Recreation Popularity Rankings for Seniors

Who am I?92rank/position

#1 [Who Am I?] An icebreaker you can enjoy online! From elementary school kids to seniors! A communication game that also works as brain training!

A game that tests your imagination: “Who am I?” The rules are simple—one person pretends to be something, and answers everyone’s questions with only yes or no.

For example, if the person is pretending to be a cat: Are you an animal? Yes.

Are you bigger than a human? No.

That’s how it goes.

It’s surprisingly hard to imagine the answer and come up with good questions, making it great brain training.

The questions others ask also serve as hints, so paying attention to people’s questions is important, too.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Goo-Paa Exercise93rank/position

[Exercise for Seniors: Open-and-Close (Goo-Paa) Routine] Dr. Arai’s Rock-Paper-Scissors Exercise — Recommended for brain training, dementia prevention, and care prevention. Please use it in care settings such as day-service centers. by FUKUKURU

I think many nursing homes and welfare facilities have also incorporated the “Gu-Pa” exercise into their daily routines.

The Gu-Pa exercise is a simple routine of opening and closing the hands.

However, it is said to help activate the brain and improve blood circulation.

Since it can be done while lying down, it’s an easy exercise for many older adults to try.

You can move both hands the same way, but if you raise the difficulty by making each hand do a different motion, it also becomes a brain-training exercise.

Adding leg movements to engage the whole body further increases the exercise benefits.

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Nakajima Junko

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Rolling Table Tennis94rank/position

Senior recreation – [Daiso/Seria] Guaranteed hit and super fun! Rolling table tennis with pool noodles #RecreationForSeniors #Daiso #Seria

Here’s an introduction to playing table tennis using pool noodles, which are also sold at 100-yen shops.

Pool noodles are soft, sponge-like sticks.

Although they’re originally used for swimming, their soft material and shape make them useful for all kinds of games.

This time, we’ll attach pool noodles to a table or cut them to a handheld length.

If you prepare a ping-pong ball, you can enjoy a version of table tennis you can play on a table.

Since everything used for this game is soft and lightweight, it should be easy for older adults to handle.

You simply roll the ball across the tabletop, so it doesn’t require much strength, which is another nice benefit.

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Nakajima Junko

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Silver Senryu Fill-in-the-Blank Quiz95rank/position

Hilarious! Silver Senryu Fill-in-the-Blank Quiz — Today’s Brain Training, Care Prevention, and Dementia Prevention

For older adults, vocabulary is a powerful tool honed over many years of life.

A fun recreation that makes use of that tool is the “Silver Senryu Fill-in-the-Blank Quiz.” In this quiz, parts of a 5-7-5 verse are omitted, and you’re asked to guess the missing words.

When you figure out the right answer or a surprising one comes up, it’s sure to spark laughter all around.

It’s great brain training for seniors.

Please enjoy giving it a try.

Let’s find words within a word.96rank/position

Recreation for seniors: super easy and fun brain training even during the COVID-19 pandemic! Word-search game

I’d like to introduce a game where everyone can play at the same time and get excited: a “find words inside a word” game.

In this game, you rearrange or extract letters from a given target word and see how many other words you can make.

For example, if the target is “とうもろこし” (corn), you can make words like “うし” (cow) or “しも” (frost).

Decide on a target word and a time limit, and you can compete to see who can find the most words.

You can also share with each other, saying, “Here are the words I found.”

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yamamoto

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Exquisite Apple Cake97rank/position

Ready in 5 minutes! Super easy in the microwave! A delicious apple cake with just 4 ingredients! Apple cake

Let me share a simple cake recipe using apples, a delicious taste of autumn.

First, let’s make the batter.

All you do is mix eggs, pancake mix, and milk together in that order until smooth—super easy, right? Next, peel the apples and slice them thinly, about 2–3 mm.

Transfer the slices to a heatproof dish, pour the batter you just made over them, and spread it so it coats everything evenly.

Once the batter has soaked into the apples a bit and the surface looks level, you’re good to go.

Finally, microwave at 600W for 5 minutes, and it’s done! It can crumble easily if you cut it while it’s hot, so be sure to chill it thoroughly in the refrigerator before serving.

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sasashina

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Okonomiyaki Game98rank/position

Recreation for seniors: Okonomiyaki game

Let me introduce an okonomiyaki game that’s guaranteed to get everyone excited.

Cut cardboard into circles, stick on printed okonomiyaki designs, and make about 20 okonomiyaki pieces.

The thickness of the cardboard is up to you, but if it’s too thin, flipping them might be a bit harder.

Once you spread the 20 okonomiyaki pieces out on a table, the game begins.

Use a spatula to flip the okonomiyaki one by one.

Time yourself, and when you’ve flipped them all, you’re done.

The challenge is how many seconds it takes to flip all 20! It’s great brain exercise too—highly recommended.

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mayumi

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