Halloween Sensory
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 I have a sensory page on my website with some spooktacular sensory ideas. Head on over there to see recommended supplies, props and techniques for the following senses: olfactory, kinesthetic, tactile, visual, auditory and gustatory, all with a Halloween theme! Discussion questions are also included.
*Click here to view this free resource!*
 This 60-90 minute introductory inservice is designed to assist the Recreation/Activity Director, or Staff Educator in providing an overview, as well as tips and techniques of sensory stimulation as it pertains to older adults and elders. The inservice comes with a handout, teacher's outline, certificate of attendance, inservice sign in sheet, flyer, interactive exercise, and inservice evaluation form.
*Click here to learn more*
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Halloween Word Puzzles and Activities
Free Download
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 In this free zipped folder, I share some fun Halloween-themed activity worksheets. This bundle includes 10 activities: crossword puzzles, word search puzzles, word scrambles, trivia, sensory ideas, jokes and more! Just download and print!
*GO GRAB THAT NOW*
Residents' Rights Month
In case you missed this the first time around |
 Residents' Rights Month is celebrated throughout the month of October. I have a wonderful Residents' Rights Bingo game available on sale for only $11.11 (regularly $18). The Know Your Rights Bingo Game is a fun, interactive way to teach residents' rights! You can use this game to educate residents as well as other health care workers. You receive twenty 8 1/2 x 11 Know Your Rights Bingo Cards that indicate resident rights commonly found in Long-Term Care, Adult Day Care, and Assisted Living facilities. You can either laminate your cards or place in sheet protectors for long term use.
*Click here to purchase the Know Your Rights Bingo Game*
*Click here to view my free Resident Rights video*
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Great Pumpkin Activities |
By Christine Jennings |
Learn & Listen – Read all about pumpkins on the internet and discuss your findings with the residents. Ask them if they ever grew pumpkins in their gardens. What did they do with their pumpkins? Did they can them? Make pumpkin pies, bread or soup? Talk about all the wonderful things they did growing up with pumpkins.
Game – Pass the pumpkin – This is just like hot potato, but you pass a mini pumpkin instead. Set up chairs in a circle. Play some upbeat music and let the residents pass the mini pumpkin until you stop the music. The resident holding the mini pumpkin is out and must step away from the circle (give them a treat so they will stay and watch). Continue playing the music off and on until one resident is left and give them a special treat for being the last person in the circle.
Craft – Help residents make a fall wreath with mini pumpkins to hang on their doors or in their rooms. You can purchase foam kits which are light weight and easy to assemble from most crafts stores. Wreaths can also be made from real fall leaves you found outdoors and plastic mini pumpkins glued to a twig wreath ring or a cardboard ring.
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Ben loves to dress up for Halloween
 
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Thank you for taking the time to view this newsletter. Happy Halloween!
Many blessings, Kim
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