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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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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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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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 #10
Another fun activity in our spot the differences series for seniors!
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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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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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THANK YOU for ALL YOU DO! Your website is remarkable and I'm so glad I found it! It's truly made my job easier. I go to private care homes (5 to 8 people) and do fun activities once or twice a week at each home I have 8 homes.
Lisa Dalesio
Activities for Seniors
United States
