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We collected photos of residents with their sweethearts - some recent, some from their wedding day, and a few with their beloved pets.
Each photo was printed in black and white and placed inside a large red heart shape. On the back of each heart, we wrote the resident's name along with the name of their sweetheart.
We then hung the hearts on a decorative blossom tree, which we borrowed for the display. You can find similar trees online - search for "Fashionlite LED Lighted Cherry Blossom Tree" on Amazon.
The residents absolutely loved seeing everyone’s sweet memories on display!
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Love this idea!! thank you!
These are such great ideas!
Thank you for sharing them!!
Clarie
Great idea! We used some maple branches buried in a vase with some stones for various seasons. A “grateful tree” for Thanksgiving. Leaves were attached to the tree with things residents and families were grateful for. During Easter we had decorations painted by the residents on display. Trees aren’t just for Christmas anymore:)
Thank you for this information Mary
I love this idea, but I am having difficulties finding a Cherry Blossom Tree (faux). Thought about making one out of the stems…cost too much. Checked with Costco and they no longer carry this type of tree. Any suggestions???? Thanks.
I got my tree on amazon for $30 US!
Search for "Fashionlite LED Lighted Cherry Blossom Tree" on Amazon
Hi Janice ,
What I did to make mine is I found some branches attached to a thick trunk ,which I then after cleaning it off set into a pot with plaster of paris ,once set I painted it ( I did ours white) or you could leave it natural ,then the residents decorated it with assorted leaves ,flowers ,snowflakes etc each season .Hope this helps
I did this and the residents and family members loved it!
oh great to hear thanks Mary. This is a lovely activity!
Em vez de uma árvore pode ser feito como móbil pendurado no teto.
Hi all. I'm Nathasha ,Activities coordniator from a rest home in auckland.Thanks alot for this lovely idea. I created this at my facility and it was a hit !!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn't find the exact tree but we made one.
thanks again for this idea and this is a great website thanks again
This is so great to hear, thank you Nathasha! If you have a pic, we'd love to see it!
Lovely Idea! I bought a wall decal instead of a stand alone tree. Looking forward to making this happen with my residents :)
Thanks for your feedback Candace! If you can, send in a pic when you're done, we'd love to see how it turned out!
love this idea. I have purchased one from e bay to use. I think this would be great to share for those clients who are bed bound and use this as a theme for discussion and move it around to each person, changing the theme to their specific interests. Leave it in their rooms for a week in turn.
stimulate senses and aid one on one visits.
debbie
Love this idea - where can you purchase the trees from?
Great Thank You :)
I bought one at Costco but you can purchase on line as well.
Love this
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