Armchair Travel

Armchair Travel to Mexico

This comprehensive armchair travel activity includes everything you need for a full day of travel to MEXICO! Fact files, trivia, quizzes, music, food, posters, craft and so much more! We hope you enjoy the MEXICO travelog!

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Armchair Travel to Spain

This comprehensive armchair travel activity includes everything you need for a full day of travel to SPAIN! Fact files, trivia, quizzes, music, food, posters, craft and so much more! We hope you enjoy the SPAIN travelog!

Armchair Travel To Greece

This comprehensive armchair travel activity includes everything you need for a full day of travel to GREECE! Fact files, trivia, quizzes, music, food, posters, craft and so much more! We hope you enjoy the GREECE travelog!

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Armchair Travel to Australia

This comprehensive armchair travel activity includes everything you need for a full day of travel to AUSTRALIA! Fact files, trivia, quizzes, music, food, posters, craft and so much more! We hope you enjoy the AUSTRALIA travelog!

Armchair Travel to Italy

This comprehensive armchair travel activity includes everything you need for a full day of travel to ITALY! Fact files, trivia, quizzes, music, food, posters, craft and so much more! We hope you enjoy the ITALY travelog!

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Sorting by Color - Flags of the World

This is a wonderful montessori-inspired dementia activity - sorting by color! Use the colors of a World Flag to create this game on a theme day. For example, green, white and red - for Italy's flag!

Passport Template for Armchair Travel

Printable passports for armchair travel activities!

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Immigration Stamps

Immigration stamps to use with armchair travel passports.

Boarding Pass Template

Here is a boarding pass template to use in armchair travel activities!

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8 Ways to Provide Armchair Travel Experiences

While your residents may not be able to explore different parts of the world in person, you can give them the next best thing - a full travel experience without leaving the activity room!

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Spice Up Your Activity Calendar With New Twists to Familiar Activities

I've worked in activities for over ten years, and I have found that there are some activities that you just have to have on the activities calendar! While these activities may be staples, they can easily lose their charm for both you and the residents when done over a long period of time.

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Arm Chair Travel with YouTube

Something that has worked really well in my home is a program I refer to as arm chair travel. So many of the residents here have traveled around in younger years, and are now not able to do so.

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Armchair Travel: A Sensory Experience for Seniors

Armchair Travel takes people to faraway places without leaving home. It provides a sensory experience and the opportunity to learn about exotic lands and important past events in a meaningful manner. This is a wonderful activity for seniors living in nursing homes and suitable for people with dementia.

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Armchair travel with Google Maps

Use Google Maps and the Street View option to take your resident's back to their original homes or on tours of famous World landmarks! It's almost standing room only as residents are now bringing in their children's addresses along, staff are also showing us their abodes.

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