With spring in the air, what are some fun activities to enjoy? 1. April in Paris party 2. Plant a garden 3. Bird watching or butterfly watching 4. Decorate with flowers and spring colors 5. Hold a May Day festival 6. Have a picnic outside 7. Spring trivia 8. Scenic drive to look at the flowers 9. Lemonade or tea party 10. Make decorations for […]
Read More »Aromatherapy has so many wonderful uses and can help to improve mood, calm when upset or even to relax. So, as activity directors what are some ways we can use aromatherapy with our residents? 1. Create a sock animal—fill about a third of the sock with rice and add the essential oil. Tie the sock off […]
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St. Patrick’s Day is coming up in a few weeks. Here are a few ideas for activities. History of the Leprechaun Shamrock punch Trivia or Jeopardy A Visit with a Leprechaun History of St. Patrick and the 3 leaf clover Read Irish folklore Create a Leprechaun forest Plant a 3 leaf clover garden Make a […]
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Music and movement is a great way to encourage the residents to move. Here are some of our favorites. 1. Scarf dance—using a scarf and make simple motions and movements 2. Egg shake-give each resident a musical egg and have them shake it 3. Rhythm sticks—give each resident a set of rhythm sticks and have them drum the […]
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Often it is difficult to know what type of faith based activities to provide. Each community is different, depending on the resident needs but here are a few ideas to get started. 1. Provide a daily devotion or read a daily devotion. Many devotions can be found online or a devotional book can be purchased. 2. Go […]
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It’s so easy to serve sweet snacks to our residents, but recently ours began to ask for healthier options. It led to exploration of ideas other than cut veggies and fruits {which are great but we need some variety}. These went better than we thought they would and we have now incorporated healthier options into […]
Read More »My residents love music but it’s a struggle to get them to move at times. With Covid-19 using the normal props became a challenge. So with a little research and trial and error our residents really enjoy these activities. 1. Clap your hands—clap to the rhythm or make your own rhythm up 2. Drum on the table […]
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My residents absolutely love to play word games and could play them all the time. So my staff and I had to search for various ways to keep it fresh and interesting. This is a great cognitive activity. We have a whiteboard in our activities room which makes it easy to write on and […]
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As we remember our 46 Presidents here are a few ideas. President day trivia or Jeopardy Name that President Causes of the First Ladies Presidential appearance (dress up as one of the presidents) Virtual tour of White House Who said that? (Famous quotes of Presidents) Virtual tour of a Presidential house or library If I […]
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February is Black History month. A few ideas include: Trivia or Jeopardy Who is the inventor? Match that accomplishment Map the Underground Railroad Make a timeline of the Civil Rights movement Discuss patterns used in blankets for the underground railroad Make a paper quilt of influential individuals Watch a movie (Green Book, Selma, etc.) Virtual […]
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