National Intergeneration Day is October 2, 2005 Intergeneration Activites Week September 26-October 2, 2005 And there are many states in the United States & Foreign Countries who are still not involved. Talk to Your State or County Activity Director Association About Getting Involved To get involved check out the site above. They have A form you can fill out & they provide brochures & banners free.
Throw A Pizza Party Use The Printable Pizza Boxes For Invitations.
5TH-Labor Day
Make a collage by cutting pictures out of magazines of people doing different kinds of work.
Find a picture in a magazine of someone working. Glue it onto a large piece of paper and write a story about the job.
Make Residents Door Signs Out Of Pictures of their previous occupation.
Today is the anniversary of the opening of the New York Post Office Building in 1914. This inscription appeared on the building:
"Neither snow nor rain not heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds."
Everyone thinks this is the motto of the post office, but they actually have no motto.
Contact Activity Directors In Your Area for a Swap Activities Party. Each Director Must Write Out Instructions For One Of Their more Popular Activites. Make Coppies According To How Ever Many Participate. Have A Swap Activities Meet At You Facility. If This Is Not Possible They Could All Mail Or Fax You The Ideas & You Could Make Sure All The Activity Directors Get Them. Present New Ideas At Resident Council And Let Your Residents Decide Which They Would Like Added To The Calendar.
11TH-Patriot Day (World Trade Center Remeberance Day)
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Invite A Soldier From Your Area To Speak. Or Contact Your Nearest Veterans Association & Let Them Speak. Honor The Vets In Your Facility. Plant A Tree And Have A Dedication Ceremony In Honor Off All Those Who Lost Their Lives In The Terrorist Attacks & Around The World Due To War.
Buy Some Inexpensive Red Hats (Try Goodwill Or Salvation Army) Or ask for red hat donations Let Residents Decorate Hats Use all your left over craft items (feathers,beads,flowers,sequins,whatever,ANYTHING GOES!)
15TH-Hispanic Heritage Day
Have A Homemade, Salsa or Tamale Judging Contest Or A Mexican Hat Dance Contest Play Mexican Music All Day Show Movie Of Mexico Pick Residents To Be Judges & Have Staff and/or Community Bring In Their Entries Be Sure To Have Prizes And Ribbons
Take A Medium Rock, Rinse Off & Let Dry. Grab Your Paint, Glue & Glitter. Let Residents Use Their Imagination To Paint & Decorate Their Rock. Use For A Paperweight.
This is a great day to start your residents making what I call a "Making Memories Book" Our Making Memories Books have only good memories & thoughts in them A Legacy to leave for children and grandchildren It also helps positive thinking to flow & happiness We also have a "Throw Away Thoughts Journal" This is the memory book where all negative thoughts are placed, discussed,and hopefully resolved then "Thrown Away" It's a great activity for behavior groups.
Are There Soda Machines In Your Facility ? If You Haven't Done So Already Take Claim On All Those Empty Cans & Recycle The Monies Sure Help An Activity Directors Budget Insist That's It's Free & Clear Of What You Already Get Monthly After All You'll Be Doing All The Work
Try To Remember