[For Seniors] Fun Activities That Liven Up Cool Evening Festivals and Summer Festivals

lottery game with many strings (Senbonbiki)

Remake a cardboard box: How to make a Senbonbiki (string-pulling lottery) — Joto Ward Takagi Piano School, Sumire Music School

Are you familiar with something called “senbonbiki”? In senbonbiki, a large transparent box or other visible container is filled with many prizes—candies, plush toys, and other trinkets—and each prize has its own string attached.

The strings extend outside the box, and you draw just one string, like a lottery.

While preparing a large setup can be difficult, how about making a senbonbiki using cardboard or an empty box? Let the strings come out through the cardboard so people can pull them.

Attach reasonably sized snacks or small everyday items to the strings.

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Parachute Game

Parachute game 🪂 #recreation #olderadults #dayservice #preventivecare #games #elderlycare

A parachute gently descending through the sky.

Here’s a game that lets you play by dropping a plastic bag like a parachute.

Clip a few clothespins onto the open end of a plastic bag.

The clothespins act as weights to make the lightweight bag easier to throw.

Using a ring toss target as the landing spot works well.

Since neither the plastic bag nor the clothespins feel heavy, it seems safe for older adults too.

Also, throwing provides arm training, and aiming at a target helps improve concentration.

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Stacking empty cans

120826 Can Stacking Competition

The can-stacking contest at summer festivals enriches communication.

Its appeal lies in simple, easy-to-understand rules that anyone can enjoy casually.

Even if the stacked cans collapse, we hope participants will keep trying again and again in a warm, cheerful atmosphere full of smiles.

We also prioritize environmental care by ensuring used cans are recycled to keep the venue clean.

By incorporating eco-friendly practices, it becomes a wonderful opportunity where everyone takes center stage and enjoys connecting with others.

Watermelon splitting

Watermelon Splitting: A Popular Annual Event Caregivers Must See! One watermelon is all you need for nonstop laughs. Seniors will love it as a day-service recreation! Is it tougher than “care exercise”?

When you think of summer, one classic tradition is watermelon splitting.

Families with small children might do it, but once you’re an adult, you don’t get many chances, right? If you’re doing it indoors, lay down a blue tarp or something similar, and have everyone watching cheer from around the player to make it fun.

You probably won’t hit it hard enough to crack it open, but enjoying sliced watermelon afterward is part of the fun too.

If using a real watermelon feels like a bit much, how about trying it with a beach ball instead?

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ring toss

Colorful Ring Toss! (Day service recreation)

Ring toss is a classic recreation that kids love and even adults will get excited about when they try it again after a while.

Many people have probably played it at summer festivals.

Let’s enjoy a handmade version of ring toss.

Use plastic bottles as the targets, and set point values based on the size of the bottles and the distance from the throwing line.

Decide how many rings each person gets—say, five—and take turns throwing, competing by the total points scored from successful tosses.

You can make it a team competition and battle by total team points, or play individually or in a tournament format to ramp up the excitement!

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