jerusha 0 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Hello all,,, Pass out fly swatters to residents sitting in a circle. Blow up a balloon and draw a big fly on it. It is truly amazing the powerful feeling you get when you have a flyswatter in your hand. Residents love hitting the balloon with the swatter, as do I,,lol....Jerusha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaRee 0 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Hey thanks! I like it...I like it alot! I'll try it and see if my folks like it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azucker 0 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Hello all,,, Pass out fly swatters to residents sitting in a circle. Blow up a balloon and draw a big fly on it. It is truly amazing the powerful feeling you get when you have a flyswatter in your hand. Residents love hitting the balloon with the swatter, as do I,,lol....Jerusha That is a really cute idea. I will try that with my residents this week for their pre-meal activity. One of my favorites is setting up tons of cones throughout the room and giving them a giant ball to knock them down. They love it...gets out a lot of aggression plus it is fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corelens 0 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 (edited) Hello all,,, Pass out fly swatters to residents sitting in a circle. Blow up a balloon and draw a big fly on it. It is truly amazing the powerful feeling you get when you have a flyswatter in your hand. Residents love hitting the balloon with the swatter, as do I,,lol....Jerusha That's a really cute activity. Has the balloon ever burst while swatting it? I do parachute circle and then do lower body exercise with a soft, giant ball. The residents are always so enthused when it's their turn to kick the ball. V. Edited July 22, 2008 by corelens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaRee 0 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 I tried this and it's GREAT! My residents really loved it. I even posted some pics in the Gallery of my folks enjoying it...go see them!--LisaRee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hope 0 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Thankx! Will be adding FlyBall to August! We have started Wacky Ball. Original idea sent in was to use pool noodles and a punching bag balloon. I used a beach ball and cut the noodles in half, just seat in a circle and they whack that ball around! Sounds too simple to be fun, but it can really get their arms moving, makes a lot of noise but no one gets hurt, and best of all, the only ball game I don't have to chase the ball, since they can all reach it. Have also used it while seated at tables pre-meal, and just direct the ball around the room, using a noodle myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaRee 0 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 You're right..it amazes me how something so simple can be so great. My residents loved fly ball so I would imagine they'd love the noodle thing too. I'll try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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