One great game to get seniors active and in the Thanksgiving spirit is the Stuff The Turkey game. You can make everything you need for the game yourself or have seniors help craft the items. The most important parts are the turkey and pieces to throw into it. You can find specific instructions on how […]
10 Group Games for Christmas in Nursing Homes
If you’re having a Christmas celebration for seniors, you’ll want to have some games for everyone to play. Here’s a list of a variety of group Christmas games: Christmas Candy Jar Fill a small jar with Christmas colored candies and ask people to guess how many are inside. Have them write their guesses on slips […]
3 Santa Door Decorations for Christmas
While decorating for Christmas is fun, it’s even better when you get to make the decorations. To brighten up rooms and hallways for the holiday season, have seniors make some of these Santa door decorations: Santa Wreath A wreath is already perfect for Christmas, but a Santa wreath door decoration is an easy and whimsical […]
6 Fun Christmas Craft Ideas for Nursing Homes
CD Suncatcher Glue two old cd’s together with christmas ribbon or beaded thread running through the middle, then using glue that dries clear add a ring of small flat beads around the outside. You can make this as simple or difficult as you wish. Hang on a tree or by a window and watch it […]
4 Christmas Party Game Ideas for Nursing Homes
Pin the Nose on Rudolph Create a Rudolph with some craft materials or clip art and tape it on the wall. You can either purchase red circle stickers or create red circles with the computer and print them out. Attach tape on the back of each homemade red nose for each senior’s turn. Play just […]