Intergenerational
Children can be a rare sight for older adults living in assisted care facilities. Intergenerational activities offer significant benefits to old and young.
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15+ Ways to Find Intergenerational Partners
Have you ever wondered why you get calls from parents to bring in groups of kids caroling during Christmas time, but never again? Where do all the children volunteers go from January to November?
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Adopt a Friend
We have invited the local schools and playgroups to visit the care home as often as they want to make friends with our residents. Bringing the young and the old together brings so much energy, enthusiasm, memories, laughter and smiles to both children and residents.
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Stick Figure Drawing & Storytelling
Drawing is a fun and interactive activity to pursue. Most people have done a little drawing or at least some doodling at some point in their lives. Offer clients the opportunity to revisit drawing as a pastime.
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Fairy tale Books Quiz II
Another lovely fairytale quiz, a wonderful reminiscing activity for the elderly!
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Rock on Rock Craft
This is a wonderful craft activity for seniors that is fun, creative and always successful. There is no right or wrong way to put the stones together - each piece is unique and beautiful! Encourage your clients to unleash their inner talents! These lovely stone creations make lovely gift mementos too.
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Cress Heads
Get some cups and stretch clean end of tights over them. Sprinkle with cress seeds and fill up with earth.
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Hands on Tote Art Project
A great intergenerational activity with older children, using skills to trace, color and cut under the supervision of senior residents or staff. This activity promotes teamwork and creates a special bond between seniors and children.
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Poems for Grandparents Day
Here are two grandparents themed poems to share.
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Intergeneration Activities
It is important that senior members of the community feel linked with the rest of society.
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Drawing from Numbers
There are many easy learn-to-draw techniques out there, however none are quite as easy as Drawing from Numbers!
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Mozart's Birthday Creative Art Project
Pencil in some music script lines, a treble clef and a base clef on A3 poster paper....
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Spot the Differences #12
Snowball Fight: Another fun spot the differences activity for seniors!
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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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Spot the Differences - Autombile
Another fun activity in our spot the differences series for seniors!
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Hand-painted Rocks
This is a lovely, calming and creative activity for the elderly using smooth river rocks and pebbles. These decorated pebbles are perfect small gifts to give to friends, families and volunteers.
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Getting Schools Involved
We had a group of art students paint murals for our fence in our Secure unit. This was so beautiful and a great way to get connect within the community.
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Making Rainbows
This activity is suitable as part of an Intergenerational Program. Residents are paired with their own grandchildren or local school children to make beautiful rainbows.
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Intergenerational: Colour By Numbers
Despite being associated with children, Colour By Numbers activities can be beneficial to adults as well. Not to mention lots of fun!
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Intergenerational: Spot the Differences
Spot the Differences is a brain game for children and adults alike. It involves identification of objects, spatial analysis as well as short-term memory.
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Benefits of Intergenerational Activities: Program Planning & Activity Ideas
Intergenerational Activities provide older and younger generations with opportunities to interact and engage with each other in planned endeavours beneficial to both groups.
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Senior School Performance
Invite Senior High School students to practice their musical / theatrical performances for their upcoming final exams in front of your clients.
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Grandparents Day Anthem
Celebrate Grandparents Day by recruiting willing staff to form a chorus or a quartet to sing this song to residents on their special day.
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9 More Ideas for Grandparents Day
Many people in residential care have grown-up grand-children with children of their own. Invite them over and let the three generations have fun together doing quizzes, craft and playing games.
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Shadow Animals
A lovely inter-generational activity - creating shadow animals!
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Intergenerational Activity Ideas
Here are some inter-generational activity ideas to enjoy on grandparents day.
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Iced patty cakes
I made patty cakes and our residents iced and put sprinkles on the cakes then had them for morning tea. They thought it was great!
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Poppy Seed Cake for International Youth Day
Intergenerational activities can be fun and soothing for all involved.
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Paper Quilt Poster - Intergenerational activity
Invite a group of school children or high school children to visit your facility on International Youth Day.
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