Special Days

Some famous people that were born in the year of the Dragon are...

Some facilities may not want to lead worship services but may be happy to contribute to the important role of spiritual, social and moral issues of our daily lives. You may celebrate this date by holding a Christian or non-demoninational service.

Italian themed days are a great way to celebrate special calendar dates of Italy

How much do you know about Prince William and Kate Middleton?

Arts and crafts templates for Easter

Recycle egg cartons and make your facility look festive by hanging these colourful flowers everywhere.

Making mobiles or sun catchers are activities that low care residents can do for frail people in Nursing Homes. Mobiles and sun catchers can act as a visual stimulation to those no longer able to participate in activities. Craft knives are not recommended for elderly participants.

Trivia about the history of ANZAC day

Some more Easter trivia!

Beautiful hanging sun catchers for any season!

Throw a Greek themed party to celebrate the National Day of Greece!

A delicious eggplant dip to enjoy with Greek Pita Bread on the National Day of Greece

Who was the God of love and desire in Greek mythology?

Celebrate the National Day of Greece with a quiz!

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Lovely decorations for St. Patrick's Day!

Here's another quiz to test your knowledge of famous women from across the world on International Women's Day!

2011 is the Year of the Rabbit - decorate your facility with this poster!

In the spirit of International Language Day, let's make some beautiful Japanese lily decorations for Valentine's Day for a change!

Here are some festive decorations for your Jamaican Afternoon Delight Party!

Here's a recipe for a delicious Jamaican Punch to be served with cocktail umbrellas!

Jamaica is an Island just south of Cuba. It is known for beautiful beaches, beautiful music and unique food. Unlike other islands in the Caribbean Sea (where Spanish is spoken), Jamaica's official language is English.

Hold your very own Chinese New Year Party to celebrate 2011 - the Year of the Rabbit

Decorate your facility with lanterns, streamers, fans, incense and rabbits (2011 – year of the rabbit). Of course there is no Chinese New Year without some dragons!

How much do you know about New Zealand?

An international quiz of famous romances

Test your knowledge of Australia's famous explorers on Australia Day!

Yet another Christmas Quiz!

Recycle old doilies into these cute baskets for your Christmas table. They can be used to hold rum balls, chocolate, homemade Christmas biscuits and anything else you can think of.

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This is a very useful tree to have! It can be used all year around, just change the ornaments on Easter, Valentines Day, Mothers Day, Chocolate day, Wish Tree Day.

Any of the Arborvitae evergreens can be used; I find the Thuja occidentalis particularly good because the leaves as flat by nature, making it easier to glue the layers. You may also use false cypresses, Juniper bush, some hemlock leaves or any Yews shrubs. You may involve people suffering from mild dementia successfully.

This is a cute craft activity using discarded jigsaw puzzle pieces to create hanging decorations for your factility at Christmas.

Lovely Christmas tree ornaments made from recycled Christmas cards

How to make a Driedel and play the Driedel Game!

Here's a word search dedicated to Hanukkah!

Here are some templates to be coloured in and decorated for Guy Fawkes Day!

This is a traditional rhyme for Guy Fawkes Night's festivities.

Here's a word finder for Guy Fawkes Night!

Here are some ideas on how to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night

Make a special Guy Fawkes hat to place on his head!

Celebrate Claude Monet's birthday in November by recreating one of his famous paintings!

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Make your own beautiful advent wreath and celebrate with a morning tea on the four Sundays preceding Christmas!

Stunning hanging decorations for Thanksgiving and other celebrations!

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Create your own beautiful hats to be worn on Melbourne Cup Day!

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Create a fantastic Melbourne Cup piece of art in this activity!

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Beautiful mandala templates to decorate in a relaxing and creative activity

Test your knowledge of the history of Thanksgiving!

Here's a Remembrance Day themed word search!

Read about the history of Chritopher Colombus and search for the higlighted words!

Test your knowledge of Germany!

This is a great recipe to make any time of the year but especially in October in time for Oktoberfest! Everybody can join in peeling apples, grating lemon zest and reminiscing about other sauces around a large table.

Have some fun on Oktoberfest with your own party. Here a some great ides!

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This is my own recipe. You may ask an Indian friend or search online for other ways of making it. If you prefer you may buy it ready-made in Indian shops and some supermarkets.

This game has been adapted to indoors to suit people with a limited range of movements.

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Improve movement and promote well-being with this easy and fun competition!

Reminisce about familiar skills and have fun with this potato peeling competition!

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The 2010 Commonwealth Games are being held in Delhi, India from the 3rd of October to the 14th. Why not have an Indian themed day to celebrate with Indian food, music and dancing and of course lots of games. Don’t forget to serve or introduce your clients to the fabulous Indian Chai Tea which is becoming very popular.

The wonderful thing about World Animal day is that it can be celebrated indoors or outdoors. Here are some suggestions of fun things to do on World Animal Day.

Work out the missing letters to reveal the names of animals in this game!

Celebrate Halloween with this word search!

A fun Halloween craft activity using recycled egg cartons.

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Halloween styled table decorations!

See how many words you can make from letters inside the pig!

A spring word search!

A Labour Day Find-A-Word

Can you solve the riddle?

What is the name of each man's profession?

Have fun solving this riddle!

Improve dexterity. Provide enjoyment.

To promote interaction and sharing. To enhance self-esteem

Provide stimulation and encourage choices.

To promote friendship. Maintain skills.

Lucille Ball was an immensely successful and popular comedian and actor during her lifetime and was most famous for her portrayal of Lucy Ricardo in the television program "I Love Lucy". The program first aired in 1951 with Lucy in the roll of a mischievous housewife who constantly got into trouble.

A fun game you can play with an unfinished coconut tree from your craft session!

Make your own coconut trees that stand over 1.3m tall in this fun craft activity!

So simple and so beautiful! These flower leis are sure to be admired and appreciated.

A Hawaiian themed day can be as simple or as elaborate as you want it to be. It depends on your resources and enthusiasm. If you are doing it for the first time keep it simple and add new elements year by year.

These lovely leaves will look great hanging from ceilings, decorating glass windows and walls or made into mobiles for people who spend long periods of time in bed.

Stunning snow-flakes to decorate any room. They are so simple to make and just beautiful.

Learn about Canada as you complete this word search!

Test your knowledge of Canada on Canada Day!

Another way of celebrating the 4th of July!

Everyone loves a traditional white Christmas. However in the Southern Hemisphere, December is summertime and the thought of a heavy hot meal is enough to make you lose your appetite. So the cooler weather Christmas festivities of the Northern Hemisphere are very appealing when winter heads South.

A regal and fun morning tea! Dressing up, fancy hats, petit fours, pastries, cucumber sandwiches and cakes all served on delicate china cups.

Test your royal knowledge on the Queen's Birthday Public Holiday!

Find these French words commonly used in English conversation.

Here are some suggestions to help you put together your own Vive la France Party!

Test your knowledge of the United States of Amercia!

This word finder features 28 States of Amercica

Here's a movie quiz to help you celebration July 4th

Here's a Word Finder to help you celebrate the 4th of July - Independence day!

How much do you know about French food?

Test your knowledge of French Culture on Bastille Day!

Help celebrate the oceans rich diversity of life. Have fun by turning a wall in your facility into your own ocean or aquarium.

Enjoy Italian Day and learn about the Legend of Tarantella!

Celebrate Emancipation Day with this Word Finder!

Another Father's Day Word Search!

Here's a crossword for Father's Day!

A quiz to celebrate the Italian National Day!

A quiz for Father's Day!

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To observe cultural dates. To engage residents in reminiscing

Wonderful cooking aromas will bring everyone to the breakfast room!

Observe cultural festivities. Promote sense of purpose. Download full program!

Test your Easter knowledge!

Find the names of the trees in this word finder

Download the 'Happy Easter' letters and have your residents paint and decorate them to create a beautiful banner for your facility!

Have fun with the Easter Word Finder!

Arbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees.

Celebrate International Children's book Day with this story book activity.

Lovely Easter baskets you can make with recycled paintings and paper.

Here is a quiz about the origins of Easter celebrations!

Celebrate Mother's Day with beautiful floral decorations with photo centerpieces!

A lovely arts & craft activity for Mother's Day!

Validation of feelings. Stimulate memory.

Celebrate Mother's Day with this Word Finder

Have fun on Mother's Day with this quiz!

To celebrate spring make a 'dream' tree composed of spring flowers and blossoms. This activity includes 8 spring flower templates for you to download. You may also include recycled paper flowers with painted flowers as per the example spring tree above.

Draw lines to match each woman to her deed!

A Leprechaun is a devious little troll who is capable of turning into a frog to escape capture. Leprechauns are shoe-makers who dress in suites with waist coats, hats and buckled shoes. Every Leprechaun has a 'pot of gold'. Here is my version of the pot of gold.

St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. His life is shrouded in legend and it is said that on his death bed he urged friends not to lament, but to celebrate his comfortable exit by taking a small drop of something to drink to ease their pain. Legend has it that this is how the Irish have come to love their alcohol!

March is Spring Time in the Northern Hemisphere and time to spring clean the house, the garden, the yard and even your own handbag!

Here is a second quiz to enjoy on St Patrick's
Day!

Here's a crossword puzzle to help you celebrate St. Patrick's Day!

Here is a crossword especially for Valentine's Day!

Dedicate a day of fun to the Olympics!

It's Winter Olympics time! Have fun decorating international flags.

Here's a word finder to celebrate the Chinese New Year!

Celebrate Valentine's Day with a word finder!

Get ready for Chinese New Year with a crossword!

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Cultural observance. Reminiscing.

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Pancakes are easy to make and the fillings can be savoury or sweet. The aroma throughout the facility will have people coming from everywhere the see what’s cooking!

Take your residents on a fascinating cultural experience – celebrate Chinese New Year!

Here are 20 interesting facts about Australia!

Celebrate Australia Day with a Word Finder!

Here's a general knowledgeq Quiz about Australia.

Australian Aboriginals use plant shoots, Echidna quills and small twigs to paint their dream time stories.

Enjoy a multicultural food day to celebrate the life of Dr Martin Luther King Jnr.

Promote religious tolerance and identify with a worthy cause.

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Damper is so easy to make - all you need is a hot oven and some very basic ingredients! Here is a recipe well worth trying!

Decorate your facility with these easy to make paper chains.

Celebrate cultural uniqueness and promote friendship and sharing.

Easy and fun to make! Give the bookmarks as souvenirs to friends, staff and relatives.

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jn Day (on the third Monday of January) with a crossword!

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Here is an activity that will help you with your resolve to become more ‘green’. It is fun to make and requires little skill and yet looks rather striking hanged in walls, doors, windows and shelves.

Here's another quiz to test your christmas knowledge!

Colouring-in, whether with crayons, coloured pencils or paint is therapy as well as a great way to pass the time absorbed in something creative. It may help to maintain what remains of dexterity and fine motor control. It is also likely to develop and foster friendship.

Do your bit to save the planet with this gorgeous recycled Christmas Tree craft activity!

Here is a lovely christmas craft activity - create beautiful standing Christmas angels!

This is folk art and maybe some of your residents will remember playing with it as a child. Video included!

Maintenance of dexterity. Promote sense of accomplishment.

Here is some interesting trivia about Christmas!

Get into the spirit of Christmas with this crossword puzzle.

Promote the Thanksgiving spirit and consolidate friendships!

Brighten up your space with some lovely thanksgiving decorations you can make during craft sessions!

Have fun and increase bonding with staff.

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Here is a series of word searches for thanksgiving with 3 different levels of difficulty. Choose the most appropriate for your residents!

A Melbourne Cup themed Find-A-Word

Get in the spirit of Melbourne Cup Day!

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Make your own game for Melbourne Cup Celebrations!

Some interesting facts, history and trivia about Melbourne Cup!

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Get in the spirit of Melbourne Cup Day with a hat parade!

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Get residents involved in Melbourne Cup celebrations!

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The Horse-Race game is a great way to spend the morning on Melbourne Cup Day!

Observe cultural festivities. Promote sense of purpose. Download full program!

Enhance self esteem. Have fun with arts and crafts!

Socialization with peers in a group setting. Sense of accomplishment. Video included!

Potential for reminiscing. Personal satisfaction. Video included!

Fill in the missing letters to reveal the animals and breeds!

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Which creature does each of the following pet names indicate?

Here's a poem to help you celebrate Halloween.

Read this article to your residents and encourage them to reminisce about historically significant events that occurred during the month of October.

Here's a ghouls and ghosts themed Find-A-Word to enjoy on Halloween.

Celebrate Oktober Fest with this Word Search!

Fun facts about birds for World Animal Day!

Here are some interesting stories about famous cat lovers to help you celebrate World Animal Day.

Here's some fun animal trivia for World Animal Day on the 4th of October 2009.

To engage socially and reminisce

A quiz featuring famous fathers of yesteryear

A poem especially for Dad's!

Here's a fun find-a-word especially for Father's Day!

VIDEO Instructions included! Make bow ties in a craft session and give it to your male residents on Father’s Day to help celebrate this festive occasion.

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To promote tolerance. To encourage acceptance and inclusion of cultural diversity.

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Sensory stimulation with familiar scents.

What is the capital of Germany? Which year the reunification of Germany took place?

St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is famous for?

Complete the title or line of the following songs!

To promote fine motor movements. To have fun!

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Provide sensory stimulation and enjoyment, ideal activity for Mother's Day