Craft was also involved with the residents helping to stuff the frogs first with filling and then with rice.ĭescription: I made a lily pad out of an old doona cover and put 11 lily flowers on it. Objective: Physical exercise and friendly competition. Submitted by Joanne McAulay of Edgewood Park Nursing Facility on July 15, 2010Įquipment: Rice filled frogs or turtles or any other animal, lily pad with flowers You can encourage staff and patients to wear flannel shirts on the day of the hunt. This is a great group activity and many staff will be delighted to help. Encourage patients to reminisce about hunting or sending husbands off to hunt. You can conclude activity with a social and chili for the snack. Assist patients around facility and encourage staff to walk those who can walk. You will instruct the patients that they will win a prize for the most deer found. You will hide the deer all over your facility with numbers. The next day on opening day of deer hunting have patients gather for a BIG BUCK HUNT. First have group gather and pick deer out of a magazine. Objective: To increase fine motor skills, enhance sense of well being, and encourage socialization and reminiscing.ĭescription: Two part activity. Submitted by Dianna Alderman of Heartland of Ann Arbor on September 30, 2007Įquipment: construction paper, markers, glue, and deer hunting magazine You can also use a regular ball or shorter table length The water will make the ball move in different directions and some of the residents find it funny to watch the ball. At the other end of the tables have the residents use the ball to roll down the tables to knock down the cups (pins). Fill a small beach ball part water and part air. Stack the plastic cups at one end of the table either in bowling pin line up or we like to make a pyramid. Works great with wheelchair residents.ĭescription: Align three small tables in a row.
Objective: The activity is designed for geriatric residents to help with range of motion and fitness. Shovein of The Lingenfelter Center on December 27, 2006Įquipment: Small plastic cups, medium weight ball or water filled small beach ball, and tables. Rules can be adapted to meet the needs of others. In addition, this activity can be use as team sport activity and can be set up like a golf course. This activity also can be play outdoors by using PVC pipes which should be bolted to a flat square shape woodsurface (which provides support) and using light weight washers instead of ping pong balls and checkers. The person who scores the most ball/checkers is the winner. The objective of the game is to bounce the balls in the or toss the checkers within a predetermine time. Set distances away from each cup, leaning close to the cup is permissible. Objective: To increase hand and eye coordination and socializationĭescription: Place the cups on to a the midpoint of the table and have a player at each end of the table. Submitted by Grady Tezeno of Leisure Alternaitves on November 4, 2006Įquipment: Ping pong balls or checkers, one/two tables and 20 ounce hard plastic cups