International Men's Day

Target Golf

Very popular with my golfers for putting! Super simple activity, my clients loved decorating the box and then using it for putting practice!

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17 Great Manhood Quotes

Being a male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of choice. - Edwin Louise Cole

6 Ways to Celebrate International Men's Day

Here are some ideas for celebrating International Men's Day in November.

Cricket Wordsearch x 3

Here are 3 cricket themed word searched to enjoy!

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American Football Word Games

Gather residents to try their hand at a few word games with a football spin, designed to get their brains working. These are great to do all together or to use one or two before other activities begin.

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American Football or Soccer?

Did you know most areas across the globe use the word “football” to describe what Americans call “soccer”? Decide if these words and phrases are used in football or in soccer... or both!

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Find The Hidden Objects - Car Yard

Find the hidden objects in this car yard illustration!

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Guess the Footballer's Nickname

How many footballers' nicknames can you identify? Read either the names or nicknames and see if residents can guess the corresponding answer!

Cover the Number - Dice Game

Here is an easy, fun dice game to play with residents - template provided.

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Name the Fishing Equipment

Print the words and image pages, laminate and cut, then match the words with the image.

Matching Activity - Name the Vehicle

This is a Montessori based activity where images are matched with the words that describe them. The theme for this activity is: Vehicles.

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Amazing Beer Trivia

Did you know that CENOSILLICAPHOBIA is the fear of an empty beer glass?!

Old Occupations Quiz

Most of the following occupations no longer exist or are now known by different names. Clients may remember some other obscure occupations to add to this list!

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Activities for Men

Men’s activities are challenging! The best way to find meaningful activities for men is to uncover past lifestyle choices and history - you can gather this information from residents and their families. Here are 8 tips for engaging men in meaningful activities.

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Cars Quiz, Trivia and Word Search

This is for the men and ladies who like cars. Good for reminiscing! Includes a quiz, word search and interesting trivia.

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Name the Aircraft Quiz

A visual quiz - name the aircraft pictured. Men will love this one! A fun activity for seniors in nursing homes.

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Spot The Differences #11

Car Mechanic's Workshop: the men will appreciate this one! This is a fun and relaxing activity for seniors.

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Scavenger Collages

As the saying goes - One Person's Trash is Another Person's Art - Scavenger Collages can be made of almost anything you find or intend to throw out. This is also a great activity for men in nursing homes.

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Show me the money

Although individuals living with dementia may not be able to calculate using money, it is recognizable to most. Coins can be stacked by size. They can be counted, and wrapped in coin wrappers.

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Paper Planes Reminiscing Game

Ideal for men, this activity will foster friendship and bring much laughter. It would be helpful if you could find a male volunteer to sit with participants and remind them of different ways to make paper airplanes.

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Creative Thinking Exercises

Creativity is a skill to be developed and cherished. There are endless ways to train and exercise the brain! The following exercises are good practice for creative thinking.

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Hangman - a whiteboard challenge

Choose a word, phrase, movie title, book title, proverb etc & draw the dashes on the whiteboard that represent each letter of the word/phrase.

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Weather Station Activities for Seniors

Maintaining a weather station is an absorbing activity suitable for any time of the year. Men in particular will love this activity!

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Beer Pong Game

This is a fun, table game for 'International Beer Day!' Just make sure that no-one walks near the table because beer is bound to be spilt!

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Bottle Ring Toss

This is a nice game to be played in a sitting position.

Men's Business - Outings

Organise special outings with groups of men to build stronger friendships and reminisce. Thank you Carol for this activity.

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Men's Business

Create a space just for men who can do craft.
This is a great social activity for men.

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MarPoolBowls

We play a game we call MarPoolBowls and it is one of the most looked forward to activities we have. Thanks Ron for another great activity!

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Ring Toss

This is a fun game to make in a craft session and loads of fun to play. The hoops can be home-made e.g. paper plates with the middle cut out; thin water hose joined with masking tape; or embroidery hoops.

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Knock Them Down Game

This is a simple game that can be made of empty tins or empty plastic containers. The tins or containers can be decorated in a craft session.

Recycled carton Bird Feeder

To promote interaction and sharing. To enhance self-esteem

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Bean bag Toss

This has always been a very popular game at all the facilities where I have worked. If you don't have a sewing machine ask a volunteer or one of your clients' relatives to do it for you.

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Table soccer

This is an ideal game for men to form/strengthen friendships whilst having fun.

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Ideas for Men's activities on Fathers Day

Here are some suitable indoor and outdoor activities for Fathers Day.

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Stealing Bundles Card Game

This is a great game for a "Men's Club"

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Men's Group

Having a Men's Group or Men's Club is a good idea. Discussions for Men's Group are open to any subject - here are some suggestions.

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Coin Tossing Competition

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

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Fishing Game

Improve hand-eye coordination and provide some gentle exercise for the upper body with this fun fishing game! A wonderful opportunity to reminisce!

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Sanding & Painting Birdhouses

Encourage new interests. Promote friendship. Soothe the mind.