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

Bottle knocking game

Feel the Summer! Easy Recreation Using Traditional Uchiwa Fans [Elderly Recreation / Day Service Recreation]

All you need is a plastic bottle and a uchiwa fan to enjoy this simple game: Plastic Bottle Knockdown.

First, thread a rubber band or string through the fan and secure it so you can quickly retrieve it after throwing.

It’s a seated game, making it easy to tailor to older adults’ physical and mental conditions.

Since the bottles are empty, they’re easy to knock over, so anyone can have fun.

Compete to see who can knock down the most bottles, and consider preparing a prize for the top scorer.

Let’s enjoy it together!

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Takoyaki Game

[Senior Activities] Takoyaki Game ❣️

When you think of food stalls at summer festivals in Japan, many people probably picture takoyaki.

But actually making takoyaki can be a bit challenging—the griddle gets hot and dangerous, and you can’t always use an open flame.

So how about getting into the takoyaki mood with a game instead? Use an empty egg carton as a stand-in for the takoyaki griddle and place plastic bottle caps in the compartments.

Put the caps in upside down, and at the starting signal, use chopsticks to flip the caps right-side up one by one.

You could also time it and see who’s the fastest.

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Grab-and-win game

Grab-and-Pick Game: Perfect for indoor activities in childcare! (For ages 3–5)

A grab-and-go game gives you that great bargain feeling and gets your heart racing, doesn’t it? Let’s enjoy that excitement at a festival as a game! Put your hand into a box filled with small treats and compete to see how many you can take in one go.

You can’t try again, and anything that falls before it’s bagged or brought to the designated spot doesn’t count.

Prizes can be anything, so prepare items that are easy to grab.

If using your hands is difficult, it’s fine to scoop with a ladle or similar utensil instead!

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Treasure Fishing

Okayama City Day Service Summer Festival Final Chapter Day 1

Let’s host a summer festival that gets participants’ hearts racing with excitement! Here’s an idea for a Treasure Fishing game.

When you think of a summer festival, many people imagine food stalls, right? This time, let’s try a treasure fishing challenge where you use a hook attached to a string to aim for and lift the ring attached to a prize.

The treasures can include snacks, drinks, tumblers, and small goods.

It’s fine to put them in transparent bags so the contents are visible, but setting them up in wrapping paper or paper bags so the contents are hidden could be fun too.

Be sure to give it a try!

Smart ball made with 100-yen shop materials

How to Make a Smart Ball Game with 100-Yen Store Materials: Pegboard Craft, Summer Project, Pachinko, Corinth Game

How about planning the classic festival game “Smart Ball”? It’s very similar to pachinko, which many older adults know well, so playing it brings back nostalgic feelings.

You can buy a ready-made Smart Ball set, but they can be pricey, so it’s better to make one yourself.

For a small version, you can build it with materials from a 100-yen shop.

Attach wooden blocks to the four corners of a perforated board to make the base, and create a launcher at the lower right using a block of wood, a screw, and rubber bands.

Cut a large card case into a strip and install it along the inside top of the base.

Insert dowels wherever you like, hook rubber bands over them, and attach papers with point values.

Finally, add wooden legs to the back so the base is angled—and you’re done.

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