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We had a great time with Halloween Bingo this week! The group was very taken with the cute pictures. Thanks for creating these resources, Sara.

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Halloween Word Search

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Halloween Word Search

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: 13 Nights Till Halloween

Hi. What are the latest guidelines and restrictions in wearing a halloween costume for the memory care facility?

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Halloween Templates

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Spooky Halloween Crossword

Rupee
I always did an Easter extravaganza in the spring
I do not know if this is going to be a community event or if this is just for the residents
We had a balloon artist
We did an arts and craft project
We had an Easter bonnet contest
We handed out prizes
Play some games
If you give me a little more information about this spring Fair I could probably help you out more
One year we had a Halloween fair there another year we had another fall festival where we had a restaurant come in and give out free samples
These were all community events and it’s a good marketing tool
Give me more details and if you need my help let me know

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Halloween - Australian 1960s TV Show - Deadly Earnest

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: HALLOWEEN TRIVIA

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: HALLOWEEN CANDY WALK

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Halloween Powerpoint Quiz

Hi. I don't know if anyone done this. But I did an apple Bob lucky dip with my residents yesterday and they all enjoyed it. It was easy to participate so all abilities could take part...if not able to have a sweet treat I gave moisturise and massage as a prize.
I cut pictures of apples pumpkins snails frogs and worms...folded up and put in a cauldron. They simply lucky dipped to monster mash or Ghostbusters music and an apple or pumpkin got a sweet treat... XX good fun I followed this with golden carers Halloween bingo which went down great.. XX

We're doing activities such as "what's in the box" which is a good sensory activity (albiet a bit messy)!

Adding things like peeled grapes, cold porridge, wire wool and fun things to touch and then adding a Halloween theme is good fun. Peeled grapes can be "eyeballs", wire wool can be "witches hair", strawberry laces can be "worms" and so on. You can blindfold residents or simply craft a box for them to put their hands in and guess what they're touching. :)

Why not use a stick string and hook for all the halloween games such as apple bobbing eat the doughnut

Hi All,
Thought I would add what we are going to do. We are putting together little Halloween goody bags for each person, and hanging it on their door as to help with social distancing. We are doing a Spooktober Soup Social. We will have soup and decorations, people will be able to space out or take their soup home. We are also doing a "BOO" fundraiser. We have made cute door hangers that have a Halloween theme and a "BOO" and a treat (candy). Residents and loved one's can purchase a "BOO" and management will secretly place the treat on specified residents door. All the money we collect from family and residents will help fund a Christmas celebration. Thank you all for your wonderful ideas!

Halloween songs to other songs
Hello Joanne, I was amazed to see all the halloween carols you are sharing with Golden Carers, it's absolutely wonderful, what a lot of work you have done to produce this. Congratulations Gwyneth

My experience is that we young people have more interest in celebrating Halloween that the people living in nursing homes at the moment (it will change soon).
Because of covid we are not celebrating Halloween at all but are focusing on being ready for Christmas. We asked the residents and they didn't fell they'll be missing out.
We will be celebrating all souls day though. We have mostly Catholic residents and thought that it is a good idea to remember the dead specially this year.

It's so hard Abby with COVID! I'm going to do room to room sensory items related to Halloween, spooky treats, arts and crafts, pumpkin painting, etc. For Halloween I'm kind of stumped because we normally have a party with entertainment. I might do a parade down the halls but besides that I'm stumped!!

Hi Tonya
How proactive of you to think about Halloween
Halloween can be one of the residents favorite activities
In order to think about what to do you have to think about you budget your residents abilities iand resident likes and dislikes
Also you have to think about available technology and how strict your facility is for the COVID-19 virus
I like to mix fall with Halloween because Halloween is only one day but fall last several months especially if you are making decorations
I like to have decorations for each season that makes things a lot easier
Here are some ideas for Halloween that you can adapt and modify depending on the items I listed previously
https://www.goldencarers.com/10-activities-for-halloween/4875/
Here are some things for fall
https://www.goldencarers.com/6-ideas-for-celebrating-autumn/5554/

https://www.goldencarers.com/autumn-art-templates/4006/
Remember you have to adapt and modify things
Let us know what you decide to do
Thanks

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: 31st OCTOBER - HALLOWEEN WORD GAME

This is a very cool project. I will use these for our Halloween party!! Thanks for the video

Our residents love snack size chips ( crisps). We also have snack size chocolates and lollies ( what ever is on special at the supermarket). When it's Easter we have Easter eggs, Christmas we have small lolly ( candy) bags with Christmas mix lollies and so on for Halloween etc. I occasionally throw in little essentials such as pens, little packs of tissues, little packs of handi wipes, mini shampoo and conditioner, hand cream and trinkets but the biggest choice by far is the chips LOL!! We have a limit of 2 packs of chips they are so popular, if they win again a choice of other items.

I am planning to play Halloween bingo with my residents and I thought that if they get a line I could have a box with different gifts wrapped up individually which they can choose, It will be a trick or treat box which will be just for fun. would like to say thank you to golden carers you all give us so much information and ideas.

We too are having a Halloween Party but ours starts early. We have used this in the past and it has really been successful. We use carnival games.
Their favorites are:
1. Using a noodle bat and beach ball/or smaller and have them try to hit the ball between 2 chairs. If they hit the left chair, it's one point, right chair is 2 points and between them is five points. They get two tries.
2. Target toss: this is a purchased game with 3 fuzzy tennis balls. Scoring is adding up where they land.
3. Two laundry baskets and bean bags.. They throw the bean bags into the baskets. It's a point for each one in the first basket, and 2 for the second basket.
4. Animal toss: we have a set of bean bag animals. We have tried throwing them at different things. The one that is the most difficult to get into the circle (for instance, the hippo), is given the highest score and marked on the bottom of the animal. The easiest gets 1. You throw these into two hula hoops. If they get in the first hoop, it's the score on the animal or if in the second, you double the score.
We divide the residents in four groups and have them start about 10:00 in the morning. Each start at a different spot and rotate until all games played (must have helpers at each place). At the end, all score cards are given to someone to add up.
We go straight to lunch which usually has the theme of the day and a short nap time. At 2:30, we have our costume party where even staff are judged. Local police officers usually our judges. While the judges are "contemplating" the results,, we announce the winners of each of the games and a grand prize. Following that the costume winners are announced and we have refreshments. Make for a busy day but loads of fun. Sorry this is so long.

Hi I suppose it depends on ur people, ours enjoy art and crafts and word games, I am also making a Halloween bingo .
Pass the parcel in shape of a pumpkin may be fun, carving a pumpkin or decorating a pumpkin .

Hi there, I am planning a Halloween party for next week. I am going to be playing some music to dance to. But what are a few fun halloween type games we could play ?

Thank you so much for sharing bingos games of the seasons. We enjoy our Halloween game and they get special candy for a full card.

Ive dowloaded the Halloween Bingo for our residents . I have a few regular bingo players. Im sure your picture halloween version will enable more to join in .
Thank you so much Sara

I am going to play Halloween Bingo with my residents. They love Bingo, so this will be different for them. Also printed the Halloween quizzes too. Some great ideas so glad I joined! It is hard at times to find different activities to do that residents will enjoy! Thank you!

Hi Belinda,

You could try themed fundraising. For instance, Halloween is celebrated soon and you could buy a pumpkin for them to guess how many seeds there will be when cut open. The pumpkin would be placed in a prominent position where Happy Hour takes place. Nearby, have a sheet of cardboard and a pen for people to write their guesses. You would charge whatever you think they can afford for each guess.

Residents could have as many guesses as they wanted as long as the token fee is paid. The prize for the guess is up to you and the winner should be the closest to the real amount of seeds found. Before Halloween, you cut the pumpkin and separate the seeds into four or five parts. Give one part to each resident capable of the task, and add it all up when done.

You could extend the fundraising to visitors and residents’ relatives by transferring the pumpkin to the Reception area after the Happy Hour so they can also enter the guessing competition. Also, check these links for future use.

Fundraising Ideas For Nursing Homes:
https://www.goldencarers.com/fundraising-ideas-for-nursing-homes/3457/

Optimal Activities - Marketing, Fundraising & Sourcing Free Resources:
https://www.goldencarers.com/optimal-activities---marketing-fundraising-sourcing-free-resources/5105/

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Halloween Bingo

How fun, thank you for the darling Halloween songs. We will be using this in our Intergenerational Theater Program today and can’t wait!

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Halloween Songs to Other Songs

As promised here is a book I did many years ago from sourcing songs for Halloween Carols

Does anyone have any other short skit ideas.
I'm thinking ahead...we don't really do Halloween in the typical way. It has gotten to be such a "dark" holiday. And some of our staff for religious reasons, don't celebrate this. So one year we did Pumpkin Patch Party. we did a Talent Show. and an All Saints Day Costume Party, (residents, staff picked a famous Bible person or Saint, dressed up like him/her and had to give a short bio of the saint.) Some very creative costumes appeared! St. Peter with a fishing rod etc.....St. Appolonia the patron of dentists had a big tooth and pliers from maintenance....) We had Hillbilly Holiday, with the kitchen band, jokes and a skit. We had a grand time. So this year, I want to put on a couple skits with the staff and residents. Any ideas fellow activity people? THANK YOU

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Halloween Carols

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Halloween ten pin bowling

This quiz is great. I am loving the resources available which our forthnightly dementia friendship group are loving

Is there a Halloween Quiz 1 as I have been looking but can't seem to find it. Can you point me in the right direction please.

Hi, Michelle, any word will do, ask for clients opinions. For themed word games, you may join words like CHRISTMASTIME, or EASTERBUNNY. Here are some Word Game words for you to try; I added the number of words you may possibly find in each. CALENDAR (60 plus), SQUIRREL (30 plus), HOSPITAL (60 plus), SERENITY (80 plus), EASTERBUNNY (150 plus), VALENTINES ( 100 plus), PEDESTRIAN,( 100 plus) JACKHAMMER (possibly 50), LUMBERJACK (100 plus), BRILLIANT (80 plus) , CHRISTMAS, ( 50 plus) HALLOWEEN (60 plus)

Hi Amanda, you are very lucky to have volunteers, they are invaluable assets for any care facility. Volunteers can teach a small group (2 to 3 persons, cognitively similar) how to play card games; they may have to learn simple games like: Go Fish! Crazy Eights, or any other game they know. Volunteers could also facilitate small groups for these activities:
1)Take a couple of clients to a coffee shop (approval from management and written consent from clients or family is necessary).
2) Creative work: sculpting, painting, colouring.
3) Board games.
4) Cooking activities: frosting cupcakes, filling Halloween bags of Trick or Treat, making fruit kebabs, decorating half boiled eggs,
5) Craft: Chocolate Holder Chicks for mothers’ day, Festive Wall Art, decorating eggs for Easter.
Best wishes.

Hey it won't let me open the Halloween letters file.

A cab driver picks up a nun. She gets into the cab, and the cab driver wont's stop staring at her. So she asks him why he's staring.
He replies, "I have a question to ask you, but i dont want to offend you."
She answers "My son, you cannot offend me. When you have been a nun as long as i have you get a chance to see and hear almost everything. I'm sure there;s nothing you could say that i would find offensive."
"Well" says the driver, "I always had a fantasy to have a nun kiss me."
"OK" says the nun. "lets see what we can do then. But first I have to know that you are single, and you are a Catholic." "Yes, yes" says the cab driver. "I'm single, and I'm a Catholic!" So the he pulls over and the nun plants a whopper of a kiss on the cabbie. But when they get back on the road the cab driver gets emotional. "My dear, why are you crying?" "Forgive me", says the cabbie. "I've lied. I'm actually married, and I'm Jewish". The nun says, "Thats ok, my name is Kevin, and I'm on my way to a Halloween party".

Does anyone know of any really good entertainers for aged care in Perth? Would like someone enthusiastic that will get the residents up and dancing as it is for a Halloween Happy Hour event.
Thanks

Hi Jodie, we had a trivia evening for Chinese New Year & it was fantastic. Some dressed up & we had 6 to a table & a volunteer to help with the questions. With 10 question per round with 4 rounds. And bonus rounds which are for fun. U get to win 10 points, it could be a treasure hunt that the volunteers need to find something. We had supper which was fried rice, spring roll & everyone got a fortune cookie. Visit a cheap shop & do a lucky door prize with Chinese items in mind. The residents still talk about it & we had a Halloween trivia night also.

My residents made the egg carton bats for halloween and they look great hanging in our dinning room

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Halloween Witches Shoes

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