Intergenera­tional

Let's Fly a Kite Social

Host a Let’s Fly a Kite Social for your residents, or turn this into an intergenerational activity by inviting family to participate on a weekend. Kite flying is fun for all ages, which makes this social a hit no matter who participates.

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Photo Bookmarks of Children

Make some gorgeous photo bookmarks featuring young relatives or visiting children!

Reminiscing: Books We Read As Children

Organize a reminiscing session to discuss childhood books. Have fun recalling favourite enduring characters, and the wise life lessons they taught us.

Nursery Rhyme Quiz 5

Here's another nursery rhyme quiz!

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Nursery Rhymes Quiz 4

In the UK it was World Nursery Rhyme Week from the 19th – 23rd November, so I put together a Nursery Rhyme Quiz.

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Lego Therapy

This is a brilliant activity for small group!

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Make Your Own Snow Globe Craft

Try this snow globe craft with residents in a group or try it as a family night activity or even an intergenerational project.

How to Celebrate Lego Day!

Did you know January 28 is National Lego Day? You can celebrate all day long by incorporating bits and pieces of Legos into your events.

Draw St. Nicholas Dice Game

This is a fun intergenerational activity! The festive season often brings children into care homes and this is a great way to celebrate the season.

Hot Cocoa Bar Inspiration

There are plenty of reasons to throw together a festive hot cocoa bar this month, and it’s always a hit with guests young and old alike. Here’s everything you need to get your hot cocoa bar tradition going.

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Mad Science Activities

Host a Mad Science Laboratory event at your community, inviting residents to take a front-row seat in your science class.

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Comic Book Reminiscing

Comic Books - what a great subject for reminiscing!  Whether you grew up glued to the pages of your favourite comic book, or you have never experienced them, you are bound to  discover some exciting storytelling!

Minute to Win it

Every year we have members of a local grade 6 class come and participate in activities with our seniors at our day program. We decided to do an interactive minute to win it games with the kids and the clients. This program was a hit!!

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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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Poems for Grandparents Day

Here are two grandparents themed poems to share.

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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Nursery Rhyme Quiz III

Depending on the age group, and of course personality traits, few have said they find them quite juvenile, and others love it and try to complete them... and are pleasantly surprised at , after all these years, how much they have retained!

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Nursery Rhymes Quiz 1

Answer the questions and sing a few lines of the song.

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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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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!

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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Reminiscence - Childhood Nursery Rhymes

Nursery Rhymes from the 1930s to Sing, Discuss & Reminisce about.

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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.

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.

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.

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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Nursery Rhyme Game

Memory recall and reminiscing

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