a rhythm, but there are rules.

After a vegetable name, it’s OK to clap, but when it’s not a vegetable, you must not clap.

It’s a recommended activity for teaching words to children.

Try gradually increasing the tempo to make it more challenging.

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Autumn Rhythmic Gymnastics

Autumn Children's Songs [Exercise Song Medley: 8 Picks] Rhythm Exercises for Full-Body Movement You Can Do While Seated

This is a full-body rhythm exercise set to an autumn children’s song.

You can do it while seated, so it’s safe and comfortable for older adults as well.

You’ll enjoy a wide range of movements, such as expressing a breeze with smooth hand motions or gesturing as if listening to insects’ chirps.

There are also routines that only move the upper body, like clapping or ringing a bell, making it recommended for beginners.

It’s good brain training too, as you move your body and learn the motions while singing.

Try exercising along with music that evokes autumn scenery.

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Autumn Word-Collecting Game

Endless Ideas! Autumn-Themed Whiteboard & Word-Collecting Recreation [Senior Exercise]

Here’s a game where you collect words that fit a given theme.

For example, you can pose a prompt like “What foods are associated with autumn?” and play by naming representative autumn foods such as sweet potatoes and grapes.

You can also use original ideas, like making the theme “sports in autumn,” “reading in autumn,” or items that include the characters for sun or mountain.

It’s fun not only individually but also when split into teams.

It’s a game you can enjoy while picturing autumn landscapes and foods in your mind.

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Paper Cup Pyramid

Let’s stack them up high! Paper Cup Pyramid

This is a game where you stack paper cups into a pyramid within a set time.

The key is not to panic even as the time limit approaches.

Stay calm and stack them one by one while checking the balance.

It’s great because the setup is simple.

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Daikon Game

[Exercise & Gymnastics Kids Love] The “Daikon Game,” recommended from age 3 / Rule-based movement play and exercise-gymnastics educational video to improve motor skills together with Mom

The “Daikon Game” is an indoor game that turns the act of pulling up a radish into play.

Children lie on their stomachs in a circle and hold hands.

One person says, “I’m going to pull up a daikon now,” and starts pulling on the children’s legs.

The children must hold on tightly so their hands don’t come apart.

If their hands come completely apart, that means they’ve been pulled out.

The person doing the pulling should spice it up with feints and tricks to make it more exciting.

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