Don't forget a lot of children return to school this month Invite them to your facility every chance you get.
Elvis Aaron Presley Died this month August 16,1977
August Monthly Observances
National Immunization Month
National Inventors Month
National Win With Civility Month
National Get Aquainted With Zespri New Zealand Kiwi Fruit Month
Admit Your Happy Month
August Weekly Observances
National Scrabble Week 7th-12th
Place an ad in the paper and hold a scrabble tournament at your facility. Award prizes and/or ribbons. Don't forget to let residents sign up to play. Great Community Project.
Wiggle Your Toes Song (Sing To Row Row Row Your Boat -Great to do in exercise Class) Wigle, wigle, wigle your toes Wigle them up and down Wigle them fast, wigle them slow Wigle them all around
International Day of the World Indigenous People-At least 350 million people worldwidebr> are considered to be indigenous ("indigenous ethnic minorities," "tribal groups" and/or "scheduled tribes"). The term indigenous peoples refers to the descendants of the original habitants of a region prior to colonization who have maintained some or all of their linguistic, cultural and organizational characteristics.
Clean out your facilities closets and set up your own Thrift Shop for the day, or week, or month. Or ask local churches and businesses to donate items. Advertise and invite the public. Let your resident Council decide how to use the monies you make.
Weeeeeeeell, Maybe there is and maybe their isn't. Just another human's interpretation is what I think. Because to every writer their poetry is beautiful so even if only they alone feel the words in their heart then it is not bad poetry. Having said that below is a bad Poetry Site. Why not gather your residents and write a poem with them.
Start out with What summer means to me....
and let your residents each give an answer.
Make their answers rhyme and !!!
You have all written a poem. I have done this with several themes
and had them published in our hometown news.
You would be suprised how great they turn out.
Read a Poem each day in the dining room before lunch or dinner.
Start a Poetry Club. Read Poems from Famous Poets and have a discussion group about the meaning.
Advertise in your local news that your facility is having a poetry contest ages? say 12 to 17. Give address poems are to be mailed to and a deadline date(be sure to have entries include their address also). Have a resident group meet at least once a week(more if a lot of entries) for say 2 months to read the poems and vote on the best one that day. The last week read all the poems selected the previous weeks. Vote on 1st,2nd and 3rd place.Notify the winners and have an Awards Ceremony at your facility. Be sure to invite your local newspaper to take pictures and publish the winners. I always have our Resident Council Officers sign the Awards & Certificates.
Invite your local Animal Shelter to set up an adoption site & petting zoo at your facility. Get residents to volunteer to help. Why not adopt a mascot for your facilty? Find The Shelter Nearest You Below>
Invite your local Girl Scout-Boy Scout Troops to hold meetings at your facility This could be a one time meeting. If it works you could schedule regular meetings once a month more or less. Involve residents in helping the scouts earn badges.
Paint rocks of various sizes gold.Get some of your plastic wash basins add the rocks, fill basins with sand at the bottom and add water. Use aluminum pie tins to let your residents pan for gold. Reward them with Trail Mix and drinks at the end of their journey goldmining. You can also give prizes to the resident who finds the most gold. Show an Old Roy Rogers movie with the snacks.
