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John
Retired
Gloria Clarke
Diversional Therapist
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Thank you for the many years of wonderful ideas you’ve shared through Golden Carers. Your ideas, along with the opportunities to network with other activity professionals, have been an invaluable resource for me. Wishing your wonderful organisation all the very best.
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I am living in an Independent Living Retirement Village with 120 residents.
We have a Men’s Group meeting each week for about 90 minutes and I introduced a weekly puzzle time using “Quizzles” from books by Michael Pohl. These have been greatly enjoyed and I am sure that memories have improved over the weeks as they are usually solved within a few minutes.
Sadly I am almost at the end of the third book and I am looking for a replacement puzzle source. I was looking for “Rebus” puzzles on line but cannot trace any yet. I have tried anagrams, which are quite easy to compose, but harder to solve, and they are not popular as yet.
I cannot claim to be a carer but I am, at the age of 87, the chair of the Residents’ Committee and try to keep everyone happy.
Hi John, so good of you to look out for your fellow members - they are lucky to have you as their Chair! Here are a few links from Golden Carers. The first link offers over 300 Rebus puzzles! I hope these help and you all have a ton of fun.
Rebus Puzzles: https://www.goldencarers.com/rebus-puzzles---powerpoint-presentation/5425/
9-Letter Puzzle: https://www.goldencarers.com/nine-letter-word-puzzles/5540/
Riddles: https://www.goldencarers.com/riddles/
hi Molly
Very many thanks for the king words and also for the three links.
I will certainly explore them and hope they will give me a fresh look at the possibilities of stretching the brains of my fellow oldies.
I am most grateful'
Cheers
John
Hi John,
Happy to share, and fully support your mission to have fun while keeping the mind active.
Have fun!
Best,
Molly