Monday, February 22, 2016

Love Activity

Love Is In The Air Questionaire
 
 
 
This activity was perfect for our Valentines party, but it could be definitely done anytime of the year! All you need is:
 
 
  • Valentines Questions
  • Microphone
  • Strawberries
  • Marshmellows/Pretzals etc...
  • Long toothpick type sticks
  • White/Milk Chocolate Chips
  • Portable Heating
 
We gathered residents and employees to create our dating/love panel. We asked them questions and had each person answer. It was such a fun yet simple activity! We loved it! While we did the questions we also had people dipping strawberries! We even dyed the white chocolate to look pink. For time and volunteers sake we actually dipped the strawberries/treats for them and let them eat them. But it would be a more beneficial activity if they dipped the things themselves! We had a lot of extra and passed out all of them amongst the residents who are bed ridden or others who didn't want to join. IT WAS A HIT!
 Here are our questions we used!
 
 
Questions:
·         What is your perfect date?
·         Where did you meet your sig other?
·         When is the perfect time of year to get married?
·         What’s the sweetest thing your sig other ever did for you?
·         How old were you when you got married?
·         What qualities do you look for in the opposite gender?
·         Who wears the pants?
·         In what ways are you and your spouse total opposite?
·         Do you believe in love at first sight?
·         What is sig other habit you don’t enjoy?
·         What should you know about a person before you marry them?
 
Also: just a tip! KEEP THE CHOCOLATE STIRRED! IT WILL BURN VERY QUICK! KEEP ON LOW HEAT!
 
Comment! Enjoy!


Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Easy To Grip

Easy To Grip
This wasn't so much as an activity as it is a very great tool for clients. I work at a skilled nursing home and frequently come across the struggle of residents holding small objects. The goal is to make each resident forget their age and ailments. We came across this picture in our activity searches and decided to try it on our own! By drilling a small hole through the tennis ball and sliding an object through it proved an amazing tool to assist in holding small objects!
Residents who refused to even hold a pencil, or paintbrush now are able to use it willingly! All you need is:
  • A Tennis Ball
  • A Drill
Don't hesitate to really drill into that ball. It took a moment for it to start to go through.
Comment your thoughts!