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

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Super Exciting Stick Soccer [Fujigaoka Service]

“Bō Soccer” is a soccer game played with sticks that you can enjoy while seated.

There’s even a Japan Stick Soccer Association, and it’s loved as a sport that can be enjoyed by older adults and people with disabilities.

Players sit in a single row of chairs facing each other and split into two teams.

There are goals on both sides, so try to score into the opposing team’s goal while defending your own—those positioned in front of your team’s goal should block shots and prevent the other side from scoring.

Like regular soccer, one team can have 11 players, though around 10 players per team is generally easy to play with.

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Reiwa 3 Sports Day 'Yasuragi no Sato Juri'

Isn’t a sports day the perfect event to showcase the results of functional training from everyday recreational activities? Speaking of sports days, they’re usually held with a Red Team and a White Team, right? While incorporating the classic elements of a traditional sports day, let’s design events that are easy for older adults to participate in.

For participants who use wheelchairs or have other disabilities, seated activities like ball passing, string pulling, or a newspaper pull (a gentler twist on tug-of-war) work well and are enjoyable for seniors.

Of course, classic events like beanbag toss and bread-eating races can be included, too! If you run the program all the way from the athletes’ oath to the awards ceremony, participants are likely to feel a strong sense of accomplishment.

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Balloon-carrying game with vinyl tape

[Day Service Ready to Use] [Day Service Recreation] Easy! Balloon Carrying Game with Vinyl Tape 🎈

People probably imagine each person making a balloon float on their own, but adding a cooperative element could make it even more exciting.

In this version, pairs face each other and each holds an end of a strip of vinyl tape, pulling against one another and moving it to keep the balloon aloft.

You could aim to keep the balloon floating for as long as possible, or turn it into a game where you transport the balloon to a goal.

It’s a game that engages both body and mind: coordinating the pair’s movements while skillfully keeping the balloon in the air.

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Capsule Korokoro

This gets everyone super hyped ⬆️ The capsule rolls around~ 🤣 #seniorActivities #brainTraining #miniGame #shorts #dayService

You’ve probably seen capsule toy machines filled with toys and merchandise at arcades or supermarkets.

Let’s use those round capsules to play a lively game.

Attach a stick to an empty tissue box and use it to roll a capsule across a table.

The goal is to land the capsule in a target without letting it fall off the table.

To make the game even more fun, create gaps between the targets.

Placing the capsule without dropping it into the gaps is a great way for older adults to show their skill.

Cheering on the players and calling out to them can spark interaction with the people around them, too.

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Nakajima Junko

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Bread-grabbing race

Autumn Sports Day: “Bread-Grabbing Race”

The bread-eating race is one of the most popular events that really livens up a sports day! However, since you can’t have people running with bread in their mouths inside a facility like a day service center, how about trying a bread-grabbing contest instead? You can hang the bread at a height reachable while seated so participants can grab it by hand, or hook bread in plastic bags onto the end of a long pole for participants to take—there are plenty of ways to adapt the rules depending on your ideas.

Of course, the bread they obtain can be given as a participation prize for everyone to enjoy.

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Hane Keisuke

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Red and white ball toss

Don't let COVID win! Grand Sports Festival [Yasuragi-no-Sato Juri]

Tamaire, a game where you toss balls into a basket, is played at sports festivals by people of all ages.

This red-and-white tamaire is an event that’s easy to do indoors.

First, arrange chairs in a circle for the seniors to sit on.

Next, place a basket in the center and give participants red and white balls to hold.

At the start signal, everyone throws their balls at the same time, and the side that gets more balls into the basket within the time limit wins.

Because it can be played while seated and involves light movement, it’s perfect for helping seniors get some exercise.

Give this event a try to enjoy both the fun of tossing balls and the festive atmosphere of a sports day.

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Ring Relay

Spring Sports Day 3: Ring Relay

A big sports day at the facility—everyone can join in because it can be done while seated.

This is a relay where participants pass variously sized rings from one person to the next using chopsticks.

Once everyone is seated and holding a single chopstick, the event begins.

Larger rings are easy to pass smoothly, but as the rings get smaller, precise chopstick handling is required, and the handoff won’t go well unless you’re in sync with your neighbor.

Forming teams to race for speed makes it even more exciting and fun.