[Christmas Party at the Nursing Home] Staff Take on the Challenge! Fun Performances Everyone Can Enjoy
At a nursing home’s Christmas party, the ideal performances are ones that residents and staff can enjoy together and really get excited about.
Activities everyone can join in create a sense of unity in the room and turn into wonderful memories.
In particular, performances that reveal an unexpected side of the staff—who spend time with the residents every day—are sure to be a big hit.
From music to handmade crafts to dance, we’ll introduce a variety of ideas that can liven up the event.
They can all be chosen to fit your preparation time and group size, so please use them as a reference! Let’s plan heartwarming Christmas performances that will bring smiles to everyone’s faces.
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[Christmas Party at the Nursing Home] Staff Take on the Challenge! Fun Performances to Get Everyone Excited (61–70)
Swan Lake
How about a ballet appreciation event for your next activity or celebration? Let’s have the residents enjoy a lovely ballet performed by the staff.
A piece as famous as Swan Lake should be familiar to many older adults, shouldn’t it? A ballet set to the wonderful music of Swan Lake is likely to delight them.
You can also create a humorous ballet with a bit of creativity.
For example, having a male staff member dress up as a ballerina will make it even more exciting.
It’s the kind of performance that will end with big applause.
What’s inside the box?
The “What’s in the box?” game seems like it could create a fun, exciting time for older adults.
As they feel around and try to guess what’s inside, their imagination is stimulated, which can help activate the brain.
It would be interesting to include items with different textures, like stuffed animals or plastic cups.
I can just picture everyone getting excited and asking, “What could this be?” It also sounds fun to work together as a team to come up with answers.
It seems like a wonderful activity that naturally encourages communication.
Wishing you a lovely Christmas party filled with the smiles of older adults.
Simple Appearance Magic
It’s a magic trick where you open up an envelope that should be empty, put your hand inside, and bottles—glass or plastic—appear from within.
Use small, deliberate actions to clearly show it’s empty: unfold the envelope that was folded small, lay it on the table, and display the flat interior.
The method is to pass the drink you’ve hidden inside your jacket through a slit you’ve prepared in the envelope, making it look as if it appeared inside the envelope.
Be mindful of how you open the envelope and the angle of your body so the prior setup isn’t detected, and draw the audience’s focus to the mysterious phenomenon happening right before their eyes.
Intro Quiz
An intro quiz where you play just a few seconds of a song and have people guess the title is great because everyone can join in.
If you choose songs that match the participants’ generation, it won’t just be a fun quiz—it will also evoke a sense of nostalgia.
However, if it’s too difficult, it can create a gap between those who are good at it and those who aren’t, so try to make questions that anyone will recognize as soon as they hear them.
It’s an activity that staff can enjoy while preparing the questions and that will help liven up your Christmas party.
hula dance
Don’t many nursing homes and day service centers put on various performances for Christmas events? This time, we’d like to introduce a hula dance performance that lets everyone enjoy a calm yet festive atmosphere.
How about switching from your usual uniforms to tropical-style costumes for the day and soaking in the cheerful vibe? Hula songs and movements are generally gentle and relaxed, making them comfortable for seniors to watch.
Since there aren’t many difficult moves, practice is easy to take on as well! It’s a great option for those who want to keep things serene while still creating a lively, elegant mood.
two-person robe (Nininbaori): a comedic act where two people share one kimono-like garment, with the rear person acting as the arms for the front person
It’s a classic party act where two people wear a large haori together, and the person in the back feeds the person in the front.
The fun part is not only when it goes well, but also enjoying how it fails.
If you set it up as a challenge to eat cake while Christmas music is playing, it will add a festive, Christmas-like touch.
While it can sometimes go smoothly, it’s an act that’s quite likely to end in a messy failure, so when involving participants, it’s best to have staff take the role of the person being fed.
kamishibai (paper theater)
Kamishibai brings back nostalgic memories, doesn’t it? Older adults would probably enjoy reminiscing about the past, too.
The way you turn the pictures to match the story is lovely.
It might be nice for the staff to create an original kamishibai.
How about using construction paper and incorporating seasonal themes? Using kamishibai you can borrow from the library is an easy option as well.
With reading styles tailored to each scene, it can be even more enjoyable.
It seems like you could spend a warm, heartwarming time together with the seniors.