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2014-07-15 06:20:45 PM khofmanfp that's why i love the ideas of different things like spelling bees, or other courses that could be more enriching rather than just recall
2014-07-15 06:20:47 PM lisao with my folks we made the volcano out of paper machette (sp???) and spent a lot of time decorating and such
2014-07-15 06:20:54 PM mariak noted, kathy
2014-07-15 06:20:58 PM anthonyalviar wait what is the volcano activity?
2014-07-15 06:21:04 PM shullseniorliving i have just started the trivia thing here
2014-07-15 06:21:05 PM ginametras I played battle of the sexes with my residents last week
2014-07-15 06:21:14 PM jgruber85 Jeopardy is a favorite at my facility. I have a site where I can print monthly jeopardy games off
2014-07-15 06:21:15 PM lisao if you are looking for science NASA has WONDERFUL stuff available!!
2014-07-15 06:21:17 PM kathyhughes Also there is a way to use Powerpoint, but takes some time although its a great project for some school kids
2014-07-15 06:21:27 PM susan30 you could do cooking with things in the kitchen or old magazines could be used for a variety of activity
2014-07-15 06:21:29 PM debbielee We made a game up called Dice of Fortune because we didnt have a wheel to spin and they roll the dice for points.
2014-07-15 06:21:31 PM deloisea thanks Kathy for that jeopardy
2014-07-15 06:21:34 PM ginametras it was a rematch from June, and the men were confident that they would win a second time...and the ladies won
2014-07-15 06:21:39 PM susanr we did trivia today about one of our folks whose birthday it was. turned our to be lots of fun. some people at the end took the microphone to sing happy birthday solo to the birthday boy.
2014-07-15 06:21:44 PM lisao I did a project once that made commets from mashed potatoes
2014-07-15 06:21:56 PM lisao also made our own rovers with ballons
2014-07-15 06:21:59 PM lisac i like that battle of the sexes trivia thing.
2014-07-15 06:22:06 PM khofmanfp there are also a lot of great competition based science activities- my favorite is giving each team a paper bag, some ziplocks, some straws, some string, some tape and an egg. They have to create something that will cushion the egg when dropped from a second story balcony
2014-07-15 06:22:08 PM lisao all kinds of stiff on their website
2014-07-15 06:22:21 PM sandy What are the winnings? Bragging rights? Or a small trophy etc?
2014-07-15 06:22:33 PM shullseniorliving i like that susan . i built a tool box for the guys. i can build a box of cooking thing for the ladies
2014-07-15 06:22:38 PM mschafer speaking of battle of the sexes... are there any males in this class? i have definitely noticed there are many many women activity directors - but whats the men to women ratio?
2014-07-15 06:23:09 PM kathyhughes We have some guys in the classes
2014-07-15 06:23:12 PM deloisea nice iead Susan
2014-07-15 06:23:13 PM debbielee We do a scavenger hunt with magazines. i write in large print items for residents to find in magazines. And when they find their items we have a show and tell.
2014-07-15 06:23:13 PM ginametras The last MassCAP workshop I went to had about 40 ladies and one guy
2014-07-15 06:23:14 PM kcorentin bragging rights are always our proze
2014-07-15 06:23:16 PM kcorentin prize
2014-07-15 06:23:19 PM kathyhughes Anthony is here!
2014-07-15 06:23:25 PM susan30 i've never met a male activity director
2014-07-15 06:23:34 PM sandy lol right
2014-07-15 06:23:34 PM anthonyalviar yes the monkey picture is a man. lol
2014-07-15 06:23:41 PM nakeshab not many guys want to participate other than a social where there is food
2014-07-15 06:23:41 PM mariak lol
2014-07-15 06:23:44 PM janicewatts the hunt soulds fun
2014-07-15 06:23:55 PM ginametras My guys love competition
2014-07-15 06:24:01 PM deloisea the hunt is interesting
2014-07-15 06:24:05 PM ginametras and we have a really awesome veteran's group
2014-07-15 06:24:14 PM scarrejo1026 sounds fun
2014-07-15 06:24:14 PM debbielee We have bragging rights with our winners. We have several who love the competition.
2014-07-15 06:24:17 PM kathyhughes Lots of guys come to the NCCAP Symposium
2014-07-15 06:24:17 PM valerieh Iam just starting a mens club
2014-07-15 06:24:18 PM kcorentin my guys show up if they think ladies will be there.. typical. LOL
2014-07-15 06:24:26 PM ginametras I have 47 veteran's in my facility
2014-07-15 06:24:27 PM sandy my women love corn hole
2014-07-15 06:24:34 PM anthonyalviar our guys plays poker and happy hour. next month I'm planning on taking them to hooters and have lunch.
2014-07-15 06:24:46 PM kathyhughes I once had more men than women at the facility
2014-07-15 06:24:46 PM valerieh nice
2014-07-15 06:24:51 PM kathyhughes we had a blast!
2014-07-15 06:24:58 PM ginametras My rehab unit is mostly men
2014-07-15 06:24:59 PM jean1 My guys like playing bean bag, ring toss, and most card games.
2014-07-15 06:25:02 PM deloisea men are funnier
2014-07-15 06:25:02 PM jgruber85 Anthony I would love to take my gentlemen to hooters but its a 2 hour drive (
2014-07-15 06:25:03 PM kathyhughes No bingo....no crafts
2014-07-15 06:25:04 PM debbielee Sandy Where can I purchase a corn hole game.
2014-07-15 06:25:06 PM susan30 Does anyone have a garden
2014-07-15 06:25:16 PM kcorentin amazon
2014-07-15 06:25:22 PM ginametras they like to sit around, drink coffee, read the newspaper and go to smoking groups
2014-07-15 06:25:23 PM lisao we do
2014-07-15 06:25:25 PM kimholbrook I only have 4 men
2014-07-15 06:25:27 PM kathyhughes You can make your own Debbi
2014-07-15 06:25:28 PM kcorentin we have a garden!
2014-07-15 06:25:29 PM lisao have a garden i mean
2014-07-15 06:25:31 PM anthonyalviar wow that's far. 2 hours
2014-07-15 06:25:31 PM jgruber85 Susan we have a garden. We plan on using what we produce to make a salad
2014-07-15 06:25:36 PM kathyhughes some cardboard box and bean bags
2014-07-15 06:25:38 PM lisac we have a garden too. nice.
2014-07-15 06:25:50 PM lisac we have herbs that the kitchen uses as well.
2014-07-15 06:25:56 PM carola We have quite a good sized one. Elevated beds.
2014-07-15 06:25:56 PM debbielee I'll go online and look for game rules.
2014-07-15 06:25:59 PM shullseniorliving we have a flower garden
2014-07-15 06:26:01 PM deloisea We just started a garden at our facility.
2014-07-15 06:26:03 PM sandy have maintenance make you one
2014-07-15 06:26:13 PM shullseniorliving one of my male residents started.
2014-07-15 06:26:17 PM kathyhughes I would have maintenance make one out of particle board and have the residents paint it
2014-07-15 06:26:18 PM sandy its a lot of fun
2014-07-15 06:26:24 PM kathyhughes then gather up some been bags
2014-07-15 06:26:26 PM debbielee good idea i'll ask maintenance
2014-07-15 06:26:28 PM kathyhughes bean
2014-07-15 06:26:33 PM sandy yes great kathy
2014-07-15 06:26:43 PM khofmanfp all of our levels of care have a garden, some better maintained than others. the smells are terrific though. we haven't been able to produce quite enough to make anything more than kale chips, though
2014-07-15 06:26:45 PM deloisea my therphy department is help us with the garden
2014-07-15 06:26:45 PM anthonyalviar Ibean bags for garden?
2014-07-15 06:26:51 PM valerieh Iam taking the guys on a factory tour
2014-07-15 06:26:51 PM carola We have a worker in housekeeping who is an expert gardener and she leads our Garden Club. Many of our residents were farmers or raised on farms.
2014-07-15 06:26:53 PM kathyhughes cracks me up....its Bean Bag toss!
2014-07-15 06:26:55 PM debbielee I have bean bags because we already do a bean bag toss game for points.
2014-07-15 06:26:56 PM lisao we made raised planters out of PVC pipes big round ones that we got from scarp from local home store
2014-07-15 06:27:09 PM mariak good idea.. i'll ask our maintenance
2014-07-15 06:27:09 PM sandy lol
2014-07-15 06:27:32 PM scarrejo1026 :)
2014-07-15 06:27:36 PM sandy women can mke some bean bags
2014-07-15 06:27:45 PM sandy make
2014-07-15 06:27:49 PM debbielee I think they would like it because they have to get it in the hole. and its a popular game now at all age levels.
2014-07-15 06:27:50 PM kathyhughes http://www.ehow.com/how_6583847_make-homemade-bean-bags.html
2014-07-15 06:27:59 PM sandy cool
2014-07-15 06:28:00 PM khughes I will deffently do a garden next year i have to find a place to be able to do it hopfully corpprett will let me do one
2014-07-15 06:28:11 PM nakeshab thanks
2014-07-15 06:28:12 PM lauraw enter the chat room
2014-07-15 06:28:19 PM kathyhughes we like to use the kiddie pool with saucers on the bottom and would pitch pennies
2014-07-15 06:28:24 PM susan30 great idea! We have a violet group they meet a few times a week to care for them. We've also grown herbs and used the bread machine and made different herb breads
2014-07-15 06:28:30 PM kathyhughes Hello Laura
2014-07-15 06:28:42 PM debbielee I think a garden would be challenging in some facilities.
2014-07-15 06:28:52 PM sandy i love kiddie pool idea
2014-07-15 06:28:54 PM lauraw hey! i have been in another part of the chat the whole time!
2014-07-15 06:29:03 PM deloisea Kathy you talking money my residents would run/wheel for that activity
2014-07-15 06:29:05 PM khughes it is but im ready for the challenge!
2014-07-15 06:29:08 PM kcorentin I like our garden, but it comes with drama. Now that I have 6 different languages spoken in the garden the drama has died down cause they cant talk much to each other. There's always a silver lining. :)
2014-07-15 06:29:08 PM jean1 We have some raised beds our back. We grow tomatoes in a couple and flowers in others.
2014-07-15 06:29:09 PM kathyhughes We chat here now
2014-07-15 06:29:10 PM lauraw what the heck, i'm still figuring this whole chat thing out
2014-07-15 06:29:22 PM nakeshab we did a garden but after it was planted none of the residents want to keep it watered
2014-07-15 06:29:29 PM kathyhughes no problem
2014-07-15 06:29:34 PM ginametras we've started weekly flower arranging groups- trader joes gives us their left over flowers when they get new deleiveries and the residents arrange it and put fresh flowers out in the facility
2014-07-15 06:29:39 PM janicewatts we dont have anyshade, so its hard to do much outside
2014-07-15 06:29:41 PM kathyhughes We did fundraising for everything
2014-07-15 06:29:44 PM debbielee not sure how we would be able to go outside and take care of it. We have alot of bugs.
2014-07-15 06:29:47 PM ginametras they just dropped off 5 big bags of flowers
2014-07-15 06:29:48 PM zojeda Ihave an herb garden great for sensory actiivity
2014-07-15 06:29:57 PM ginametras and about 6 dozen roses
2014-07-15 06:29:57 PM lauraw we do an indoor garden too
2014-07-15 06:29:59 PM kathyhughes I begged and bartered for most stuff
2014-07-15 06:30:20 PM jean1 "out" back
2014-07-15 06:30:25 PM debbielee We did plant some flowers once and put in planters outside but they didnt last long.
2014-07-15 06:30:34 PM kathyhughes I was not above begging
2014-07-15 06:30:34 PM nakeshab we have to a lot of that
2014-07-15 06:30:40 PM kathyhughes all you have to do is ask
2014-07-15 06:30:47 PM carola I would love to put a garden window in our facility for our "gardeners" who have trouble working outside and get them raising herbs.
2014-07-15 06:30:54 PM lisao a good community service project is to make flower bombsx - with clay, dirt and wild flower seeds to throw into empty lots - has anyone ever tried that?
2014-07-15 06:30:56 PM ginametras I ask for a lot of things....and sometimes i get what i want
2014-07-15 06:30:56 PM kathyhughes and know trash day in your area
2014-07-15 06:31:00 PM kcorentin there isnt anything wrong with asking. the worst that can be said is no
2014-07-15 06:31:02 PM nakeshab i find that people are willing to help
2014-07-15 06:31:03 PM lauraw sometimes if you wait til the end of "season" greenhouses will give you some stuff too
2014-07-15 06:31:07 PM lisac trash day?
2014-07-15 06:31:08 PM lauraw and its not too late to plant that stuff either
2014-07-15 06:31:14 PM shullseniorliving fran is teaching me that slowly but surly im a learning
2014-07-15 06:31:19 PM kathyhughes yep....I found tons of stuff
2014-07-15 06:31:21 PM debbielee We are doing some herbs in pots in our Assisted Living faciltiy now.
2014-07-15 06:31:24 PM janicewatts you got that right, I got a cake for a birthday for free
2014-07-15 06:31:38 PM kimholbrook or free stuff on the side of the road
2014-07-15 06:31:44 PM kathyhughes especially at the colleges when the students left
2014-07-15 06:31:47 PM deloisea how do you go about asking. Our facility need a lot of help in activities. I buy things out of my pocket
2014-07-15 06:31:54 PM lauraw yes!
2014-07-15 06:32:01 PM shullseniorliving or my junk closet at home
2014-07-15 06:32:03 PM khughes i love trash day!!! great stuff out their and im so close to aspen so there is good stuff
2014-07-15 06:32:04 PM scarrejo1026 i love trash day
2014-07-15 06:32:14 PM nakeshab go on craigs list for free stuff as wel
2014-07-15 06:32:22 PM kathyhughes I would put a list in our newsletter to families and would ask anyone that walked by my office
2014-07-15 06:32:24 PM debbielee We have a birthday party once a month for residents in that month. But we have to pay for the cakes.
2014-07-15 06:32:31 PM mschafer oH! the list is a great idea!
2014-07-15 06:32:38 PM khofmanfp we often get some of our more extensive things built or made/created for us by Eagle Scouts doing their project. it's a great opportunity for both sides!
2014-07-15 06:32:39 PM lisao there is a resource also called freecycle.com
2014-07-15 06:32:40 PM mariak families are willing to donate if we ask them what we need..
2014-07-15 06:32:43 PM janicewatts Business will help for free advertizment
2014-07-15 06:32:50 PM kathyhughes and I would put a monthly list on my door
2014-07-15 06:32:50 PM kimholbrook I have the kitchen make the birthday cakes
2014-07-15 06:32:52 PM debbielee whats trash day. I missed it
2014-07-15 06:32:56 PM valerieh churches too
2014-07-15 06:32:57 PM mschafer craigslist as well, but thats always creepy and lots of energy to get free things
2014-07-15 06:33:00 PM susan30 I let the staff know what we r in need of and the response is usually great
2014-07-15 06:33:01 PM shullseniorliving get churches or hospice to do your cakes
2014-07-15 06:33:01 PM kathyhughes freecycle is awesome
2014-07-15 06:33:12 PM lauraw that's a great idea
2014-07-15 06:33:26 PM lisao www.freecycle.org
2014-07-15 06:33:29 PM ginametras I like the idea of posting donation lists
2014-07-15 06:33:30 PM kathyhughes and find a garage sale volunteer
2014-07-15 06:33:33 PM jgruber85 I like "freecycle"
2014-07-15 06:33:34 PM lauraw i even do the birthday cakes a day before as a cooking demo
2014-07-15 06:33:34 PM khughes Its a day that you can set anything out and the trash people has to pick it up like beds chairs ex.
2014-07-15 06:33:40 PM jean1 We have churches and organizations rotate sponsorship for the monthly birthday parties. They always provide cake/ice cream and they either provide entertainment or do bingo with prizes.
2014-07-15 06:33:43 PM deloisea thank for all these great websites and ideas.
2014-07-15 06:33:51 PM kathyhughes someone who likes garage sales and will ask for what you need
2014-07-15 06:33:59 PM zojeda I am working on a flyer to get donations from the staff
2014-07-15 06:34:07 PM kimholbrook Just had a yard sale this past weekend. Made $600
2014-07-15 06:34:17 PM sandy what are good winnings when it comes to poker?we are not allowed to gamble But residents want to play poker.
2014-07-15 06:34:19 PM zojeda Wow that's good!
2014-07-15 06:34:19 PM khofmanfp putting up "wish lists" similar to what a lot of classrooms can help also
2014-07-15 06:34:24 PM kcorentin thats awesome! kimholbrook
2014-07-15 06:34:25 PM kathyhughes and I would take the residents on the van to garage sales and people would donate stuff to "the ladies on the bus"
2014-07-15 06:34:26 PM lauraw left the chat room
2014-07-15 06:34:27 PM valerieh Bake Sales
2014-07-15 06:34:31 PM mschafer um.... so this FREECYCLE thing is fantastic! never heard of it before!!!
2014-07-15 06:34:37 PM mariak staff are very helpful, too.
2014-07-15 06:34:41 PM kathyhughes Nothing better than residents to get deals
2014-07-15 06:34:47 PM nakeshab you can also ask hospice to donate as welwe are planning a bake sale
2014-07-15 06:35:01 PM lisao freecycle is beyond wonderful - people list stuff they want to give away
2014-07-15 06:35:05 PM debbielee What do you do about hoarders that dont want to part with their things.
2014-07-15 06:35:05 PM lauraw enter the chat room
2014-07-15 06:35:12 PM lauraw sorry got kicked out for a second
2014-07-15 06:35:14 PM kimholbrook The residents all tell me I don't charge enough. LOL
2014-07-15 06:35:15 PM kathyhughes https://www.freecycle.org/
2014-07-15 06:35:26 PM jgruber85 thanks kathy
2014-07-15 06:35:31 PM kathyhughes Fall cleaning activity
2014-07-15 06:35:32 PM lauraw im going there now to check it out
2014-07-15 06:35:46 PM susan30 I recently started a red hat group and the ladies want to start a fund raising group.
2014-07-15 06:35:47 PM kathyhughes go room to room and help the residents clean for the fall
2014-07-15 06:36:07 PM debbielee Hey I like the idea of the red hat group.
2014-07-15 06:36:08 PM kathyhughes we also did Spring cleaning
2014-07-15 06:36:10 PM shullseniorliving can i start in my bosses office.
2014-07-15 06:36:20 PM deloisea this is so great. I am hoping to make a chang in our activity department but I had to have some helpl thanks guys
2014-07-15 06:36:22 PM ginametras i wish spring cleaning lasted through the summer
2014-07-15 06:36:24 PM shullseniorliving on the cleaning
2014-07-15 06:36:26 PM janicewatts lol
2014-07-15 06:36:28 PM kathyhughes and would have the same person win back their donations!
2014-07-15 06:36:35 PM kcorentin lol
2014-07-15 06:36:38 PM lauraw haha
2014-07-15 06:36:43 PM kathyhughes over and over again
2014-07-15 06:36:44 PM janicewatts lol'
2014-07-15 06:36:46 PM lauraw that would definitly work in my dementia facility
2014-07-15 06:36:46 PM anthonyalviar what is freecycle about
2014-07-15 06:36:50 PM mariak fall cleaning is a good idea.. ill get a clearance from our administrator and maintenance
2014-07-15 06:36:52 PM zojeda That's funny
2014-07-15 06:36:54 PM kathyhughes but it kept costs down
2014-07-15 06:36:58 PM susan30 They love it! and r so proud to wear there hats
2014-07-15 06:37:16 PM kathyhughes Freecycle is about people having things to give away
2014-07-15 06:37:25 PM kathyhughes https://www.freecycle.org/
2014-07-15 06:37:29 PM kathyhughes check it out
2014-07-15 06:37:31 PM kimholbrook I have sent letters out to local business's before to get things.
2014-07-15 06:37:52 PM nakeshab i will check out freecycle when we get off this chat
2014-07-15 06:37:53 PM sandy wow theres a web sight
2014-07-15 06:37:55 PM kathyhughes I would ask for anything that they wanted to get rid of
2014-07-15 06:37:55 PM lauraw what are your budgets like?
2014-07-15 06:37:58 PM lauraw just curious
2014-07-15 06:38:08 PM debbielee We play penny ante and our residents love it. They get pennies for the answers but they give them back. they win small prizes for the most pennies. Like aftershave for men or perfume for women. or jewerly.
2014-07-15 06:38:10 PM khofmanfp for any of you who work at places with a non-profit status, many businesses will give things for donation or at discount
2014-07-15 06:38:10 PM lisao next to nothing
2014-07-15 06:38:17 PM anthonyalviar giving stuff away for free?
2014-07-15 06:38:18 PM kathyhughes Have to sell whatever isn't pinned down
2014-07-15 06:38:27 PM susan30 It's amazing to see how many people will help seniors or people in need
2014-07-15 06:38:29 PM kathyhughes yes Anthony
2014-07-15 06:38:30 PM shullseniorliving all cool idea. ive got to go can bearly stay awake. good nite and keep the ideas coming.
2014-07-15 06:38:35 PM deloisea OUr activity budget is less than200.00
2014-07-15 06:38:35 PM shullseniorliving left the chat room
2014-07-15 06:38:54 PM ginametras how many residents?
2014-07-15 06:38:55 PM nakeshab I also put up flyers by the time clock asking for donations for the residents
2014-07-15 06:39:00 PM kathyhughes take all donations
2014-07-15 06:39:04 PM deloisea 120
2014-07-15 06:39:07 PM khofmanfp deloisea: wow! that's a tight budget! how many residents?
2014-07-15 06:39:08 PM lauraw WOW.
2014-07-15 06:39:13 PM jgruber85 agreed kathy I never ever turn away a donation
2014-07-15 06:39:20 PM deloisea Kathy I do take donations
2014-07-15 06:39:22 PM debbielee We have a fall bazaar and I could ask if they wanted to donate anything for the yard sale table.
2014-07-15 06:39:24 PM khughes me neather
2014-07-15 06:39:24 PM jgruber85 no matter how insane some of the items are...
2014-07-15 06:39:26 PM anthonyalviar got it thanls
2014-07-15 06:39:26 PM kathyhughes even if you have to ditch it later
2014-07-15 06:39:34 PM nakeshab i never turn down anything whether we can use it or not
2014-07-15 06:39:34 PM jgruber85 yup lol
2014-07-15 06:39:44 PM lauraw yeah take it all, and then thow out
2014-07-15 06:39:48 PM lauraw *throw
2014-07-15 06:39:52 PM mariak dont deny donations... works well for our BINGO shopping stuff, too
2014-07-15 06:39:55 PM nakeshab exactly
2014-07-15 06:39:57 PM lisao we make stuff for farmers market to sell fto raise money
2014-07-15 06:39:58 PM kathyhughes Got an entire panel truck full of egg cartons once
2014-07-15 06:40:00 PM zojeda Donate it to goodwill
2014-07-15 06:40:11 PM slim9 enter the chat room
2014-07-15 06:40:11 PM nakeshab yes
2014-07-15 06:40:19 PM kathyhughes or donate it to another facility
2014-07-15 06:40:24 PM debbielee One mans trash is another mans treasure.
2014-07-15 06:40:26 PM khughes what did you do with all of those kathy
2014-07-15 06:40:29 PM zojeda What did you do with it Kathy?
2014-07-15 06:40:31 PM lauraw my building is a for profit, so i have a hard time getting donations, but my budget is about 800 per month for 40 residents
2014-07-15 06:40:35 PM susan30 yes all my bingo prizes r donated items from families and staff.
2014-07-15 06:40:39 PM deloisea yes whatever you can't use the goodwill will take it
2014-07-15 06:40:47 PM jgruber85 left the chat room
2014-07-15 06:40:52 PM anthonyalviar oh man! that freecycle is awesome
2014-07-15 06:40:55 PM kimholbrook anything anyone doesn't want in our facility always comes to the activities department
2014-07-15 06:40:55 PM khofmanfp all right- i have to go for the evening but thank you all for the great ideas, especially those pertaining to back-to-school activities!
2014-07-15 06:40:57 PM khofmanfp have a good night!
2014-07-15 06:41:02 PM kathyhughes made Puca beads and used them to start seeds and then used some to store small stuff
2014-07-15 06:41:03 PM jgruber85 enter the chat room
2014-07-15 06:41:24 PM khughes good good idea
2014-07-15 06:41:25 PM zojeda Great idea
2014-07-15 06:41:29 PM khofmanfp left the chat room
2014-07-15 06:41:31 PM scarrejo1026 great idea
2014-07-15 06:41:31 PM kathyhughes the Puca beads made me nuts
2014-07-15 06:41:31 PM janicewatts that would work
2014-07-15 06:41:31 PM zojeda Great idea
2014-07-15 06:41:44 PM mschafer i know anthony! i just discovered it as well!
2014-07-15 06:41:50 PM kathyhughes but the residents enjoyed stringing them
2014-07-15 06:41:54 PM lauraw a neat cheap craft is soda bottle flowers. you take soda bottles and dip the rivetted ends in paint, and then stamp them onto paper. paint vines or stems
2014-07-15 06:42:03 PM lauraw easy way to use recycled bottles
2014-07-15 06:42:03 PM jenniferr enter the chat room
2014-07-15 06:42:05 PM slim9 we were told that we were unable to "fund raise"...unless I misunderstood the company policy
2014-07-15 06:42:09 PM carola We give out tickets for each BINGO. They are saved for the whole month. Then they are turned in all at one time for the month. 20 or less gets one prize, 21+ get two. The prizes are practical like paper towels or tissues , soap, and lots of snacks to choose from. Our residents are fine with that.
2014-07-15 06:42:14 PM kathyhughes yes Laura thats a great activity
2014-07-15 06:42:19 PM debbielee We always get stuff noone else wants> We even go into rooms after families have taken what they want from their deceased loved ones.
2014-07-15 06:42:31 PM jenniferr Hi Kathy
2014-07-15 06:42:32 PM lauraw you can wash the bottles off after too and still recycle
2014-07-15 06:42:33 PM deloisea I have to go I am living off four hours of sleep over the last two days. and I have a Math test tomorrow. GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE AND THANKS FOR SUCH WONDERFUL IDEAS
2014-07-15 06:42:38 PM lisao anyone ever use yarn to string cheerios and hang out for the birds and squirls
2014-07-15 06:42:40 PM khughes IS any one struggling on the midturm?
2014-07-15 06:42:40 PM mariak yes, i've been doing some books, cds and arts and crafts sharing/exchange with another facility.. it creates variety for my supplies
2014-07-15 06:42:47 PM kathyhughes Hello JenniferR
2014-07-15 06:42:48 PM carola Good night!
2014-07-15 06:42:48 PM lauraw Yes lisao
2014-07-15 06:42:55 PM lauraw you can use fruit loops too!
2014-07-15 06:42:58 PM scarrejo1026 ive done that laura myresidents love it :)
2014-07-15 06:43:04 PM kathyhughes right Laura
2014-07-15 06:43:09 PM lauraw haha nice!
2014-07-15 06:43:14 PM kathyhughes and cheerios for the birds
2014-07-15 06:43:15 PM ginametras left the chat room
2014-07-15 06:43:16 PM lisao my guys all eat one then string one lol
2014-07-15 06:43:26 PM kcorentin lol
2014-07-15 06:43:29 PM deloisea YES i AM ALSO STRUGGLEING IN SOME MORE AREAS I WILL E MAIL YOU GOOD NIGHT AGAIN ALL
2014-07-15 06:43:31 PM lauraw hahah yeah, my dementia patients did too
2014-07-15 06:43:32 PM debbielee It's up to us to clean the rooms out anyway. so I have the clothes cleaned and keep anything good for any resident that might need something.
2014-07-15 06:43:32 PM jgruber85 lisao, i've never done that but we have taken pine cones and put peanut butter on it and roll it in bird seed and then hung them in the trees...they really enjoyed it....so did the birds :)
2014-07-15 06:43:33 PM kathyhughes always
2014-07-15 06:43:41 PM mschafer im struggling but thats because i am not involved in activites at the moment - hence why i am in this class... so i am intimidated to have a meeting with other directors when i have no idea what im talking about
2014-07-15 06:43:43 PM deloisea left the chat room
2014-07-15 06:43:52 PM jenniferr we have done day old bagel with peanut butter and some seeds
2014-07-15 06:43:55 PM lauraw great idea too jgruber85
2014-07-15 06:43:56 PM zojeda I did the pine cone with peanutbutter and bird seeds the residents love makeing them

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