Simple activities suitable for the elderly
1. Drumming and passing
Game rules: The elderly form a circle, one of them takes the ball, and the host closes the circle. Play music or drums, the sound passes the ball, and the sound stops the ball. Whoever has the ball in his hand wins the lottery, and the lottery winner performs a small talent, such as reciting, singing, or telling jokes. This small game can appropriately improve the concentration and tension of the elderly, and can also increase communication between the elderly.
2. Challenge to count numbers
Game rules: The old people gather in a circle, and each person counts one person at a time in order (clockwise or counterclockwise), counting from 1 to 50 , when encountering 9 or a multiple of 9, it is expressed by clapping. Then change direction and continue counting.
For example, after counting to 8 in a clockwise direction, the person counting 9 claps his hands, and then counts 10 counterclockwise. When the count reaches 18, he claps his hands, and the direction changes to Count clockwise, and so on, until you count to 50. This small game tests the sensitivity of the elderly, improves their reaction ability, and effectively prevents dementia.
3. Trap to seize the treasure
Game rules: Arrange cans or other bottles in three rows. The old man will trap the cans with iron hoops at a certain distance. The one who catches the can will get extra points. . The person with the lowest score at the end of the round performs their talent. This mini game can improve the elderly's perception and maintain their grasp of distance and intensity.
4. Paper-cutting flowers
Since the steps of paper-cutting flowers are relatively complicated, the old people who learned it first can teach the old people who have not yet learned it. In the process of helping each other, they strengthened their feelings for each other. contact. In the paper-cut flower activity, the elderly's initiative and patience are improved, their hands-on ability is exercised, the rate of aging is slowed down, and the incidence of various diseases is reduced.