[For Seniors] Fun and Engaging Recreational Activities in Nursing Homes

Milk Carton Craft: Rock-Paper-Scissors Bingo

Milk Carton Rock-Paper-Scissors O/X Bingo

In this game, whoever wins rock-paper-scissors places their own marker—made from a milk carton—on a grid, and the first to complete three lines wins.

Because placement depends on the outcome of rock-paper-scissors, you get a different kind of mind game than the usual take-turns format.

Not only is placement strategy important, but figuring out how to win at rock-paper-scissors also becomes a key factor.

If there’s a big skill gap in rock-paper-scissors, it’s a good idea to add handicaps, such as changing the number of lines needed to win.

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Ball Grabbing Game

[Mini Game] Ball Grabbing Game ♟️ #dayservice #recreation #elderly #nursingcare #rehabilitation #sportsrecreation #shorts

Let’s play a game where you grab balls using newspaper.

All the tools used in the game are made from newspaper.

Make the balls by crumpling newspaper into a sphere, and make the grabbing sticks out of newspaper as well.

You can create everything you need for the game using everyday materials.

Place several balls inside a circle, grab them with the stick, and put them into a basket.

If you set a time limit, the game gets more exciting.

Forming teams and competing for the best time will make it even more fun.

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Nakajima Junko

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Stroke Count Guessing

[Senior Brain Training × Care Recreation] Stroke Count Guessing 8: Dementia and Nursing Care Prevention Video for Seniors [Fukukuru]

Do you still handwrite characters? Many people may find themselves writing less if they don’t really need to.

In times like that, a fun recommendation is a stroke-order quiz.

For each kanji, guess which stroke number corresponds to the part drawn in red.

Start with simple characters that have fewer strokes, and then gradually increase the number of strokes or mix in kanji that make you think, “What was the stroke order again?” Don’t worry if you make mistakes—use those moments to learn or jog your memory.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Get Excited! Beanbag Toss Bingo Game

[Cheerful Recreation 🏀] An 80-year-old bends forward! Let’s do this for next week’s activity! Beanbag Bingo Game

It’s a cooperative game where everyone aims for bingo, incorporating the action of tossing beanbags.

Nine baskets are placed in the center of a seated circle, and players throw beanbags to land them on top of each basket.

If you place five or more beanbags, you clear that basket, and you work toward bingo using the baskets you’ve cleared.

In addition to adjusting the strength of each throw, be sure to focus on cooperating so your beanbags don’t collide with your teammates’.

It’s a game that lets everyone enjoy striving for a common goal while getting plenty of physical activity.

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Brain-training exercises that make you laugh

Brain-training exercises that spark laughter: recreational activities seniors enjoy, and health exercises.

The Nikko Kaido is a famous cherry blossom spot in Tochigi Prefecture.

Some older adults may have visited the Nikko Kaido to see the blossoms.

At the end of the Nikko Kaido is Nikko Toshogu Shrine, which is also known for the Three Wise Monkeys.

Let’s strike poses with our hands to match the Three Monkeys—see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

When the cues are called—see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil—use your hands to cover your eyes, ears, or mouth.

If you call out “see no evil” but then cover your ears as a trick, it livens things up.

You can also increase the difficulty by, for example, adding a single clap when “see no evil” is called.

As older adults get used to it, gradually raise the difficulty and encourage them to keep challenging themselves.

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Nakajima Junko

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Funny gymnastics

[Laugh-Inducing Exercise] How to Create Laughter with Just Clapping – Senior Recreation – Smile Up Exercise – Smile Up Taiso

In autumn, when it starts to cool down, many people—regardless of age—suddenly feel the accumulated fatigue from summer and end up not feeling well.

To prevent that, it’s best to make exercise a steady part of your daily routine.

Even if you find working out a hassle, if it’s fun, you’ll want to do it, right? So let’s liven things up with a cheerful exercise that keeps everyone laughing! It’s just clapping along, but this routine always brings out laughter.

Laughing is important for health too—so let’s all move our bodies and give it a try with smiles and laughter!

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Paper Cup Bingo

Recreation for seniors: Super brain training to boost memory and thinking skills! Paper Cup Bingo

It’s a game where players take turns placing three sizes of paper cups—large, medium, and small—on a grid, aiming to line up three cups of their color.

The grid is a 3×3 board with nine squares, and you try to complete your own line while preventing your opponent from completing theirs.

Because the rules allow you to stack your cup on top of your opponent’s cup, choosing which size to play becomes a key strategic point.

This stacking element broadens the range of tactics and makes for more advanced mind games.

Think through your opponent’s moves as well as your own approach to keep your brain fully engaged.

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