[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 (41–50)
Christmas video viewing
Let’s help people feel the Christmas spirit with visuals like brightly shining Christmas trees and gently falling snow.
When these videos play with music in the background while people are gaming or chatting, they’ll catch a glimpse now and then and sense a calm, soothing mood.
In addition to choosing the right visuals and music, it’s also a good idea to be creative with how you insert on-screen text celebrating Christmas to draw more attention to the video.
Because the footage is simple and meant to influence relaxation time, it’s important to think carefully about when and where to incorporate it.
[Christmas Party at the Nursing Home] Staff Take on the Challenge! Fun Performances to Get Everyone Excited (51–60)
A present from Santa
When it comes to the main event of Christmas, it has to be gifts from Santa Claus.
While it’s generally seen as something just for children, receiving a present is delightful no matter how old you are.
Having Santa Claus appear at a Christmas party instantly boosts the excitement, so your guests are sure to be thrilled.
As a warm way to wrap up the year, be sure to prepare heartfelt gifts.
Santa cupcake
Why not enjoy an easy Christmas snack activity by using store-bought sweets? Seasonal snack activities can also be stimulating for older adults! Here, we’ll introduce Santa cupcakes to boost the Christmas mood, using Caplico for a fun, crispy texture.
First, cut the Caplico in half to separate the cone part from the base.
Next, color some white chocolate melted in a hot-water bath, coat both the cone and base parts, then attach them and chill in the refrigerator.
To finish, draw Santa’s face and belt with a chocolate pen, and use a tamago boro cookie for the nose—that’s it! Since the base is hollow, you could even hide a small gift inside for a delightful surprise.
Santa Claus Appears
The appearance of Santa Claus, a symbol of Christmas, is likely to bring seniors back to their childhood.
In addition to handing out gifts to event participants, playing games together or putting on singing and dancing performances creates a special Christmas atmosphere, so it’s highly recommended.
If not only Santa but also reindeer make an appearance, it will be even more exciting.
Whether or not people believe in Santa’s existence, it’s a surprise that will make everyone truly feel the spirit of Christmas.
Juggling
Among older adults, many probably played with beanbags when they were children.
Some might even still be master beanbag jugglers today.
For those folks, juggling to enka music might just make them itch to say, “I want to try it too!” While juggling is usually set to upbeat, high-tempo tracks, enka actually pairs surprisingly well.
Let’s build excitement together at the Christmas party by adding hand claps along the way and inviting everyone to sing.
tambourine performance
Instead of simply shaking a tambourine to the music, tambourine performance art uses the whole body and a variety of techniques to play it.
You can make sounds with your arms, legs—really any part of your body—thread your arm through the middle of the tambourine, and incorporate different choreographed moves.
Doing so creates a cool tambourine act.
Up-tempo songs look more impressive, so they’re recommended.
Also, Gonzo, who has appeared on the world-famous audition show ‘Got Talent,’ showcases many tambourine acts, so be sure to check him out for inspiration.
The lively sounds and fun movements are sure to get older adults excited too!
The Drifters’ Big Laughter
This recreates the ending scene of the variety show “Dorifu Daibakushō,” which featured The Drifters.
To the song “Sayonara Suru no wa Tsurai Kedo,” the members sway their bodies slowly while a cheer dance is performed in front of them.
When staging it as a performance, it’s recommended to highlight the contrast between the members’ languid vibe and the cheer dance.
Even within the relaxed mood, each member’s movements have subtle differences, so it might be interesting to focus on those fine details as well.