Older adults revel in the joy of trying the claw machine
Older adults revel in the joy of trying the claw machine
2025-04-04
An older people’s association in Chiayi has found an unusual activity to brighten up its clients’ lives. Claw machines! The residents of an older people’s housing development got a row of claw machines installed at their home. Many have never given the machines a try before, although they’re a part of childhood for many kids nowadays. The machines stimulate mental and physical health, creating chances for a fun excursion outside the house. And there’s always the possibility that you’ll go home with a prize!
A line of claw machines and a row of players eager to get started – not whippersnappers, but greyheads.
This player brandishes two plushies, the booty she’ll take home to her granddaughter, nourishing their bond.
Resident
We tried the claw machines! I saw the kids doing it and it looked fun. It was my first time! I got two toys! Gosh, it was fun.
These are residents of a housing development run by a welfare organisation for older adults in Chiayi. As they enjoy the machines, they’re getting the hang of how to control the claw.
Chia-Yi Christian Hospital social worker
It promotes their physical and mental health and livens up their brains, and they’ve all been having so much fun.
The local “golden years” group has found that having a go with the claw machine stretches its clients’ brains and improves their physical mobility, so it installed these machines free of charge.
Chen Jung-cheh
Secretary-general of older adults’ association
If you want to try the claw, firstly you have to be standing up, secondly you need to be watching the changes in the situation, and following that with your hand. So that means you need to be making full use of your hands and your brain. And that’s a great game.
Enjoying the claw machines brings these older adults a lot of joy and a sense of challenge and achievement. The association hopes the idea will spread to similar groups all over the country.
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銀髮族免費夾娃娃 控制機器手臂活絡筋骨
2025-04-04
嘉義市出現一群銀髮夾娃娃機高手，每周的訓練，夾寶大冒險，原來是樂齡團體發現，操作娃娃機，讓銀髮族肢體活絡，因此在長青機構免費擺設機台，夾中絨毛娃娃，還可以送給兒孫，銀髮族玩得不亦樂乎。
一整排娃娃機，站在機台前面，躍躍欲試的，不是年輕人，都是銀髮族。
手上拎了兩頭絨毛玩具，戰利品要送給孫女，這下子祖孫關係更好了。
[[嘉義市長青園住戶]]
“嘗試抓娃娃機，看小孩在抓很有趣，我第一次抓，抓到兩隻，哦真好玩”
長青園是嘉義市老人福利機構，住戶抓娃娃機，對於機械手臂的控制，逐漸上手。
[[嘉義基督教醫院社工員]]
“促進他們的身心健康，也可以活化他們的大腦，他們都玩得非常的開心哦”
樂齡團體發現，操作娃娃機，可以讓銀髮族腦力激盪，肢體活絡，所以免費擺設機台。
[[中華樂齡學會秘書長 陳榮哲]]
“他如果要夾的話第一個他要站，第二個他眼睛要看著環境的改變，然後手要跟著動，這樣子的話，手腦都在充分運用的話，是很好的遊戲”
夾娃娃帶給長青族快樂和成就感，樂齡學會希望推廣到全台各縣市。
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