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Help! Boss is wanting Memorial day "BIG" but I am to be off due to it being a holiday! Have the ROTC coming in. Budget will be gone by than due to Mothers day and a big activity earlier in the month. I have no music that is free so now what!? I need you help! THANKS!

Have found a group of kids that perform traditional native American dances as well as a lady who tells stories. Also showing variuos popular movies that week too. Center pieces found some candles in the shape of sunflowers! So am looking forward to it! Thanks all for the ideas! Doing them as well!

Best impersonation or look like? Supporting (As in married couple) Best career (as in life in your place)

April 22nd is earth day. So thought it might be a fun think to center a carnival type of event around. Was wondering if anyone had thoughts on this. Our community has an area around each persons porch that they can plant what they want. So was thinking of prizes of the plants. Was also thinking about getting them to join the Arbor Day Foundation to get free trees. Any other suggestions? THANKS!

You mention sorting below. Do you mean sorting the beads? Or please expound on this. THANKS! I have done some karaoke and sing alongs with my residents and they have really enjoyed it. Other ideas are a poker nite, beading, sorting, and making smores. Hope this is helpful to you!!!! Enjoy.

I am thinking in a few months of having a Hollywood party. I am going to ask the residents to nominate their favortite movies supporting actor etc. Than that week show the movies with the winning movies etc announced the day of the event. Planning on getting some of the decorations but could use ideas for centerpieces that are not pricy. Or any ideas would be wonderful! THANKS!

We did a float last year. Was SMALL so had to be carried but people came out to see how we could get a float through the dinningroom. Had a doll all dressed up with beads etc. inside of a decorated box (Actually used a styafoam cooler to carve it) to look like a float. Shape it and paint. The person who carried it was one of our dinningroom staff who had dressed up. That way the residents could HAND out the beads. Was fun! Got residents out that don't normally come out for it. This is great site!

Here are some ideas. ( I love the idea!) Possible topics that maybe you can flesh out. Where did you spend your honeymoon (Penny to each that went to Niagra Falls or stayed home) Didn't wear white to wedding because of $ Married by court - justice of the peace not in a church Eloped First ice cream cone ever canned home grown food First child born at home Has a song that was theirs Danced at their wedding Remember stamps less than 10cents or cheapest movie cost Went to a Worlds fair First TV show they saw in color First TV they saw Married their husband before he went off to war Lived on a farm Maybe one about a product/invention (example garbage disdosal or dippity doo) First plane trip (where to or maybe the size type of plane) Maybe remember an advertising slogan or an actor Built their own home

I am betting I have a few here that would be interested! ALSO I am wondering how to be pen pals to a person in the service/military?

Hi there! I'm a department of one, with a residential care and memory care unit as well as independant living. I'm responsible for the res care as well as memory care units. Although we are smaller than you, I would suggest visiting our website which has the activities programs listed in calendar form. I also have published the newsletter with it. Shelburnebay.com is our website. I also use the Activity Directors Quarterly as well as Creative Forecasting monthly publications. They have alot of information as well as planning guides. Kim Kim I am interested to learn more about the Vermont 50+ and Baby Boomers Expo Annual Maturity Exposition I saw on your web site! It is WAY WAY to far for me to go but maybe I can "borrow" your idea here. Is it more of a health fair type of thing?? I see that it is an annual how many years? What type of a turn out do you have? Do you put it on?Tell me more! THANKS

How about stars instead of bucks. Works the same way as bucks did but stars on a sheet they can always see? Or just stars in general. Maybe it would be a better seat during a musical performance? OR a balloon they could take back to their place something shiny?

I understand! Yesterday we did a version of Pictionary. I drew the pictures and they had to guess what it was. Also did "Hangman" Sort of a Wheel of Fortune type of a thing you might have done as kids. Have you tried Horse Racing? I did a version of it with Cars during the Indy races. Also what about baseball beanbag? Maybe bingo with a beanbag? Have the numbers on the floor and where the bag hits is the number to be called? They could take turns throwing the bag.

Wow that is why this site is go great! THANKS! Like the vegies idea very much. Active at our place well we LOOK like we are a nursing home and the seniors almost act like they are in need of a nursing home yet they have to be able to care for themselves. Average age is over 90. So of the 100 residents I get may 8 for exercise class. Very disappointing over all turn outs for most everything. THANKS again!

The end of next month we are having a Health Fair. I have speakers and booths lined up. (WIDE variety of subjects) What I need is decorations and any other ideas beyond that! We are independent seniors. I was going to name it "Time for a new YOU" with clocks as decorations Boss wasn't keen on it. So now I have to start over on decorations etc. Help!

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WELCOME! What type of facility do you work in? How many residents? Ever done this type of work before? Where do you live at?

Have you tried your local newspaper? Or TV They might be willing to do an article or put a note in the local happenings area of their paper. Did you talk with the Al local chapter they may have ideas on how to help you as well. Don't give up on it! This is so important!

I am in need of cheap presents the residents can make for their relatives. Residents are independent but some are legally blind. Any ideas? Even craft ideas would help.

I should have mentioned on the apple make them use the "bad" hand and have them dip their fingers in olive oil. Here are some other ideas /games / trivia hope some will be of help! Show the movie War of the World or the radio show (Maybe get the script and you do it over the PA system?) Pumpkin seed spitting contest! Watch the dentures! How Many Words can you make from SCARECROW or JACK-O-LANTERN or other halloween names. Here are some games that depending on your type of facility you might be able to do or arrange to have them watch. Mummy Wrap Relay Divide the players into groups. I find groups of three or four work best. Each group needs a player that is the “mummy” and the other players are the “wrappers” Provide each group with a roll of toilet paper. The object of the game is to be the first group to wrap a mummy using the entire roll of tissue. Ring the Pumpkin Line up three large pumpkins with stems, to form a ring toss. Use embroidery hoops or make hoops with rope and duct tape. Mark a throwing line on the floor and take turns trying to ring a pumpkin stem. It doesn't matter if they get it or not, you can reward them with small prizes or stickers. Smaller children can attempt to ring an entire large pumpkin with a hula hoop. Catch the Doughnut Party Game Hang mini-doughnuts from the ceiling with string. The object of the game is to be the first to eat the doughnut with out using your hands! Do not use powdered or cinnamon doughnuts. Plain is the safest! Trick or Treat Before the party cut several strips of paper; about twice as many strips as there are children. Then on half of the strips write the word “treat”. On the other half write “trick” with a trick such as “hop on one foot”, “pat your head and rub your belly”. Then place all of the strips in a Halloween bag. Have them form a circle. Walk around the circle. Each player will draw a paper out of the bag and perform a trick or receive a treat such as a sticker, Halloween pencil or small piece of candy. Hang streamers or yarn from the ceiling, so it feels like they're walking through cobwebs. If you don't mind getting your floor messy, toss around some corn chips or dried noodles to simulate cracking twigs or bones. Touchy Feely Box Cut a hole in a box large enough, to reach in with your hand. Say that a "mad scientist left his experiment behind Pick Their Brains Cook a large pot of different shaped pasta such as spirals or macaroni drain and cool completely. Place cooled pasta in a large plastic bowl and add a few olives. Bowl of eyeballs -- Simply fill up a bowl with peeled grapes. Add a bit of <A href="http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/how-olive-oil-works.htm">olive oil to make them slippery. Bucket of vomit -- Anything creamy or chunky works -- stuff like salsa, corn and peas. Zombie brains -- Cauliflower To make your "brains" more slimy and realistic, try coating them with cottage cheese "brain matter." Plate of guts -- Cold spaghetti makes excellent squishy, icky innards. Add a bit of oil or sauce, so the pasta is slimy and doesn't stick together. OR Pumpkin innards Maggots and creepy crawlies -- Cooked rice with a little bit of water feels a lot like maggots. A pile of gummy worms feels icky, too. Licked by a werewolf -- Tell your guests there's a werewolf in the room who wants to say hello. Wipe their cheeks with a thin-sliced dill pickle -- it feels like a tongue! Bloody good -- Corn syrup makes a good, sticky base for blood. Use it on anything! Dismembered Hands -- Get some surgical gloves and fill them up with oatmeal. Tie off the ends, so things don't get messy. Make several and you'll soon have a plate of dismembered, squishy hands. Dried-up ears -- Put some dried fruit in a bag (like apricots). Tell everyone the bag contains the ears of last year's unlucky guests. Here is some trivia I got them off of SEVERAL web sites (xxxx equals the answer) Which tradition was NOT a precursor to Halloween? A. The Celtic tradition of giving thanks at the close of the harvest season? B. The European tradition of lighting candles and masquerading in costume to scare evil spirits away. C. The celebration of the birth of Marilyn Manson. xxxxxxxxx D. The Irish custom where wealthy landowners would give food to the poor in hopes that the ghosts would look favorably on them and spare them from mischief. Which phobia is the fear of Halloween? A. Caspariophobia B. Samhainophobia xxxxxx C. Demonophobia D. Boophobia Where does the name "Halloween" come from? A. In Scotland, the Celtic Feast of the Sun, which marked the end of summer was known as "Hallowe'en." xxxxxxx B. In Ireland, the Celtic Feast of the Sun, which marked the end of summer was known as "Hollow Eve." C. The Druids held a ritual on that night honoring the leader of their sect. His name was Hal Ween. D. The Roman ceremony of burying a hollow casket to trap evil spirits beneath the ground. What is the purpose of a witch's familiar? C. An animal, such as a black cat, that amplifies her power. TBD: While "A" might be true, this is the real answer. How did the "jack-o-lantern" get that name? A. An old man named Jack who was too mean even to get into hell. The Devil gave him a piece of burning coal and sent him away. Jack used a turnip to hold the burning coal and serve as a lantern. xxxxxxxxxxxxx B. The Devil's favorite dish is pumpkin pie and a clever man named Jack carved all the pumpkins in town into lanterns to drive the Devil away with a blaze of bright light and of course deprive him of his treat. C. In ancient times, when children went trick-or-treating, they were guided by a man who carried a lantern. The guide was called a "Jack." D. The man who first cultivated the potato and carved it into a lantern was named Jack. Can you pick out Halloween's former name? A. All Hallow's Eve xxxxxxxx B. All Hallow's Day C. All Hallowmass D. All Soul's Day The word warlock is a derivation of the Saxon-English term "war-loek" which means what? A. Man with the magic hands B. Oath breaker xxxxxxxxxx C. Witch's husband D. Doomed one The Celtics would carry a lantern when they walked on the eve of October 31st. These first "jack-o-lanterns" were carved with faces to scare evil spirits away. What vegetable was originally used to make a "jack-o-lantern?" A. Turnip xxxxx B. Potato C. Pumpkin D. Watermelon What should tip you off to a bad motel to check in to? A. No one else has checked in for weeks B. The clerk talks too much about his mother xxxxxxxxx C. The clerk’s name is Norman D. You are a thief At the end of the film, a forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Fred Richmond (Oakland), explains to Lila, Sam and the authorities that Bates’ mother, though dead, lives on in Norman’s psyche. Norman was so dominated by his mother while she lived, and so guilt-ridden for murdering her eight years earlier, that he tried to erase the crime from his mind by bringing his mother back to life. British actor Boris Karloff created a cinematic icon when he played the role of what monster? A. Dracula B. Werewolf C. Frankenstein (Correct Answer) D. Alien British actor Boris Karloff played the role of the monster in the 1931 film “Frankenstein”. The ghoulish makeup he wore and the lurching walk he adopted in the film have become conventions, even cliches, of horror films. And beyond the individual techniques Karloff used when playing the role of the monster, he created a feeling of sympathy for the character, a technique that has since become a more general trait of successful horror films, whose monsters often gain intensity by fascinating audiences as well as repelling them. Béla Lugosi was a Hungarian/American actor best known for his portrayal of what monster? A. Dracula (Correct answer) B. Werewolf C. Frankenstein D. Alien Béla Ferenc Dezso Blaskó, better known as Béla Lugosi, was best known for his portrayal of Count Dracula in the American Broadway stage production, and subsequent film, of Bram Stoker’s classic vampire story. What can you do to keep the evil spirits from going near a newborn baby? Salt near a crib If you wanted to discover if someone was witch what would you do? Thrown into water According to some cultures what color are a witch's eyes? red Why was Jack (from the Jack-o-lantern legend) condemned to walk the earth? Fooling the Devil How much of a pumpkin is water? 90% Which state grows the most pumpkins? Illinois If you are planning to invite spirits to your Halloween dinner which of these things should not be on the table? Salt Black Candles and serving plates etc attract them

Wow sorry to hear this! Hope you have some left over decorations from last year! Maybe the residents family can donate stuff? Play games is always good! Halloween bingo instead of bingo at the top make it Witch. Craft - get dumdum lollipops put a kleenex over it tie string under the pop draw a face as a ghost. Give as prizes. Funny money for prizes to be given later? Visit your dollar store too. You might be able to get purse size kleenex package that you can open and give as prizes too. Same with other packaged items. Game - Stick pennies in an apple. Hang it from a rope and see if they can pull the penny out with their hands. Discussion on best costumes ever over some warm apple cider. Heat in a crock pot. Or ghost stories. Scarry music playing in the back ground from your library. Take them out to visit a grade school. Play trivia on Halloween check the internet for trivia questions. Guess the number of candy corns in a jar. Tell halloween jokes - check the internet for them. Good luck!

I found a company called Windy City Novelties they carry a lot of things that is great for kid prizes and also some for adult prizes too! Best prices in bulk.

We are doing a safe house and I want to have various goopy stuff the kids and stick their hands in. When I do a search on line I get recipes for them to eat. So help please! This is also my first Halloween in this position for independent retired seniors. So could use your help on suggestions. OH How long should the safe house be open? We are surrounded by homes so turn out last year was maybe 10-20 kids.

How about the kids making a mask for the residents with the residents help that the residents would wear. Something simple not messy. Make it a dance. Where the kids would dance with the residents. (swinging arms type of thing) Have the kids vote for the costumes of the residents. I realize most of my thoughts would be very hard if the kids are very little but maybe will help you think of something else. My boss suggested asking the local Daycare centers or Sunday school classes to come. Maybe ask your senior center to come too?

How about a place to diplay the ones she has? I have a rocking chair that I had as a kid and put my animals on it.

It sort of depends on the state rules/laws. Some require you are certified some do not. I would volunteer first. This is a tougher job than it looks. Read the posts have helped me for I had no traning and no one to train me that has helped me! Good luck!!!!