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[For Seniors] Enjoy September’s Autumn Fun! A Collection of Craft, Game, and Exercise Ideas
September is the season when the summer heat eases and the air turns crisp.
As it becomes more comfortable, you might find yourself wondering if there’s something fun to do.
September, with its moon-viewing, the equinoctial week, and cosmos flowers, offers plenty of activities to enjoy both indoors and outdoors.
You can hang a handmade wreath, do exercises together while singing, or get excited with fun games.
It’s also a great time to hold seasonal events like Respect-for-the-Aged gatherings and sports days.
Spend some heartwarming, enjoyable moments with your family and friends.
[For Seniors] Enjoy Autumn with September Activities! A Collection of Craft, Game, and Exercise Ideas (1–10)
Respect-for-the-Aged Gathering
At the Respect-for-the-Aged gathering, let’s enjoy various performances and food.
Everyone can have fun with karaoke, try some tasty treats, and play a few games.
Games that everyone can join in—things we don’t usually get to do—can be a refreshing change and quite entertaining.
Also, setting up a chance to share messages like letters of appreciation or notes from family members and facility staff would likely be well received!
Making a cosmos flower wreath
Speaking of cosmos flowers, September is the best time to see them.
It would be wonderful to visit a real cosmos field, but if you can’t, try making a cosmos wreath! Use green construction paper for the base of the wreath, and colorful origami paper for the cosmos flowers.
You can make the flowers by folding the origami into the specified shape, then cutting with scissors and adding small slits.
Choose your favorite colors and create a cosmos wreath that’s uniquely yours.
When you display it in your room, it will brighten the space and make it feel lively and festive!
Dango Stacking Game
How about a “Dango Stacking Game” as a recreation activity to liven up Respect-for-the-Aged Day events or moon-viewing gatherings in September? It’s a simple game where you place a tray on top of an empty can to make it intentionally unstable, then stack beanbags that look like dango on the tray.
Because it’s wobbly, putting a beanbag near the edge will tip it over, so the key is to place them in the center first and not rush! Compete to see how many beanbags you can stack in total.
Setting a time limit adds a thrilling sense of suspense.
Get everyone—family or facility residents—together and have fun!
Seasonal Bingo Game
Instead of numbers, the Seasonal Bingo game uses season-themed words.
First, draw lines on a sheet of copy paper to create a 4×4 grid with 16 squares.
Next, from a set of preselected words, have participants choose 16 and write one in each square without repeating any.
This serves as the bingo card.
Once everyone has their bingo card, take turns saying one word at a time so you can try to get bingo.
By simply switching numbers to words, it becomes a delightful game that lets you feel the season.
Of course, the first person to get bingo wins!
sports day
Autumn is also the season for sports festivals.
So how about hosting one? That said, it doesn’t have to be on an athletic field—let’s split into the Red Team and the White Team and try events you can do indoors.
There are plenty of seated activities, like a ball toss or volleyball using balloons.
Prepare a big scoreboard and have fun!
Little potatoes rolling
Autumn flavors! Here’s a fun “rolling sweet potato” game idea.
Autumn is the season when potatoes are especially delicious.
This time, let’s join a game themed around sweet potatoes.
Write point values on poster paper or cardboard, and roll sweet-potato cutouts made from construction paper using a stick.
It seems the number where the potato stops is added to your score! It requires concentration and control of strength, but it sounds like something you can enjoy as you play.
Chestnut Picking Game
Easy indoor recreation you can enjoy! Here are ideas for a chestnut-picking game.
When you think of autumn, various nuts come to mind, right? This time, how about making chestnuts out of construction paper or cardboard and turning it into a game? What you’ll need are leaf-shaped construction paper or origami, and chestnut motifs made from construction paper or cardboard.
If you write point values on the chestnuts, participants can join in with extra excitement and anticipation.
The key is to pick up the chestnuts with a cane or stick and place them into a basket!