Culture of Japanese Welfare Facilities

January is the month when children are looking forward to playing in the New Year and playing in the snow.

Some of you may be looking for items that allow children to learn about traditional Japanese customs while playing.

In this article, we have picked up a collection of January-themed artwork ideas for 3-year-olds. You can make use of a variety of ideas, such as moving your fingers and drawing illustrations.

We hope you will try to use these items in your childcare activities, as they are fun to decorate the room and play with even after you have finished making them.

Since this book mainly introduces ideas for artworks that allow children to freely express their ideas, the term “production” is used in the text instead of “making.

Frame made of paper plate

This wall decoration is based on the motif of a familiar item for New Year’s games, the top of a paper plate.

Fold the paper plate in half, open it up again, and cut it with scissors according to the folds.

Rectangular pieces of construction paper are pasted onto the paper plate and decorated with stickers and crayons.

Finally, the paper is pasted vertically from the back of the paper plate. The key point is that you can enjoy sticking on the stickers and drawing any illustrations you like.

This item is not only fun to play with, but also helps to exercise the fingertips and develop thinking skills.

Recreational Games in Japanese Welfare Facilities

Here are some table games and recreational activities for the elderly that are easy to prepare and fun to play with things you already have around you!

They range from games that use the whole body to brain training, and can be enjoyed by everyone!

Games that only require arm movement can be a good way to exercise without overdoing it, and brain training recreational games are fun if you discuss them with your neighbors.

Many people may be more enthusiastic than usual when the game is a competition.

Please refer to the following suggestions and try to incorporate them into your daily recreational activities at nursing homes and day care services.

paper cup target shooting

Why not make a paper cup projectile using familiar materials paper cups and balloons?

It is recommended not only for the elderly, but also for family play with your children!

It is very easy to make.

Simply hollow out the bottom of a paper cup, cut off the end of a tied balloon, fit it into the cup, and fasten it tightly with vinyl tape.

You can enjoy the game by hitting the paper cups stacked in a pyramid shape with ping pong balls!

Please try this for recreation and rehabilitation at senior citizen facilities.

Japanese card game where the ‘Shiritori’ card is special

Using cards with various words written on them, the children will play Shiritori, a game in which they link words together.

The words are written in hiragana, which is easy to understand, but writing the words in kanji (Chinese characters) also adds the element of recalling the reading.

We recommend starting with simple Shiritori and adding conditions to the words as they get used to them.

By arranging the game to look for words with a certain number of letters, the game becomes more complex, and the ability to think will be well-developed.

If you cooperate with your team, you can also add an element of communication, which is also recommended.