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[gina]

Yarn Craft:

You will need:
2 popsicle sticks/craft sticks per person
Yarn-red,white and green
scissors
glue

Directions:
Glue the sticks together in a cross.
Take the red yarn and start wrapping it around the sticks,over and around one stick,then the next,and so on for a few turns around the sticks,then tie a knot in the red yarn,and start with the white and do the same,then the green yarn and do the same.When your done it should look like an eye in the middle.Even if your residents do this project wrong it is good exercise for their hands. Gina

[gina]

How many beans?Game for Cinco de Mayo

You will need:

Large glass jar
Pinto Beans
small pieces of paper
pencils
glue

Directions:
Fill the jar with the beans to the top and glue shut.
(count the beans while you are adding to the jar,write how many there are on a piece of paper and put in a safe place).
Put the jar in the lobby or a public place,leave the papers and pencils so that the residents can guess how many beans are in the jar.Give the winner a small prize. :-) gina

[gina]

Cinco de Mayo game
Pictionary

You will need:
Chalkboard
Chalk
Eraser
Papers with Cinco de Mayo/Mexican objects written on them
Brown paper bag
Timer/stop watch

Directions:
Before your game,get the small pieces of paper and write Mexican stuff on each piece of paper(examples:Sombrero,Mexico,Donkey,Tacos,Guacamole,Jalapeno,
Beans,Mariachi Band,Morracas,Castenetts,etc.)
Put the pieces into a brown bag and shake up.
Then split your group in two.
Then the first person goes to the chalkboard,then picks a paper from the brown paper bag,and then tries to write it on the board and let his/her group guess what it is that they picked before the time is up(give them 2-3 minutes each group).
If the group picks right,they get a point.Give small prizes to the winners. :-) gina

[OceanGuy23]

Tinki, on May 7 2007, 08:46 AM, said:

BUMP!!!

Hi Tinki
This year for Cinco De Mayo I decorated our nursing facility with red, green, and white balloons and I put donkey pinata centerpieces on the tables in the dining room. We played Mexican picture bingo "lottery" and after bingo I served chips, salsa, and apple cider. I do have to say our residents had a very fun day.
OceanGuy23