[For Seniors] Recreation Games Related to October Events
October is when the heat finally eases and autumn truly sets in.
The weather is getting cooler, and there are probably more days that feel comfortable.
Autumn is full of exciting events like Halloween and sports festivals.
This time, we’ll introduce recreation ideas related to October’s events.
Since some seniors may find it difficult to go out, we’ve focused on activities that can be enjoyed indoors.
Please use these as a reference and have a wonderful time together!
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- [For Senior Care Facilities] Fun! Recommended Events for October
- [For Seniors] Simple crafts that feel like autumn: a fun creative activity
- [For Seniors] A Fun Sports Day! Recreational Activities You Can Do Safely
- [November Health Topic] Indoor Recreation Ideas for Older Adults
- [For Seniors] Simple Tabletop Games: Fun and Engaging Recreational Activities
- [For Seniors] Easy and fun seated activities you can do in your room
- For Seniors: Simple and Fun! November Recreation Ideas
- [For Seniors] Snack Recipes We Want to Make in the October Recreation Activity
- [For Seniors] Wall Decorations to Enjoy October
- Entertainment and Performances That Delight at Day Services for the Elderly
[For Seniors] Recreation Games Related to October Events (81–90)
Halloween Dracula
A classic Halloween costume: Dracula! Dracula outfits are popular with everyone from kids to adults, and there are many different types sold in stores.
The must-have items for a Dracula costume are a black cape with a red lining and a white shirt.
A shirt with decoration around the collar looks even more Dracula-like.
If possible, prepare fangs as well.
You’ll need to make or buy the cape, but a shirt you already own is fine.
For a makeup touch, make your face pale to add an extra eerie effect!
Making Halloween decorations
In the past few years, Halloween has become firmly established as an autumn tradition.
It’s great to see more events that everyone—from children to adults—can get excited about and enjoy together.
Speaking of Halloween, you often see decorations featuring motifs like jack-o’-lanterns, ghosts, and black cats.
How about making some decorations like that to boost the Halloween mood? It’s an easy craft: accordion-fold colored construction paper, join the ends, and just stick on eyes and a mouth.
Bathing task training
One of the most challenging aspects of assisting elderly people is the act of bathing.
If they can do even a little on their own, it reduces the burden and contributes to their health.
That’s why we recommend this training that incorporates bathing movements.
It involves fully moving the body, such as motions for undressing and lifting the legs, so it’s also effective as a simple movement training routine.
Photo Coloring Book
“Photo Coloring,” where you turn your favorite photo into an outline-only image and fill it with colors.
As an October recreation activity, how about coloring an autumn foliage scene? Even within fall colors, the contrasts of red, yellow, and brown create many different landscapes.
Even if everyone uses the same photo, each person’s individuality is likely to shine through! Just imagining an autumn foliage scene makes you feel the season and is enjoyable in itself.
Hand game: “The fox transformed, they say.”
Because this hand game has a clear choreography, it can promote brain activation and improve motor coordination.
The key is to perform each pose and movement properly to enhance this activation.
In “The Fox Transforms,” the lyrics’ story makes listeners in the first half wonder, “What did the fox turn into?”—which also seems to help stimulate thinking skills.
If the story of the song is understood, it shows that thinking ability is solid within this scope.
Hand game ‘Yaki-yaki Guri-guri’
It’s a group activity you can do together to a bright and cheerful rhythm.
Since it can be hard to pull off without firmly learning each movement, if you practice very slowly and master the basics first, everyone will be able to enjoy it.
Even when you speed it up, it’s easy to see where mistakes happen, so it stays fun.
[For Seniors] Recreation Games Related to October Events (91–100)
Ghost Fireworks Ondo
Ghosts are an essential motif for Halloween, but in Japan they also strongly evoke summertime.
It might be interesting to incorporate this piece—depicting a summer festival scene themed around ghosts—into your Halloween.
A key feature is the inclusion of ondō elements, making the rhythm easy to grasp so you can move calmly and enjoyably.
Express the fun with swaying, ghost-like motions and Bon Odori-style movements.
