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Kate
leisure&Lifestyle assistant
leisure&Lifestyle assistant
Paper Christmas Ornament
Videos are great as I'm not very crafty. Will give these a go. Thank you and merry Christmas
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Helen
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Hi, was just wondering when the 2013 calendar will be available!! Thank you.....
Helen
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Shirley
Recreation Officer
Recreation Officer
Recycled Card Christmas Chains
We enjoyed the CHRISTMAS CHAINS Activity - had lots of fun - it's a great way to use up the donated Christmas Cards - Shirley NSW
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lyn
recreation therapist
recreation therapist
Some time ago you had an activity with doilies I think to do with mothers' day. The doilies were made of paper and do you think I could find them anywhere? No! Well I was shopping one day just browsin...
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13 years ago
Thong Throwing Game
I did this last Australia day it was alot of fun and well received by all residents. I turned it into a competition and residents received a small gift relating to Australia. The Aussie Competitive Sp...
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13 years ago
Whiteboard Word Challenge
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: WORD GAMES
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jacinta
leisure lifestyle officer cert iv
leisure lifestyle officer cert iv
A Heartfel Poem on Love and Dementia
Thank you Kerry , we have all had thoughts along these lines ,but you managed to put it into words .
Jacinta
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Mandi
Team Leader
Team Leader
Recycled Magazine Christmas Trees
I folded 3 trees last night whilst watching TV and even without decorations, my colleagues are gathering at my desk saying what a brilliant idea. They even want to have a craft afternoon at our next...
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Sonia
Activity Assistant
Activity Assistant
I work with a client that has little or no vision, is hard of hearing and it confined to bed. I am always on the look out for interesting activities to do with her.
We have worked on her life stor...
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Christmas Carols Quiz III
Like I said I love this quiz and have all the songs to go with it...have just been surfing the net and found some more from a website
www.brownielocks.com/christmascaroltrivia.html ...much along the...
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
DIY Christmas Shirts
Have just bought a polo shirt from Lowes and a felt Christmas stocking from the Reject shop and appliqued the stocking onto the polo shirt...makes an original Christmas shirt instead of wearing a t-sh...
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
DIY Christmas Shirts
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: DIY Christmas Shirts
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Shirley
Recreation Officer
Recreation Officer
Recycled Card Christmas Chains
Looking forward to trying this activity this week, a wonderful way to use up our never ending supply of cards - Thankyou - Shirley NSW.
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Shirley
Recreation Officer
Recreation Officer
Festive Stained Glass Craft
The residents and I enjoyed making these windows - darker colours worked well: red, brown, green and even black - thankyou - Shirley NSW.
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Linda
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Holly Leaves Christmas Wreaths
Love this idea, I am going to use old CD's for the base instead of cardboard
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Tactile Reminiscing Ideas
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Tactile and reminiscing for all areas
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Tactile Reminiscing Ideas
To encourage residents to use their fine motor skills and reminisce at the same time, I've taken in some lego and let their imagination go wild...this was well received. I've also taken in Mr Potato...
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Aussie 12 days of Christmas
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Twelve Days of Australia Day
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Recycled Magazine Christmas Trees
We glued tinsel and glitter on as well...the Women's Weekly (Australian) is thick and easy to use as well. This is an age old idea and well worth trying. Thanks for posting this.
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Christmas Carols Quiz III
Perfect for me to use on Christmas Eve...you know of course I'll have to sing the songs as well....
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amy
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Tissue Paper Sun Catchers - Easter Bunny
i have tried this and it looks great - we have used stars and flowers instead of the bunny.
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
The Twelve days of Christmas
And...just for this year a food theme...
1 - some prawns cookin' on a barbeque
2 pavlovas
3 witchetty grubs
4 jars of vegemite
5 lamingtons
6 granny smith apples
7 balmain bugs
8 steaming damp...
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Lifestyle
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Koala Keno
we do a similar thing for a bingo we give them a stamp every time they win and when the card is full we give them a voucher for our shop to spend on what they like.
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Glenda
Lifestyle Coordinator Mentor
Lifestyle Coordinator Mentor
Picture Puzzle
Love this idea. Have tried it and both people have responded well to enlarged photos of themselves. Am now preparing to try with old calendars and familiar items such as tractors and animals. Regards,...
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Koala Keno
We also use the idea of Activity dollars that comes from Actitivities2Go magazine. This is where residents gain a 'dollar' in lieu of chocolate or chips (as some don't like them) and when they gain 1...
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Kerry
Recreation
Recreation
Christmas Carols Quiz III
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Carol Trivia
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Koala Keno
Prizes for Bingo and other games can be: handkerchiefs, combs and brushes, savoury biscuits, soaps (buy it in packets of 6 and gift wrap them individually), face and hand creams, chips and $1.00 lotte...
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Bluecare
Diversional Therapy
Diversional Therapy
Koala Keno
Our residents love bingo and we play weekly. As we have a few games during the morning we are finding it difficult to come up with new ideas for prizes. At the moment we have small chocolates and flu...
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sandra
training diversional therapist
training diversional therapist
Sample Activities Calendars
Your very welcome x And any questions feel free to ask away xx
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
The Twelve days of Christmas
Hi Joanne,
What a great game! Thank you for sharing.
All the best,
Solange
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13 years ago
Hello I do an early dementia cognitive group with Crossword and Quiz and I am always searching for word lists to use for group quizzes.
I start off with the white board and write up missing letter...
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Christmas Crossword Puzzle
Thank you for the feedback Sonia.
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Sonia
Activity Assistant
Activity Assistant
Christmas Crossword Puzzle
Love all your Christmas ideas
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Lyn
Student/Activities coordinater
Student/Activities coordinater
Sample Activities Calendars
Thank you Sandra i have ajusted a few of my days to have a few more activities.
Lyn
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Lyn
Student/Activities coordinater
Student/Activities coordinater
Home town Monopoly
Home town Monoply is a great idea i want to make one with the residents then play the game with them, thank you Joanne.
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Kl Rao
RAO
RAO
World Hello Day Trivia
People in Fiji say a hearty "Bula" as a way to say hello. Many tourists know the word well by the time they leave. It is a beautiful word. Try it...
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Glenda
Lifestyle Coordinator Mentor
Lifestyle Coordinator Mentor
We are looking for activities for active men with dementia, they can do by themselves safely with minimal supervision to give them an interest.
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Shirley
Recreation Officer
Recreation Officer
Felt & Crepe Paper Poppies Craft
The felt poppies seemed to work better than the crepe paper ones - the thinkness of the felt made the difference - a wonderful activity - Thankyou - Shirley NSW
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Shirley
Recreation Officer
Recreation Officer
Felt & Crepe Paper Poppies Craft
Staff and residents had a few laughs whilst making the crepe paper poppies - Thankyou - Shirley NSW
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Summer Yarn Balls
Hi Kelly, thanks for letting us know it. Cotton string, the ones used in the kitchen is also very good as well as thick wool.
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Kelly
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Summer Yarn Balls
Hi
I conducted this activity this morning we found that crochet cotton is easier that wool to use. Also I split my residents into pairs so one person put the cotton in glue while the other rolled it...
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Marie
AIN / Leisure
AIN / Leisure
Felt & Crepe Paper Poppies Craft
I got the idea for this by watching the festive wall art and the paper poppies tutorials that you have on Golden Carers... thank you, we loved doing this.
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13 years ago
Home town Monopoly
Thanks Joanne, it's a great idea to create a monopoly game based on your own surroundings!
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Home town Monopoly
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Home Town Monopoly
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Bean Bag Toss
I made this up with my trusty overlocker...so easy!! I actually made three bags per colour. But with each bag I made an insert one that goes inside the coloured one..the residents helped to fill the...
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Frances
Carer
Carer
The Twelve days of Christmas
Me, too .. I will try it this year. Thanks :)
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13 years ago
Felt & Crepe Paper Poppies Craft
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing your photo and ideas.
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13 years ago
Sample Activities Calendars
Thank you Sandra! This is a wonderful resource for planning ahead.
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