[Nursing Home] Recommended for Sports Day! Lively Recreational Activities

Balloon basket

Senior Recreation: Build responsiveness to unexpected movements! Balloon-based activities for day services and elder care

This activity has participants gently hit a balloon and try to land it in the basket in front of them.

Encourage them to pay close attention to the direction they hit the balloon and how much force they use.

In addition to aiming to get it into the basket in a single hit, it’s also recommended to add a variation where they bounce it upward a few times before aiming for the basket to develop their sense of balance.

By thinking about the direction to bounce the balloon and moving to retrieve it, they can train not only their bodies but also their reflexes and decision-making skills.

It would also be exciting to turn it into a cooperative game where everyone stands in a large circle and targets a basket placed in the center.

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Balloon Ring Relay

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Balloons that move a lot with just a small amount of force can behave unpredictably even when you’re just carrying them sideways.

This game uses that awkwardness in a relay-style challenge where balloons are passed along in order.

Prepare ring-shaped balloons, and give each person a stick made from newspaper or a sponge.

At the starting signal, players use the sticks to pass the balloon to the next person, aiming to get all the balloons to the goal.

You can increase the difficulty—and the excitement once everyone gets used to it—by making the balloon rings smaller and the sticks longer.

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Balloon kick

Recreation for seniors: fun and engaging, easy for those with moderate to severe conditions to join—let’s kick the balloon into the goal!

This is a balloon kick game where you kick balloons into a target frame! Attach the cut-off bottom of a milk carton to the balloon’s knot as a weight so the balloon doesn’t drift around.

Then just kick the balloon so it fits neatly into a frame made from twisted newspapers or similar! Because balloons are light, they travel far even with a small amount of force, so older adults can kick them while seated and still send them flying nicely.

You can also prepare multiple frames and set rules to score the total points of the frames the balloon lands in, or try other variations to enjoy the game in different ways.

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Towel relay

[Senior Recreation] If you want an easy and exciting activity, this is it! Towel Relay

It’s a relay-style game played with sticks made from towels and newspaper.

Each person holds a stick, and a towel is hooked onto the first person’s stick.

At the start signal, the next person receives the towel by hooking it onto their stick from the person in front, and this is repeated all the way to the last person.

As participants think about how to move the sticks to pass the towel smoothly, they move their wrists in various directions, making it an exercise that engages the shoulder and arm.

Repeating the act of passing the towel may also help deepen the sense of connection among participants.

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mini-golf

I tried playing a simple mini-golf game

Putter golf is a game where you only play the putting part of golf by rolling the ball.

This version adapts a simple yet profound game using a ball and holes for older adults.

Change the holes into targets and place point values within rings.

It’s a game where you adjust the strength of your putt to aim for the highest-scoring spot.

Another plus is that you can play while seated, moving only your arms.

It should be exciting not only as an individual competition but also as a team match split into red and white teams to compete for points.

How about adding this event, which can be enjoyed at one’s own pace, to your sports day program?

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Ball passing

Senior exercise recreation: passing the ball! http://hlpstaff.jp

Passing a ball to the person next to you is a simple activity that still puts teamwork to the test.

If you do it as a field day event, it’s fun to compete by team for speed.

If passing while standing upright is difficult, line up chairs sideways and have participants pass the ball along in order.

Keeping a steady rhythm is key, so actively use callouts and clapping.

This event gives participants the sense of accomplishment that comes from everyone working together to complete a single task.

It’s an idea anyone can easily try, so consider adding it to your field day.

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A dance you can do while seated

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When it comes to activities that boost a sense of unity among seniors participating in a sports day, dance is a great choice.

Taking on events that incorporate exercise and music can also provide a chance for communication among seniors.

It’s also a good idea to try well-known J-pop hits like “Koi Suru Fortune Cookie.” Even just moving the upper body to the lively rhythm can be enjoyable.

It’s a dance that can be done while seated, so both those who are good at physical activity and those who aren’t can participate together.

Give it a try—this kind of dance will brighten the atmosphere of the sports day.

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