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2018-07-24 06:16:51 PM kathyhughes also you can post to the discussion and not post your forms if you don't want to
2018-07-24 06:17:04 PM paulathessen kathy52...me too!
2018-07-24 06:17:06 PM norae I use to have a cart when I worked in LTC it was a great thing
2018-07-24 06:17:20 PM dianep nora where do you live in SC?
2018-07-24 06:17:24 PM adriennem I like one on one aromatherapy !
2018-07-24 06:17:24 PM babycsus anyone know s of any new actvity that know one has mention lets be creative
2018-07-24 06:17:28 PM darleensunter we had them outdoor for a short time
2018-07-24 06:17:37 PM norae Greer/Greenville/Spartanburg area
2018-07-24 06:17:38 PM lorik we are making tie-dye tshirts tomorrow. with 100+ degrees it will be an indoor activity. we will be wearing the tshirts on the float too
2018-07-24 06:17:39 PM deirdre1 Thanks Kathy
2018-07-24 06:17:46 PM kssmith Yikes! I read about snakes being in noodles! I hate snakes!
2018-07-24 06:17:56 PM babycsus oh ok cause i know its burning up in houston
2018-07-24 06:17:58 PM tammymccombs that is cool
2018-07-24 06:18:01 PM dianep I'm in Rock Hill
2018-07-24 06:18:06 PM norae yes!
2018-07-24 06:18:14 PM kathy52 so have i because living in Florida its hot so i try to keep them in fluids
2018-07-24 06:18:17 PM norae I know where Rock Hill is!
2018-07-24 06:18:25 PM norae Are you a member of SCAPA
2018-07-24 06:18:41 PM dianep We are actually pretty close :)
2018-07-24 06:18:42 PM darleensunter sorry for you guy in Texas!
2018-07-24 06:18:45 PM conniefellers We recently made suncatchers out of the colored stones and clear elmers glue. It's so simple. You arrange the stones inside of a small pie tin or plastic lid and then cover them with the clear glue. They dry clear and are beautiful!
2018-07-24 06:18:46 PM norae Me too Kathy
2018-07-24 06:18:52 PM acoffield we gonna make cool cups. they said they used to sell them when they were at home
2018-07-24 06:18:59 PM babycsus yes ive never been this hot
2018-07-24 06:19:04 PM norae Ooohh like the suncatcher idea
2018-07-24 06:19:12 PM jessew Love love love the suncatchers. I am doing them next month!!
2018-07-24 06:19:19 PM norae cool cups?
2018-07-24 06:19:19 PM babycsus cool connie
2018-07-24 06:19:22 PM conniefellers Yay!
2018-07-24 06:19:25 PM dylonlankford93 Anyone near the Southeastern part of Virginia?! Who else is sick of this rain?!
2018-07-24 06:19:25 PM tammymccombs what cool cups
2018-07-24 06:19:27 PM paulathessen We have had flooding the last fewdays, no outside!
2018-07-24 06:19:33 PM myersc the suncatcher idea sounds neat!!
2018-07-24 06:19:34 PM stephreed5 ok what is suncatchers?
2018-07-24 06:19:40 PM acoffield yes frozen kool aid
2018-07-24 06:19:42 PM kathyhughes I know of facilities that have been painting rocks and leaving them in their community with a note on the back that says contact the facility if you find it
2018-07-24 06:19:42 PM stephreed5 i may have missed something
2018-07-24 06:19:50 PM caro17 weve made suncatcher with coffee filters, its on pinterest
2018-07-24 06:19:52 PM deirdre1 suncatchers? do tell
2018-07-24 06:20:04 PM stephreed5 what she said...
2018-07-24 06:20:06 PM babycsus well how i feel i wish we had some rain
2018-07-24 06:20:08 PM myersc thats a neat idea kathy!
2018-07-24 06:20:09 PM conniefellers They are just pretty window decorations that catch the sunlight.
2018-07-24 06:20:14 PM jessew what a great idea kathy
2018-07-24 06:20:16 PM paulathessen Great idea Kathy!
2018-07-24 06:20:23 PM dianep We made sun catchers by melting pony beads - had to take the small oven out side due to the smell. They turned out really pretty
2018-07-24 06:20:25 PM kathyhughes and I have also heard of facilities making blankets for hospitals
2018-07-24 06:20:26 PM juliet16 what are suncatchers?
2018-07-24 06:20:37 PM lorik with the heat index it's been about 106 some dont understand they shouldn't go outside
2018-07-24 06:20:41 PM babycsus adrien are you in here is that you girl
2018-07-24 06:20:45 PM conniefellers Since the stones are colored they cast a colored shadow on the walls around them.
2018-07-24 06:20:53 PM lorik we are making baby blankets
2018-07-24 06:20:57 PM acoffield yes ma'am lol
2018-07-24 06:21:01 PM kssmith Yes! We made small pillows out of cute fabric to donate to ambulance services for children.
2018-07-24 06:21:01 PM dylonlankford93 Luckily the rain/flooding has helped calm the residents when they want to leave. We tell them the roads are in bad shape because of the rain. (Memory Care)
2018-07-24 06:21:01 PM babycsus lol
2018-07-24 06:21:02 PM darleensunter you can make suncatchers with used waterbottles and paint them with glass paint
2018-07-24 06:21:05 PM norae I'm getting ready to line up toys for tots
2018-07-24 06:21:17 PM 2960580 oneof our residenta so crusea and send it to the church people
2018-07-24 06:21:18 PM acoffield trying to get these extra points
2018-07-24 06:21:21 PM kathyhughes you can also make suncatchers from clear contact paper and tissue paper torn to make butterflies
2018-07-24 06:21:23 PM myersc aww I love the baby blanket idea
2018-07-24 06:21:32 PM tammymccombs we do toys for tots every year
2018-07-24 06:21:35 PM 2960580 not bad
2018-07-24 06:21:42 PM jessew Kathy, that rock idea is a good marketing idea!!
2018-07-24 06:21:49 PM adriennem I made suncatcher with drawings and then you put baby oil on them to make them see through
2018-07-24 06:21:58 PM conniefellers Thats cool.
2018-07-24 06:21:58 PM paulathessen LoL...will remember that about our flooding when they try to leave
2018-07-24 06:21:58 PM deirdre1 this sounds awesome...suncatchers
2018-07-24 06:22:04 PM tealbesing I'm getting ready to do the rocks
2018-07-24 06:22:05 PM kssmith The residents who crochet make caps and hats for cancer centers.
2018-07-24 06:22:08 PM kathyhughes A faility made blankets for seniors in the hospital for the holidays
2018-07-24 06:22:10 PM becca6582f we are making dog and cat toys for the humane society
2018-07-24 06:22:18 PM koryphil another idea is to take those small flat marbles that sparkel and shine and have them on a table saying free splash of joy i have them tossed in my walkway in containers and anywhere you might need a bit of joy
2018-07-24 06:22:31 PM tammymccombs animals toys cool
2018-07-24 06:22:32 PM acoffield they asked to collect school supplies for kids
2018-07-24 06:22:37 PM stephreed5 oh ok i do like the dog and cat toy idea....
2018-07-24 06:22:47 PM babycsus yeah i have a school drive going
2018-07-24 06:23:03 PM 2960580 my facility giving school supplies too
2018-07-24 06:23:04 PM acoffield ok cool
2018-07-24 06:23:16 PM dianep the Toys for Tots- are you working with someone to get the toys where they are needed?
2018-07-24 06:23:19 PM juliet16 tmmr we will have an outing to kfc and tacobell
2018-07-24 06:23:21 PM kssmith I have a couple of widows who are lonely at night after dinner. They like to keep busy so I gave them shoe boxes and Christmas paper to wrap boxes for our Samaritan's Purse Shoe Box ministry. They started in July last year and had 75 boxes wrapped by october when we stuffed them!
2018-07-24 06:23:22 PM kathyhughes REsidents in Memory Care also made treats for the animals
2018-07-24 06:23:26 PM babycsus but im doanating all ours to the alief School district
2018-07-24 06:23:31 PM koryphil we are painting barn quilts
2018-07-24 06:23:33 PM deirdre1 Yes school suppliees at my facility as well
2018-07-24 06:23:34 PM norae you can look up their website and it will give you the info
2018-07-24 06:23:38 PM kathy52 i will also cut up watermellan into different shapes
2018-07-24 06:23:44 PM paulathessen had my meeting today with the other activity directors, went really well, we want to learn quilting to donate to hospice
2018-07-24 06:23:46 PM acoffield ok cool
2018-07-24 06:23:53 PM tammymccombs yes we have a person that comes and picks them up
2018-07-24 06:24:00 PM dylonlankford93 Kathy, I had thought about making animal treats last week in memory care. Every monday, we have a therapy dog named Baxter visit.
2018-07-24 06:24:22 PM kathyhughes The residents enjoyed making them for the pets
2018-07-24 06:24:27 PM dianep Will have to check that out
2018-07-24 06:24:30 PM darleensunter nora-watermelon is always a good idea
2018-07-24 06:24:34 PM kathyhughes and they donated them to the ASPCA
2018-07-24 06:24:53 PM norae Yes! Love watermelon waiting on them to get good and ripe
2018-07-24 06:24:55 PM 2960580 wha tis that
2018-07-24 06:24:58 PM kathyhughes They also liked making bird feeders in the winter
2018-07-24 06:24:59 PM conniefellers Have any of you tried the tile coaster idea from Pinterest? They are amazing. You pour abour an inch of water into a container big enough to allow you to dip a 4X4 ceramic tile in flat. Then you let the residents drizzle nail polich on top of the water in whatever design they want. Then they dip their tile in flat and pull it straight out. The polish dries instantly. Its incredible. Make sure your residents wear gloves.
2018-07-24 06:25:00 PM juliet16 thats nice
2018-07-24 06:25:05 PM jessicaw87 i like the animal treats idea. I will have to try it with my unit
2018-07-24 06:25:11 PM paulathessen great idea Kathy we are big on the ASDCA
2018-07-24 06:25:24 PM paulathessen ASPCA...Oops
2018-07-24 06:25:26 PM norae Ohh love the tile
2018-07-24 06:25:39 PM stephreed5 we have serval residents that love to do puzzels..as we finish puzzles we modge podge them and then i take the old boxes and wrap them in christmas paper to make "presents" for under the tree.....we hang the puzzles too...
2018-07-24 06:25:41 PM acoffield left the chat room
2018-07-24 06:25:44 PM caro17 the tile ideas seems fun and different
2018-07-24 06:25:47 PM conniefellers Norae you will be amazed at how well they turn out!
2018-07-24 06:25:53 PM babycsus great
2018-07-24 06:26:10 PM norae I bet so I will have to try that
2018-07-24 06:26:13 PM tammymccombs neat idea with the puzzles
2018-07-24 06:26:20 PM lorik the nail polish things works well with alot of different things cups, glasses, etc
2018-07-24 06:26:23 PM kathy52 i took an old white sheet and cut it into squares and let the resident paint on it and i put it in a picture fram and hung it on the wall
2018-07-24 06:26:28 PM caro17 Ive been having a lot of trouble getting the residents to the activity room, do you guys have any ideas that might help?
2018-07-24 06:26:29 PM norae My residents would open the presents Lol!
2018-07-24 06:26:36 PM tealbesing cool with the shhet idea
2018-07-24 06:26:40 PM tealbesing sheet
2018-07-24 06:26:44 PM kathyhughes Well food works! LOL
2018-07-24 06:26:46 PM becca6582f food always helps
2018-07-24 06:26:48 PM stephreed5 caro17...food
2018-07-24 06:26:50 PM stephreed5 LOL
2018-07-24 06:26:52 PM paulathessen i recently got a very nice puzzle that the sealer came with it
2018-07-24 06:26:52 PM deirdre1 The residents made bird feeders in the memory unit last year..pinecones, peanutbutter and birdseed...they has a good time with that
2018-07-24 06:26:54 PM juliet16 lol
2018-07-24 06:26:54 PM 2960580 lol
2018-07-24 06:27:07 PM norae I bought small art canvas and drew a tree of life on it and let them paint their blooms on it
2018-07-24 06:27:14 PM tammymccombs we put jiggsaw puzzles together and when done we put them in a frame and hang them on the wall in the library
2018-07-24 06:27:16 PM gdejesus enter the chat room
2018-07-24 06:27:18 PM caro17 snacks always seem to help...lol
2018-07-24 06:27:23 PM kathyhughes I had the ladies make munchies for the Happy Hour and they would come to botj
2018-07-24 06:27:27 PM kathyhughes both
2018-07-24 06:27:33 PM adriennem amen
2018-07-24 06:27:35 PM babycsus we are in full book survey right now wish me luck my first as a wled
2018-07-24 06:27:39 PM myersc some of our residents may not want to join in on the activity but enjoy sitting and listening to music
2018-07-24 06:27:40 PM koryphil today a simple food idea take blueberries and stuff in raspberries. top with cool whip they loved it.
2018-07-24 06:27:49 PM stephreed5 we had a birthday today....no one knew whos birthday it was..but when they saw the cupcakes and champagne...they ALL came
2018-07-24 06:27:52 PM kathyhughes we also would have a NEW Food program where we tried new foods
2018-07-24 06:27:53 PM gdejesus right
2018-07-24 06:27:56 PM 2960580 we just finis h our full book servery
2018-07-24 06:28:00 PM conniefellers Are you having trouble getting the residents to come or are you having trouble getting them brought there?
2018-07-24 06:28:03 PM paulathessen we cook every week for afternoon happy hour
2018-07-24 06:28:04 PM norae My residents seem to want music, food, and Church
2018-07-24 06:28:06 PM adriennem fun!
2018-07-24 06:28:07 PM babycsus how did it go
2018-07-24 06:28:08 PM dylonlankford93 What does everyone have planned for August?! Im working on getting mine together throughout this week.
2018-07-24 06:28:15 PM lorik we only have the dining room or outside so always have to wait for the room to be cleaned after meals. i always bring a snack of some sort. we are waiting for our survey
2018-07-24 06:28:22 PM adriennem Romeo outings!
2018-07-24 06:28:28 PM gdejesus ice cream social for august
2018-07-24 06:28:28 PM caro17 i had my birthday celebration for July and alot of the showed up, its just hard to get in for crafts or anyting else
2018-07-24 06:28:29 PM adriennem retired old men eating out! hahaha
2018-07-24 06:28:33 PM norae Romeo outings>
2018-07-24 06:28:41 PM stephreed5 dylon we are doing a luau.... our first cant wait
2018-07-24 06:28:49 PM norae Ohhh love the name
2018-07-24 06:28:53 PM dianep we painted vases on a small canvas and then glued flowers on to make the flower arrangement. They turned out really good.
2018-07-24 06:28:56 PM norae family night
2018-07-24 06:29:00 PM adriennem As well as an art Gallery show of all the work the residents have done
2018-07-24 06:29:02 PM myersc we just had a luau! the residents loved it!
2018-07-24 06:29:08 PM kathyhughes We also had standing room only for our trivia contests and Spelling Bees
2018-07-24 06:29:08 PM gdejesus we have family night too
2018-07-24 06:29:15 PM juliet16 we also
2018-07-24 06:29:15 PM lorik i am taking 1-3 to shop or lunch once each week
2018-07-24 06:29:16 PM norae do you have to call your families to invite them for family night
2018-07-24 06:29:23 PM kathyhughes We gave out prizes for the teams
2018-07-24 06:29:25 PM jessew We are doing a carnival and a picnic for national picnic month
2018-07-24 06:29:30 PM tammymccombs we do a birthday party on the first friday of every month tto celerbrate the whole month of birthdays they love the cake and now we added happy hour in
2018-07-24 06:29:34 PM gdejesus we send invitation through mail on card stock
2018-07-24 06:29:42 PM gdejesus greetingisland.com to make it
2018-07-24 06:29:44 PM norae we have wonderful wednesdays where I dress up silly and give out ice cream cones
2018-07-24 06:29:55 PM kssmith I love that norae!
2018-07-24 06:29:56 PM babycsus question do you have to stay in chat the whin or ole hourder to get your extra credit
2018-07-24 06:29:56 PM deirdre1 Last week we had a Mad Hatter contest...the residents decorated their hats as carzy, loud and creative as possible, then they had to model them down the catwalk, so much fun
2018-07-24 06:30:01 PM paulathessen august i have a petty zoo coming
2018-07-24 06:30:05 PM babycsus po whole
2018-07-24 06:30:09 PM darleensunter What else can you do with an art show?
2018-07-24 06:30:11 PM norae Love Mad hatter
2018-07-24 06:30:11 PM babycsus typo
2018-07-24 06:30:14 PM stephreed5 LOL deirdre
2018-07-24 06:30:18 PM kathy52 i go around every morning when i get there and let them know we are fixing to start our activity
2018-07-24 06:30:20 PM lorik we had our first "fine dining" it turned out well
2018-07-24 06:30:26 PM darleensunter loving the madhatter idea
2018-07-24 06:30:30 PM juliet16 cool
2018-07-24 06:30:35 PM kathyhughes You have to stay in the chat for 1 hour
2018-07-24 06:30:41 PM 2960580 hpw do u play
2018-07-24 06:30:42 PM deirdre1 Lol...a good time
2018-07-24 06:30:43 PM caro17 good idea kathy52
2018-07-24 06:30:47 PM 2960580 trhe mad hatter
2018-07-24 06:30:48 PM stephreed5 has anyone done a scavenger hunt with memory care?
2018-07-24 06:30:48 PM babycsus ok ty kathy
2018-07-24 06:30:52 PM babycsus ty
2018-07-24 06:30:54 PM norae I used to give them a list of daily activities but was told I had to stop bc of cost of paper
2018-07-24 06:31:04 PM paulathessen me too
2018-07-24 06:31:17 PM kssmith College Football is BIG in Texas so we celebrate opening week of College Football with a tailgate party and everyone where their favorite team colors.
2018-07-24 06:31:20 PM caro17 ive done a MAGAZINE SCAVENGER HUNT
2018-07-24 06:31:23 PM kathyhughes We also had a Young and the Restless luncheon once a month and the ladies would show up and watch the program and have lunch together
2018-07-24 06:31:24 PM norae yes. scavanger hunts are fun I used magazines and called random things for them to find
2018-07-24 06:31:28 PM kssmith wears
2018-07-24 06:31:29 PM stephreed5 Go big Red!
2018-07-24 06:31:43 PM norae Goooooo TIGERS!
2018-07-24 06:31:49 PM adriennem Fun Kathy!! There are so many people who love the YNR
2018-07-24 06:31:50 PM kathyhughes also we would do Name the State and math programs
2018-07-24 06:31:51 PM kssmith My residents love scavenger hunts!
2018-07-24 06:32:03 PM deirdre1 That sounds fun Kathy
2018-07-24 06:32:14 PM dianep I print out a weekly activity schedule- plus post daily activities as they go into the dining room
2018-07-24 06:32:19 PM babycsus how does that work
2018-07-24 06:32:22 PM myersc love all these ideas!
2018-07-24 06:32:24 PM conniefellers some of my residents do like the math problems.
2018-07-24 06:32:24 PM norae Can I live in your Community Kathy>
2018-07-24 06:32:40 PM kathyhughes We also would give out personal invitations to residents to attend
2018-07-24 06:32:42 PM stephreed5 i have watched YNR for 30 years... can't watch at work i wouldn't get anything done in that hour...LOL
2018-07-24 06:32:49 PM 2960580 good
2018-07-24 06:33:02 PM kathyhughes Sorry I retired
2018-07-24 06:33:07 PM paulathessen we have moveable large print computers on stands to do all sorts of games and shows on they love it
2018-07-24 06:33:07 PM norae Dang
2018-07-24 06:33:09 PM jessicaw87 i do scavanger hunts on the unit. I print up a picture like eggs for easter for example and hide them around the dinningroom and hall during resident smoke break and offer prizes for finmding them when they come back in
2018-07-24 06:33:12 PM kathyhughes I was there for 32 years
2018-07-24 06:33:24 PM lorik Tomorrow after tie-dying we will have our bingo bucks store. Everyone is looking forward to it
2018-07-24 06:33:29 PM caro17 printing out a weekly schedule and invitations sound like great ideas
2018-07-24 06:33:57 PM babycsus speaking of calendar i need to start mines
2018-07-24 06:33:58 PM becca6582f I print a monthly calendar and post in their rooms
2018-07-24 06:34:03 PM jessew The weekly schedule sounds good to give to the rest of the direcors on monday
2018-07-24 06:34:11 PM kssmith I print daily calendars and pass them out at dinner so they know what is going on the next day.
2018-07-24 06:34:11 PM norae I do balloon bust, they have to answer a trivia question, they pick a balloon if they get the answer right, and then they pop it and it will say winner or sorry and if they win they get a prize
2018-07-24 06:34:46 PM paulathessen fun
2018-07-24 06:34:50 PM stephreed5 pop a balloon on my hall would be scarey..
2018-07-24 06:34:51 PM darleensunter Nora I like that idea
2018-07-24 06:34:53 PM norae they get to try again and bc I'm a softie everyone ends up winning
2018-07-24 06:34:53 PM deirdre1 Balloon bust, Yes!!! I like it
2018-07-24 06:35:00 PM tealbesing balloon bust sounds fun
2018-07-24 06:35:03 PM juliet16 me too
2018-07-24 06:35:03 PM adriennem sounds funnn
2018-07-24 06:35:04 PM kathyhughes We also gave out scratch off lottery tickets for activities
2018-07-24 06:35:04 PM norae No I don't do it on Memory Care
2018-07-24 06:35:15 PM tammymccombs they love trivia
2018-07-24 06:35:15 PM 2960580 not all the time fort ehresidents
2018-07-24 06:35:16 PM babycsus im stealing that ideal balloon bust
2018-07-24 06:35:17 PM babycsus yes
2018-07-24 06:35:19 PM stephreed5 oh ok good lol
2018-07-24 06:35:26 PM kathy52 i like the ballon idea
2018-07-24 06:35:29 PM norae Hahah it's not stealing if it's free
2018-07-24 06:35:33 PM deirdre1 me too with the balloon!
2018-07-24 06:35:39 PM dylonlankford93 Ohhhh I really do like that idea Norae!!!
2018-07-24 06:35:41 PM meganstaley enter the chat room
2018-07-24 06:36:07 PM norae I do questions that I know they can answer depending on their individual abilitites
2018-07-24 06:36:08 PM kathyhughes For the Memory Care residents we would have a vintage suitcase that we would pack a variety of things in and the residents had to guess where we were going
2018-07-24 06:36:25 PM meganstaley Oh I love that idea!
2018-07-24 06:36:26 PM kathyhughes and we would talk about all the things in the suitcase
2018-07-24 06:36:26 PM stephreed5 ok now thats cool ....
2018-07-24 06:36:30 PM becca6582f thats a great idea
2018-07-24 06:36:31 PM adriennem fun
2018-07-24 06:36:33 PM stephreed5 totally going to do that
2018-07-24 06:36:41 PM paulathessen Like it Kathy
2018-07-24 06:36:43 PM norae I did what's in my bag with purse for the ladies fill it up with goodies and then they had to guess what would be in my bag
2018-07-24 06:36:43 PM kssmith Thats a new twist on Travel Club for Memory Care! I love it!
2018-07-24 06:36:52 PM meganstaley And it sounds like a great volunteer engagement opportunity.
2018-07-24 06:37:02 PM kssmith I love that Norae!
2018-07-24 06:37:12 PM adriennem Travel Club I love it
2018-07-24 06:37:15 PM deirdre1 Hey!!!! I like that...Memory suitcase....tomorrow! lol
2018-07-24 06:37:16 PM norae as they guess correct I'd pull the item out. got some really weird things that go in purses lol
2018-07-24 06:37:19 PM kathy52 i like the suit case idea think ill do that next mounth
2018-07-24 06:37:54 PM 2960580 lotas of great ideas
2018-07-24 06:38:05 PM babycsus me too kathy
2018-07-24 06:38:06 PM kathyhughes We would go to the Thift Stores to find items for the suitcases
2018-07-24 06:38:18 PM kathy52 yes it is love them
2018-07-24 06:38:22 PM lorik we are also in the middle of a remodel it makes life interesting
2018-07-24 06:38:40 PM norae I'd do immagination vacation where we would decide where to go, what I'd need to pack and I'd try to draw the things on a big dry erase board, we'd decide where we were going to stay, how we'd pay for it and how we would get there, and what we would do with our pets
2018-07-24 06:38:41 PM 2960580 great idea
2018-07-24 06:38:45 PM babycsus my buiding broke need to raisefunds
2018-07-24 06:39:00 PM kathyhughes and I also took the residents to the Thrift Store
2018-07-24 06:39:18 PM dylonlankford93 Oohhh I love that idea for memory care! Totally doing that next month
2018-07-24 06:39:21 PM paulathessen they love the dollar tree
2018-07-24 06:39:24 PM tammymccombs mine like to shop at walmart
2018-07-24 06:39:33 PM adriennem Same here
2018-07-24 06:39:35 PM myersc the residents love goodwill and dollar stores
2018-07-24 06:39:36 PM kathyhughes We also went to Garage Sales
2018-07-24 06:39:39 PM norae Mine love Walmart and Dollar Tree
2018-07-24 06:39:41 PM paulathessen mine too
2018-07-24 06:39:45 PM 2960580 sure thwy liked it
2018-07-24 06:39:54 PM kathy52 every weekend we take some to walmart
2018-07-24 06:39:57 PM jessicaw87 we just got a super walmart in our town and our residents have already been there 3 times
2018-07-24 06:40:02 PM lorik I have a good friend that brought us a toaster oven and bread machine friday. This was in addition to about 9 black trash bags of clothing
2018-07-24 06:40:06 PM 2960580 thos eone are good too
2018-07-24 06:40:13 PM deirdre1 Mine too.Walmart, Target, Dollar store, Five and Below, you name it
2018-07-24 06:40:34 PM jessicaw87 we only have the big bus once a month and residents council keeps voting walmart for the big trip lol
2018-07-24 06:40:40 PM dianep Dollar Tree a huge hit!
2018-07-24 06:40:40 PM stephreed5 i told a resident that i had 4 items in my Amazon cart...and i can't decide if i should by them or not....and she said....well honey where ever you left that cart the items are gone...hahahah
2018-07-24 06:40:41 PM kathyhughes We would also go to the Grocery store once a month
2018-07-24 06:40:42 PM norae I can't do yard sales or thrift stores because they're scared we'll pick up bed bugs. Wish I could
2018-07-24 06:40:43 PM myersc we are going to take some to the farmers market
2018-07-24 06:40:44 PM juliet16 we go to the dollar store and 99 cents store because it is close by my facility
2018-07-24 06:40:47 PM adriennem We went strawberry picking t his month!
2018-07-24 06:41:00 PM 2960580 our one dont go
2018-07-24 06:41:01 PM kathy52 on saturdays we have popcorn and a movie
2018-07-24 06:41:08 PM darleensunter has anyone had staff bring in regifts for bingo prizes?
2018-07-24 06:41:12 PM lorik I wish! one grocery store, dollar general & family dollar
2018-07-24 06:41:16 PM paulathessen my new co hasn't updated bus in their name my residents are getting restless
2018-07-24 06:41:19 PM norae Yes on regifts
2018-07-24 06:41:25 PM babycsus no
2018-07-24 06:41:38 PM jessew Mine too. They haven't been out in over 2 months
2018-07-24 06:41:40 PM conniefellers No on regifts
2018-07-24 06:41:55 PM becca6582f We do a blind auction. Place items from the dollar tree in brown bags with a hint. give each resident $20 in fake money and let them bid away. They are always surprised as to what is in the bag
2018-07-24 06:42:03 PM paulathessen same here!!!
2018-07-24 06:42:11 PM darleensunter I was thinking on asking instead of them throwing the gifts out we could use them for bingo
2018-07-24 06:42:12 PM conniefellers Love the blind auction
2018-07-24 06:42:14 PM norae Love the blind auction
2018-07-24 06:42:19 PM deirdre1 The residents love to have lunch out ...Golden Corral
2018-07-24 06:42:20 PM kssmith I love the blind auction becca!
2018-07-24 06:42:31 PM dylonlankford93 Alot of great ideas tonight!!!
2018-07-24 06:42:34 PM norae we do lunch and dinner out
2018-07-24 06:42:35 PM jessew Love the blind auction. I am doing it
2018-07-24 06:42:39 PM adriennem Such great odeas
2018-07-24 06:42:39 PM tealbesing these ideas are great
2018-07-24 06:42:41 PM becca6582f They love it
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