 It's your Lucky Day! Make any day every residents Lucky Day! Get rid of accumulated stuff in your supply office to boot! I very often have boxes of donated things that make great prizes due to the generosity of the community. For instance, one woman is always bringing me makeup and lotion samples, which the ladies love. I am always keeping my eye out for things that would make appropriate giveaways. It all starts when I fill my pocket with pennies. As each resident walks in, I take one out of my pocket and tell them that I made a special blessing over it and I guarantee that it is lucky. I tell them to keep it in a special place and bring it out and rub it on a bad day and things will definitely get better. Not one person questioned it and they all reacted as if I really did give them something lucky. Because I did! Even some of the caregivers wanted a penny and I was happy to supply them. Months after lucky day, one of the residents went into her bag and pulled out her lucky penny. I thought that was very special.
At the start of every activity, I gave everyone their half of the tickets from one of the rolls you can get at any party of office supply store for just a few dollars. A roll of tickets goes a very long way and provides tons of fun. Prizes include everything from leftover Mardi Gras beads to coupons for a free day of bingo to a small box of Lucky Charms cereal! The sky is the limit. Each raffle ticket has seven digits so calling out the numbers and having them process it and look for the number is very stimulating for their minds and having them calling out " I got it! " is a wonderful feeling and a fun activity. It is very exciting. Of course, some residents will need help looking at their ticket and I encourage them to help each other. Everyone loves to be a winner. I make sure that everyone leaves the day with something and that every resident feels like a winner.
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Throughout the day, I also have a discussion about lucky charms around the world that you can I bring some samples in if possible. You can also write”lucky charms" on the board and have residents find small words within the letters.
For crafts, you can cut out their hand shapes from construction paper and decorate them. Hand shapes, called khamsas, are considered lucky in Africa. Here is a website you can find this simple craft. www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/africa/khamsa/. If you would like to do a cooking activity, what I call " incredible Edibles", try making cereal bars with Lucky Charms cereal using a recipe that you can find here www.food.com/recipe/lucky-charms-treats
Although I usually do Lucky Day during the St. Patrick's season but it would be appropriate to do at any time of year.
Any day can be a lucky day! Good luck!!
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