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Making Memories 101
Wishes You A

Happy New Year !

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Literal Translation

Some Of The Ideas Listed On This Page
Are From Childrens Sites
But are Age Adaptable


Party Time


New Years Eve & Day Activity Ideas

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January Day To Day Activity Ideas & Celebrations


2nd-Drinking Straw Patented-1888


Drinking Straw Mobile

Beaded Straw Curtain
Your Residents Will Love Making This & You Will Have
A Great Decoration For A Luau Later

Make A Straw Hoopster That Will Really Fly

Hawaiian Lei For That Luau

3rd-Festival Of Sleep Day
Have A Day Time Slumber Party
Everyone Comes In Their Favorite P J's
Serve Chex Mix & Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Show Old Movies
Have A Scavenger Hunt Aound The Facility
Play Oldies & Dance
Make A Day OF It ! !


More Ideas For Your Day Time Slumber Party


4th-Trivia Day

Presidential Trivia From Washington To Bush


5th-National Bird Day

Printable Bird Word Search

Check Out My All About Birds Page

Make Peanut Buttter Cones For Your Birds This Winter


6th-Bean Day

Bean Bag Pattern

6th-Sherlock Holmes Birthday


Subscribe Free To A Monthly Mini Mystery & Let Your Residents Help You Solve It

7th-Old Rock Day
Fun With Rocks


8th-Elvis Presley's Birthday-1935

Elvis Party Supplies



Elvis Official Site
Drag Out Those Records
Old Elvis Movies, Poodle Skirts
& Have A Sock Hop

9th-National Apricot Day

Apricot Recipes


10th-First Meeting Of The United Nations
In London In 1946


Members Of The United Nations


United Nations History


Flag Art PAges


Let Residents Paint Or Color Flags Of Country's In The United Nations
Discuss History Of The United Nations
You Could even serve different foods
from some of the countries.
Go to your library & find music from some of the different countries
You could even make a month long project out of this.
Have Fun With It !!


11th-Milk Day


Clay Pot Cow Craft


Easy Bird Bath Out Of Milk Jug


Learn How To Draw A Cow
Easy & Printable


11th-Secret Pal Day
Play Secret Pal Bingo
Have Residents who play Bingo each draw a name of a resident who is room bound
& let them play for a prize for that resident.
Also you could start a Secret Pal Club & Let your residents
do this for the whole year.
Next January reveal to them who their secret pal was.
Great facility interaction project.


12th-Work Harder Day


Quotes On Good Works


13th-Make Yor Dreams Come True Day

Have your residents discuss dreams they have had that came true
and dreams they would like to have come true.
Start A Dream Makers Club & dub all members Fairy God Mothers/Fathers
Grant wishes to residents that are possible.

Start A "Dream Come True" Fund
Advertise in Your local newspaper& newsletter
and post announcements in local stores
that you are starting a "Dream Come True"
fund at your facility and are in need of donations.
Let peolpe know that 100% of all donations will
go towards making residents dreams come true.
Hold fundraisers,craft bazaars etc.
Every year on this day according to how much
money is in your dream fund pick residents
and make their dreams come true.

14th-National Dress Up Your Pet Day


Great Printable Animal Art Pages From National Geographic

Farm Animals Printable Art Page


15th-1st Super Bowl Played in 1967
Green Bay (35) Defeated Kansas City(10)


Super Bowl Trivia
Printable With Answers


16th-National Nothing Day


Call In Sick & Lay Around The House
DOIN" NOTHING !
(Just Kidding But Hey Why Not ?)

Jar Of Nothing Gift Craft


This Is Cute


17th-Benjamin Franklin's Birthday


Make A Newspaper Kites Pattern
Those March Winds Will Be Here Before You Know It


Light Bulb Crafts

Light Bulb Angel


Light Bulb Reindeer


Light Bulb Snowman


Light Bulb Pumpkin


Light Bulb Spider


Light Bulb Witch


18th-Winnie The Pooh Day
Invite Your Local Daycare or Pre-K Over For Projects Below
Let residents help children enjoy these fun activities
Don't forget to serve snacks.


Winnie The Pooh Printable Color Pages


Pooh Bear Crafts


19th-Popcorn Day


Make A Popcorn Picture


Learn About Popcorn


20th-Cheese Day

Mouse In A Medicine Cup Craft


Walnut Mouse Craft

21st- Hat Day

Hats Galore !!!!!


Start A Red Hat Society


Red Hat Society Printables


Make A 60 Second Hat
&
Spend All The Time You Want Decorating


21st-Compliment Day

Check Out These Compliment Stones
Why not have residents & Staff make thier own
and pass them around the facility.
Pick up some small stones at your local craft store
or landscaping store. Grab some black markers and go.

Ideas & Information

List Of Compliments

Start A Staff Compliments Only Box At Your Facility
that residents, family & other staff members can place employee
compliments in. At the end of the month pass these out to the individual employees.
These compliments can also help decide on your employee of the month.


21st-National Hugging Day


Hug Gift Craft


22nd-National Blonde Brownie Day


Blonde Brownie Recipes

23rd-National Handwriting Day


Have A Letter Writing Day
Start A Poetry Writing Club
Gather Residents & Write Some Short Stories
Use A Different Theme Each Week
Mysteries, Love Stories, Kids Stories Etc.
Let All Your Group Reidents Add Their Input
& See What You Come Up With

24th-Gold Discovered In California
At Sutter's Mill In 1848


Have A Pirate Party & Pan For gold
This Page Has Grat Adaptable Ideas !


25th-Opposite Day


Opposite Games ( Adaptable)


26th-Australia Day


Kookaburra In A Tree Craft


Australian Animal Art PAges


How To Make A Didgeridoo
A didgeridoo is a traditional Australian musical instrument.
It’s usually made from a branch of the eucalyptus tree,
but you can use these directions to make one using PVC pipe.

This Site Sell Didgeridoo's,A Cd To Learn To Play & Beeswax


Sample Of Some Didgeridoo Music Although I Have Heard Better


27th-National Kazoo Day
Purchase Some Inexpensive Kazo's & Start A Band


28th-Ernie Of Sesame Street Birthday


Sesame Street Color Pages Printable
Invite Or Take Residents To Daycare & Help Children
Color Or Decorate This Printable Art


29th-National Puzzle Day


Make Your Own Printable Puzzles
Several Kinds To Choose From
& It's Free

30th-National Inane Answering Message Day

Have your residents come up with some funny or silly
answering machine messages.



30th-Franklin D Roosevelt's Birthday


All The Presidents Printable Art pages


31st-Backwards Day


Tons Of Palindromes
Palindrome: A word, phrase, verse, or sentence that reads the same
backward or forward.


Party Time


Smile! We Made It Another Month :)


Mary Elizabeth

Have A Great Day
A Wonderful Week
&
Blessings All Year

 



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