Difficulty Difficult
Duration 60 minutes
Type of activity Long term activities
Season Summer
Occasion Any
Suitability Physically fit
Locations Outdoor
Tools
aqua jogging belts
water ball
swimming suites
football goal
Goal
Point of this activity is mainly the movement and interplay of seniors and children.
Intergenerational benefits
Understanding and relationship building
Understanding and relationship building
The activity promotes the understanding and appreciation of the attitudes, opinions, and experiences which different generations bring to the relationships, understanding and avoiding generational stereotypes and fostering tolerance of different lifestyles and an appreciation for cultural heritages, traditions and histories.
Intergenerational learning and skill sharing
Intergenerational learning and skill sharing
The activity promotes learning and skill sharing among younger and older generations. It involves the sharing of positive resources that the young and old have to offer each other, especially the experience with novelties of modern times and valuable life lessons as well as cultural and familiar traditions.
Health and wellbeing
Health and wellbeing
The activity promotes physical and mental well-being. It has a positive impact on the quality of life (feeling of self-worth and a reduction in loneliness and isolation, promotion of physical and cognitive activity).
Personal impact
Personal impact
Developing soft skills (like empathy, confidence, communication abilities, learning skills) and developing their own strengths and talents.
Cognitive skills
Cognitive skills
Supporting mental / brain-based skills we need to do anything from the simplest to the most complex tasks:perception, attention, memory, motor skills, language, visual and spatial processing, executive functions.
Community involvement
Community involvement
The activity increases confidence and involvement within the community. It offers a starting point that could have a positive impact within the community.
Step by Step
- Seniors and kids meet at the swimming pool and change to swimming suits.
- Group meet at the non swimmers pool area, kids are putting on aqua jogging belts.
- The coordinator introduces the activity.
- Group start with warming up phase, exercising and stretching - 15 minutes.
- Group split in two football teams.
- Football goals are placed on both sides.
- Each team choose a goalie.
- The aim is to throw the ball in the team’s football net.
- Group is moving with the designated area.
- The maximum time for playing water ball is 30 minutes.
- The coordinator should pay attention to any heart problems (e.g.freezing)
- The activity is completed with some relaxation exercises.
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