MAGAZINE DAY - November 7th
Listen & Learn – Gather interesting highlight historical information about magazines from online sources. Share this information with the residents. Let them talk about the magazines they use to read as a teen or young adult. Do they remember magazines their parents read? If you check with the public library they might loan you some old issues of Life, Good Housekeeping or others published in the 30’s & 40’s to show as a visual during this time. In fact you could ask a librarian if they would come share their knowledge with the residents.
Food – You could have the residents vote on the best magazine recipe that they every found and then make it make it during the food activity class.
Exercise – Stack the magazine race. Have a stack of magazines on one side of the room and have residents race to see who can get all their magazines stacked up without the stack falling. Or the old favorite - give them each a magazine and ask them to search for a particular picture. The resident with the most points for finding the picture wins.
Craft – Make a collage from pictures cut out of the magazines.
Game – Scramble the letters in some of the famous magazines and see if the residents can unscramble them.
Movie – Suggestion: “The Devil Wears Prada” (2006)
NATIONAL GAME AND PUZZLE DAY
In honor of National Game and Puzzle Week-3rd week in November
Listen & Learn – Talk about the history of board games and/or puzzles. Ask residents what their favorite games were as children.
Game – Pull out the board games and have a friendly competition between the groups playing the game. The group that finishes an entire game first wins. They must play by the game rules too.
Food – Let them make finger sandwiches that they can eat during their card game time later on today. Make sure you use a loaf of frozen bread. Take out a stack of frozen bread and so somehow to trim off the crest. Then slice them into three to four finger length strips. Let the residents spread the filling on them, such as chicken salad, pimento cheese spread, egg salad or a favorite you know they like. Then store them away for the card game later. You might have to give them at least one to try out to make sure they like what they made. By the time they are done the bread will be unfroze.
Exercise – 52 cards pick up, yes you are reading this right. Take a deck of cards and let them fly. Have the residents pick-up the cards anyway they can. Bend, and stretch to pick up as many cards as possible. The resident that has the most cards he/she picked up will win a prize.
Craft – As a craft take some old mismatched game pieces and cards that no longer are used and make one of the following:
• Door hanger that they can use when they leave their room so others will know they are at game night.
• Make pins and/or tie clips out of the dice or other pieces.
Game – Calling all Bridge players or any other card game players. Play a round or two to have fun.
Movie – Suggestions:
• “Clue” (1985)
• “Searching for Bobby Fischer” (1993)
• “Jumanji” (1995)
• “The Gambler” (1980)
• “Secrets of the Playing Card” A History Channel movie. (no date available)
FAMILY STORIES
Family Story Month is in November, which can be a great month to celebrate family and the stories that we all share time and time again. Family stories are sometimes passed down from generation to generation. Family stories can also include our work, friends since at times they are family.
Learn & Listen – Talk about family in your discussion group. Ask residents about stories they heard about their family that was repeated at family gatherings. Do they recall a specific incident that happed with a family member that makes them laugh each time they remember it?
Game – Family Feud style game.
Food – Bring in one of your own family recipes and let the residents help prepare it and enjoy afterwards. If there is a family story behind the recipe then as they cook tell them. Ask them afterwards what their favorite family recipe is and if they have a story behind it.
Exercise – Play songs relating to family during your exercise routine.
Example:
• We Are Family – Sister Sledge
• Family Affair – Sly and the Family Stone
• Remember When – Alan Jackson
• A Family is What You Make It – Jim Rule
Craft – Make a family story scrape book. Record the resident’s funny family story and type it up (or ask a volunteer to type it up for you). Then let them make a scrap book with pictures relating to the story.
Social – Have a family night social serving light refreshments. If the residents are willing let them read their family story during the social as entertainment.
Movie – Any movies that are family related. A lot of Hallmark movies are family related. Since this month celebrates Thanksgiving, a fun family story movie is “Home for the Holidays” 1995 film starring Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr. and Anne Bancroft. Other family movie suggestions:
• Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
• The Partridge Family (1970)
• Friends and Family (2001)
WORLD TV DAY - November 21st
Listen & Learn – Just have an open discussion on when the TV came about and if the residents remember the first time they watched TV, was it black and white or color? What was the first show they watched? What show were they not allowed to watch and why? What was the longest running show they watched? Do they remember any one season shows that they liked but due to ratings it was canceled after the first season?
Game – Log onto classic-tv.com to get a list of Classic TV Show to use in the “When Was That Show On” this is a game on their website and I thought it was better than anything I could come up with. This is a great site that can help you with many old classic TV games for you to try with the residents.
Food – Let the residents make popcorn or Chex mix to enjoy.
Exercise – Take a beach ball and write in each different color section the following:
• Daytime Soap Opera
• Night time Drama
• Comedy Show
• Favorite TV Network
If you need less just pick what you want, if more then add. Toss the ball around with some TV theme music. Stop the music one in a while and the person holding the ball, must read the category and give one TV show that is within the category. Example: Daytime Soap Opera - Guiding Light. Pass the ball around until everyone has had a chance to name a TV show from the category off the ball. NOTE: If you don’t want to write directly on the ball then use extra wide masking tape so you can pull off afterwards.
Party– Ask residents and staff to dress up as TV show characters, like Lucy from I Love Lucy, or The Lone Ranger, Gilligan from Gilligan’s Island, or Gomez from The Addams Family. Just have fun dressing up as TV favorites and see who has the best outfit/costume. Serve TV snack foods as refreshments.
Game – Play the Name That Tune based on the sound tracks of old classic TV shows. This game is also listed on the classic-tv.com site.
Movie – Suggestions:
• “To Trap a Spy” (1964) based on the TV show The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
• “Star Trek” any of the movies are based on the TV series Star Trek
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