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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
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England,
United Kingdom
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Lucky Dog Card Game
This is called Hoy, or we just call it Card Bingo. A great game for those who cannot manage a 'proper' game of bingo.
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Riddling Riddles
Sorry I think I sent the message wrong. The cowboy one should say he leaves on Friday. Other wise it doesn't work.
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Riddling Riddles
The one about the is worded wrong. It should say he leaves on Friday other wise the joke doesn't work.
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
15 Uplifting Activities for People with Limited Mobility
I go to a nursing home and all residents are in bed. It is very difficult to think of things to do with them, so thankyou for this x
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
What's In the Bag
This game has been a favourite of ours for many years. Items we put in our bag as well as those you have suggested are, a cuddly toy, nail brush, paint brush, comb, can opener, phone, tv remote contro...
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
How to host an Olympic Games Theme Day
Thankyou for all these wonderful ideas. August is going to be a great month for activities.
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Paper Planes Reminiscing Game
Thanks for reminding me of this. I have 3 gents in a nursing home that I hope will join in when we try this.x
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Professions that are Vanishing
In the UK some of these are still going. We still have the milkman, switchboard operator, seamstress, chimney sweep, radio actors, footman and governess. The last 2 mainly working with royalty or very...
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
How to Plan a Movie Screening for Seniors
A film that we found very funny was this one.
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War is a British comedy-drama film from 2002, directed by Ian Sharp and starring Pauline Collins, John Alderton and Peter Capald...
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
10 Daily Living Activities for Dementia Care
Sally, put up a washing line in a quiet space and supply a basket of clothes pegs and clothes for her to hang up/take down as required.
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Pub Songs for Happy Hour
Thankyou for a fabulous idea. I think my residents will enjoy this one!
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Recycled Book Pages Christmas Wreath
We made one of these last year and lots of people didn't realise we'd actually made it ourselves.
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Upcycled Card Decorations
Thankyou for this idea. We loved making them. We also combined the idea of the stained glass windows and stuck pieces of shiny paper and card on them.
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Festive Stained Glass Craft
We loved making these. Thankyou so much for sharing.
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Colouring-in for May
Thankyou Cathy for the advice about google images. I would never have thought of looking there for borders.x
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
The Farmer's Cat Word Game
Yes you can change it to anything you want, e.g. in my supermarket basket, in my holiday suitcase, chuildren's names in the classroom etc.
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Recycled Hoy Game
I deal out 6-8 cards to each resident and if theirs is called out, they throw it into the middle of the table until they're all gone. We tried turning the cards over but they kept turning them back ag...
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Vase Jars
What a lovely craft activity. I've got lots of decorative stickers so I'm going to let my residents use those to decorate their jars.
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
The Farmer's Cat Word Game
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: The Vicar's Cat
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Hi Sheree. I'm in West Sussex. Are you on facebook?
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
I am a freelance activity co-ordinator and I also make activity items for people with dementia, such as activity aprons, lapmats sensory cushions and jigsaws. My jigsaws are specially made for ease of...
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
10 Daily Living Activities for Dementia Care
I have a large bag full of baby clothes and I remove buttons, undo hems and seams, take elastic out etc. I ask the residents if they will help me mend and fold the clothes and they always say yes. The...
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Easter Wreaths
We've been doing this activity too. To ring the changes we leave the circle complete and use scrunched up tissue paper to decorate the centre.
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Bean Bag Toss
I'm new here and I will definitely do this one. We already have a couple of target games but I'm sure another will be welcomed.
I cut an an old twister mat in two and I wrote scores into the various...
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Iced patty cakes
I have a mini donut maker and I make the mixture up at home and take it in with me. I also take some icing and a selection of sprinkles etc. I make the donuts while the residents watch, and while the...
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Iced patty cakes
I have a mini donut maker and I make the mixture up at home and take it in with me. I also take some icing and a selection of sprinkles etc. I make the donuts while the residents watch, and while the...
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