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2013-03-19 06:24:36 PM 131570 high school and colleges are goo
2013-03-19 06:24:36 PM cyndeec high schoolers !!
2013-03-19 06:24:38 PM dtkimble community outreach
2013-03-19 06:24:38 PM 131570 good
2013-03-19 06:24:40 PM noemi enter the chat room
2013-03-19 06:24:43 PM kathyhughes then make sure that you have the facility provide inservices, shots and background checks for FREE
2013-03-19 06:24:51 PM kathyhughes Hello Noemi
2013-03-19 06:24:51 PM lynniemarie church-folk
2013-03-19 06:24:55 PM 131570 I know i did my first volunteering in college at a nursing home
2013-03-19 06:24:56 PM dtkimble post this in the post office or library
2013-03-19 06:24:57 PM noemi Hi
2013-03-19 06:25:06 PM cyndeec they did all that for free for me to volunteer
2013-03-19 06:25:24 PM anniei2552 yeah call the band or orchestra teacher and ask for volunteers to play their intruments not only they need the practice your elder will love it
2013-03-19 06:25:24 PM kathyhughes Then you can get volunteers for what you need
2013-03-19 06:25:26 PM dtkimble resident's families
2013-03-19 06:25:31 PM bhanson Some college students may be interested for an internship.
2013-03-19 06:25:31 PM coachlcs73 we have some girls from the allied health program at boces
2013-03-19 06:25:32 PM lynniemarie A local nonprofit does all that for us!
2013-03-19 06:25:32 PM angi55 I was a teen volunteer and i loved it but it wasnt for everyone
2013-03-19 06:25:44 PM lynniemarie Me too
2013-03-19 06:25:45 PM bhanson We currently have several completing an internship for credit hours.
2013-03-19 06:25:46 PM dtkimble summer youth program
2013-03-19 06:25:46 PM jamiecraig also skilled resident are good volenteers once they go home but you have to plant that seed while their there
2013-03-19 06:25:47 PM angel4aml18 we are lucky enough to have a volunteer coordinator, she is a blessing!
2013-03-19 06:25:57 PM kathyhughes OHHHHHHHHH so many years ago I was a teen volunteer
2013-03-19 06:25:57 PM lynniemarie Girl scouts!
2013-03-19 06:26:01 PM wellprepared85 We have alot of different organizations that come and volunteer from Pet Therapy, high school, day cares, and people that come in on their own
2013-03-19 06:26:06 PM 131570 families are wonderful...we just had a family member come and entertain us with beautiful viola and cello music....for free!!!!
2013-03-19 06:26:07 PM kathyhughes which is how I got into this!
2013-03-19 06:26:18 PM dtkimble you play viola?
2013-03-19 06:26:21 PM dtkimble :)
2013-03-19 06:26:27 PM cyndeec planted the seed early for you Kathy
2013-03-19 06:26:37 PM ra419pena ROTC from the high school come to our facility
2013-03-19 06:26:38 PM kathyhughes Also make up wish lists and jobs for companies to do
2013-03-19 06:26:42 PM lynniemarie I was a 14 year old volunteer
2013-03-19 06:26:43 PM jsebastian we are a retirement community so some of our independent living residents and assisted living residents volunteer and visit the skilled/long term residents
2013-03-19 06:26:52 PM kathyhughes It was planted really early Cyndee
2013-03-19 06:27:06 PM jsebastian we also have several resident-led activities/projects
2013-03-19 06:27:12 PM cyndeec Well for me its later but I'm excited!!
2013-03-19 06:27:30 PM kathyhughes So you can also check with local churches to see if they need help with their vacation bible school
2013-03-19 06:27:49 PM kathyhughes You residents can make things for them and go to the event
2013-03-19 06:28:02 PM dtkimble that is a fun idea
2013-03-19 06:28:12 PM wellprepared85 thats a great idea
2013-03-19 06:28:12 PM kathyhughes Also see if the local hospital needs something for their kids
2013-03-19 06:28:27 PM kathyhughes The residents love service projects
2013-03-19 06:28:50 PM dtkimble yes, they do. I have a couple of gals making chemo caps and dresses for African girls.
2013-03-19 06:28:54 PM jsebastian our residents favorite group recently is called "Make a Difference" - each month they make things for different charities
2013-03-19 06:28:56 PM cyndeec I showed that UTUBE video See Me to several of my chiropractors they loved it
2013-03-19 06:28:57 PM kathyhughes and then there is always a plastic pool, squirt guns and waters!
2013-03-19 06:29:02 PM jamiecraig we have kindercare come in from time to time the residents love seeing the kids and teaching them stiff like a craft
2013-03-19 06:29:03 PM 131570 speaking of service projects...any ideas? we write letters to different people
2013-03-19 06:29:19 PM bhanson Adpot A Solider
2013-03-19 06:29:23 PM noemi we made heart shaped pillows to give the kids at the hospitol something to hug:) the residents really enjoyed making and delivering them
2013-03-19 06:29:24 PM bhanson *Soldier
2013-03-19 06:29:26 PM kathyhughes Great Cyndee glad that you passed that around
2013-03-19 06:29:28 PM dtkimble I was just going to say that
2013-03-19 06:29:30 PM angel4aml18 we make a monthly soup for the soup kitchen
2013-03-19 06:29:32 PM 131570 oh thats cute
2013-03-19 06:29:32 PM lynniemarie We started making peanut butter sandwiches for the homeless shelter!
2013-03-19 06:29:53 PM jsebastian Beads of Courage, Beads of Hope is great - you can donate polymer beads made by residents for children with serious illnesses
2013-03-19 06:29:53 PM anniei2552 today at my center the kids from the pre school came and give my participants hand made key chains.
2013-03-19 06:29:58 PM 131570 many of my residents couldn't sew though
2013-03-19 06:30:01 PM nikibryant Thats so nice
2013-03-19 06:30:01 PM kathyhughes Bake some cookies and bring them to the neighbors
2013-03-19 06:30:02 PM ra419pena where can you donate crocheted shawls ,people donate to many to us
2013-03-19 06:30:04 PM coachlcs73 The local church dinners always need pies or cakes
2013-03-19 06:30:04 PM anniei2552 they love it
2013-03-19 06:30:12 PM cyndeec shoe box charity
2013-03-19 06:30:14 PM wellprepared85 We like to make hats and blankets for new mothers that are in need
2013-03-19 06:30:16 PM jamiecraig we go to the local food pantry they have all kinds of stuff like checking dates on cans and packing boxs for familys
2013-03-19 06:30:22 PM kathyhughes You can find people to sew and the residents can stuff
2013-03-19 06:30:34 PM 131570 That's a good ideaw
2013-03-19 06:30:43 PM 131570 i am sure they could at least stuff
2013-03-19 06:30:54 PM kathyhughes Also volunteer residents at the library to do the summer reading programs with the kids
2013-03-19 06:30:59 PM jsebastian we called the local charities and asked what they need - next thing is to make sock dolls for children
2013-03-19 06:31:09 PM dtkimble coachlcs73 how did your exam go?
2013-03-19 06:31:12 PM kathyhughes Sock Monkeys!
2013-03-19 06:31:15 PM noemi Yeah we only had one person who could sew so we helped her and everyone else stuffed
2013-03-19 06:31:36 PM jsebastian yes sock monkeys, sock bears, sock elephants - any animal they can create!
2013-03-19 06:31:36 PM dtkimble I love sock monkeys!
2013-03-19 06:31:37 PM kathyhughes I found a lady in the community that would sew for us
2013-03-19 06:31:37 PM angi55 we dont have a lot of residents that are really active. Any ideas to liven it up for those who dont get around very well
2013-03-19 06:31:49 PM lynniemarie Sock monkeys are for both girls and boys! Love that one!
2013-03-19 06:31:59 PM wellprepared85 Yes for the HAAM organization we like to make things for them and donate it
2013-03-19 06:32:13 PM cyndeec sock monkeys are a hot item right now and easy to make
2013-03-19 06:32:15 PM kathyhughes Get them on the porch or outside to watch birds
2013-03-19 06:32:15 PM noemi like the sock monkeys
2013-03-19 06:32:15 PM bhanson Hand massages work well with residents that are sick and do not get up and moving very much
2013-03-19 06:32:23 PM lizmacinnes same here. All of my residents have alzheimer's. all of these ideas sound great but most of them we can't do.
2013-03-19 06:32:33 PM wellprepared85 Like hats, blankets, and scarfs
2013-03-19 06:32:43 PM lizmacinnes What is a sock monkey?
2013-03-19 06:32:44 PM kathyhughes or you can have them watch out the windows and feed the birds
2013-03-19 06:32:50 PM 131570 hand massages are good, or manicure, or work a simple puzzle with them
2013-03-19 06:33:01 PM angi55 most of them have dry skin. i think i am going to offer hand massages with lotion
2013-03-19 06:33:07 PM lynniemarie Music and magazines!
2013-03-19 06:33:08 PM bhanson Yes, they love them!
2013-03-19 06:33:10 PM cyndeec aromatherapy
2013-03-19 06:33:11 PM 131570 or just simply play catch or kick a ball back and forth
2013-03-19 06:33:15 PM dtkimble print out large pictures..some of our dementia residents love to look
2013-03-19 06:33:17 PM bhanson It's so relaxing and a great way to chat as well!
2013-03-19 06:33:20 PM angel4aml18 i just made a no sew blanket with the two layers of fleece with my residents and it was pretty easy even for my residents with dementia
2013-03-19 06:33:25 PM lynniemarie Balloon volleyball!
2013-03-19 06:33:28 PM angi55 i did a ladys toenails today as a birthday present. she loved them
2013-03-19 06:33:32 PM kathyhughes http://www.craftbits.com/project/sock-monkey
2013-03-19 06:33:47 PM wellprepared85 Yes hand stimulations are great. They really enjoy them
2013-03-19 06:33:54 PM lizmacinnes thank you Kathy
2013-03-19 06:33:56 PM kathyhughes Get some pinwheels and have them around
2013-03-19 06:34:11 PM angi55 how do i present myself to do that?
2013-03-19 06:34:21 PM kathyhughes or there are some fabulous dancing daiseys....guess where!?
2013-03-19 06:34:31 PM jsebastian dollar tree
2013-03-19 06:34:32 PM noemi dollar store
2013-03-19 06:34:33 PM lizmacinnes dollar tree store!!!
2013-03-19 06:34:36 PM jamiecraig we do parachutes exercise with them its fun and easy
2013-03-19 06:34:37 PM kathyhughes RIGHT!
2013-03-19 06:34:37 PM nvite664 dollar store
2013-03-19 06:34:40 PM wellprepared85 dollar tree
2013-03-19 06:34:40 PM cyndeec yup!
2013-03-19 06:34:55 PM bhanson The Dollar Tree/Store is my Go-To stop!
2013-03-19 06:35:01 PM jsebastian one of my residents has about 10 of the dancing daisies in front of her window
2013-03-19 06:35:02 PM kathyhughes So some dancing daisys until the staff takes out the batteries
2013-03-19 06:35:03 PM angi55 i am learning dollar tree is very popular with ads
2013-03-19 06:35:11 PM lizmacinnes My residents love them. One resident has 10 and each morning she gets them dancing. It's her job!
2013-03-19 06:35:23 PM kathyhughes there ya go!
2013-03-19 06:35:30 PM angel4aml18 do they sing too or just dance?
2013-03-19 06:35:32 PM kathyhughes Also some fans....
2013-03-19 06:35:36 PM noemi aren't they solar powered?
2013-03-19 06:35:40 PM nvite664 dance
2013-03-19 06:35:40 PM lynniemarie Dancing daisies? No comprende?
2013-03-19 06:35:48 PM bhanson They're so cute!
2013-03-19 06:36:01 PM jamiecraig plastic daiseys that dance
2013-03-19 06:36:04 PM cyndeec I think they are solar powered
2013-03-19 06:36:06 PM lynniemarie Cool
2013-03-19 06:36:09 PM jsebastian little solar powered flowers that rock (dance)
2013-03-19 06:36:16 PM lynniemarie Fun!
2013-03-19 06:36:24 PM wellprepared85 Seems like lots of fun. I have to try this out
2013-03-19 06:36:30 PM jessep78 enter the chat room
2013-03-19 06:36:35 PM lynniemarie Me too. At dollar tree/
2013-03-19 06:36:40 PM lynniemarie ?
2013-03-19 06:36:43 PM jsebastian yeah
2013-03-19 06:36:48 PM lynniemarie Thanks!
2013-03-19 06:36:59 PM angi55 going to dollar tree this week and just a dollar. they have good things as well
2013-03-19 06:37:15 PM lynniemarie LOVE the dollar store!!!!!!
2013-03-19 06:37:26 PM kathyhughes http://www.dollartree.com/Plastic-Solar-Powered-Dancing-Daisies-4-188-/p317279/index.pro
2013-03-19 06:37:32 PM lynniemarie Thanks!
2013-03-19 06:37:35 PM jsebastian i was just about to do that kathy!
2013-03-19 06:37:45 PM wellprepared85 thanks
2013-03-19 06:37:48 PM angi55 so excited my practicum advisor is going to try to get me on as his assistant
2013-03-19 06:37:57 PM nikibryant they have dancing solar animals now... We bought monkeys
2013-03-19 06:38:00 PM cyndeec thank you for all the links Kathy!!
2013-03-19 06:38:05 PM kathyhughes You do know that you can order bulk and get free shipping to your local Dollar Tree
2013-03-19 06:38:06 PM lynniemarie Yes!
2013-03-19 06:38:08 PM noemi what animals that's neat
2013-03-19 06:38:15 PM jessep78 i spent 77 dollars at the dollar store on bingo prizes as well as things for the store i set up for the residents
2013-03-19 06:38:19 PM jamiecraig angi what will you be doing then
2013-03-19 06:38:19 PM dtkimble coachlcs73 I really got a lot out of coming to your facility. Thank you for taking all of that time with me!
2013-03-19 06:38:27 PM kathyhughes And you can get them by the case
2013-03-19 06:38:28 PM nikibryant Monkeys and bears
2013-03-19 06:38:38 PM kathyhughes also pinwheels
2013-03-19 06:38:46 PM ra419pena left the chat room
2013-03-19 06:38:50 PM kathyhughes and other stuff that you can put around
2013-03-19 06:38:53 PM ra419pena enter the chat room
2013-03-19 06:38:55 PM angi55 what about grab bags. i used to play that at a carnival and it was really fun
2013-03-19 06:39:20 PM kathyhughes We also made sand castles
2013-03-19 06:39:21 PM jessep78 Has anyone dyed paper towels before? I did it last week and they turned out awesome!
2013-03-19 06:39:31 PM lizmacinnes How?
2013-03-19 06:39:34 PM kathyhughes I dyed coffee filters
2013-03-19 06:39:35 PM anniei2552 no
2013-03-19 06:39:37 PM 131570 Thats fun
2013-03-19 06:39:37 PM bhanson That sounds like fun! how do you dye them?
2013-03-19 06:39:39 PM cyndeec no
2013-03-19 06:39:39 PM jamiecraig how do you make cheep grab bags like less then 5 dollars
2013-03-19 06:39:43 PM wellprepared85 no
2013-03-19 06:39:43 PM noemi yeah we made flower pins out of them for a garden party
2013-03-19 06:39:44 PM anniei2552 yes i did coffee
2013-03-19 06:39:45 PM 131570 I do alot of that with coffee filters
2013-03-19 06:39:46 PM jsebastian unfortunately it's my baby's bedtime...thanks everyone! nice chatting!
2013-03-19 06:39:49 PM 131570 then you can make flowers
2013-03-19 06:39:54 PM angi55 Jamie. dollar tree of course
2013-03-19 06:39:56 PM angi55 lol
2013-03-19 06:39:56 PM mwilson we have done the coffee filters
2013-03-19 06:40:00 PM jamiecraig lol
2013-03-19 06:40:10 PM jessep78 I've heard of that with coffee filters, I'll have to try that.
2013-03-19 06:40:18 PM jsebastian left the chat room
2013-03-19 06:40:19 PM cyndeec good idea
2013-03-19 06:40:19 PM wellprepared85 I have to try that
2013-03-19 06:40:21 PM angi55 why do you dye coffee filters
2013-03-19 06:40:26 PM kathyhughes As you can get FREE coffee filters in Dietary
2013-03-19 06:40:33 PM mwilson u can turn em into flowersa
2013-03-19 06:40:39 PM kathyhughes to make flowers and butterflies
2013-03-19 06:40:39 PM mwilson flowers
2013-03-19 06:40:39 PM anniei2552 it absorbs the water with the color fast
2013-03-19 06:40:49 PM 131570 We usually color them with washable markers then brush on water
2013-03-19 06:40:49 PM nvite664 very cool idea
2013-03-19 06:40:52 PM lizmacinnes Okay fill me in on the coffee filters
2013-03-19 06:40:54 PM anniei2552 and you can make flowers
2013-03-19 06:40:58 PM jessep78 It makes really cool designs
2013-03-19 06:40:58 PM noemi yes just cut a flower shape and when it's dry it crinkles a bit and looks really pretty we also put a jewel in the middle
2013-03-19 06:41:01 PM bestgirl729 left the chat room
2013-03-19 06:41:41 PM jamiecraig would it be cheeper to buy colored tissue paper/
2013-03-19 06:41:44 PM cyndeec great idea!
2013-03-19 06:41:50 PM kathyhughes http://www.crafts-for-all-seasons.com/coffee-filter-butterfly.html
2013-03-19 06:42:08 PM mwilson we have died them then cut them into strips and i have a paper bead maker then they make stuff with the beads
2013-03-19 06:42:16 PM anniei2552 you can have them make desings with makers then soak the tip of the coffee filter in water and let it run
2013-03-19 06:42:18 PM noemi the flowers you can make from tissue paper look really nice too
2013-03-19 06:42:20 PM lizmacinnes kathy how do you do that so quickly and still keep up in the chat?
2013-03-19 06:42:26 PM cyndeec it would be more fun to make
2013-03-19 06:42:50 PM cyndeec I was wondering that myself
2013-03-19 06:43:03 PM nvite664 thank you for the links Kathy I need all the ideas for new crafts I can get
2013-03-19 06:43:06 PM dtkimble coachlcs73 when you're hot you're hot
2013-03-19 06:43:12 PM jamiecraig your right alot of time we do activitys back to back so i was just thinking about time
2013-03-19 06:43:17 PM kathyhughes Okay I found this site this weekend and got some of their FREE EBooks of crafts....its awsome
2013-03-19 06:43:20 PM kathyhughes http://www.favecrafts.com/
2013-03-19 06:43:22 PM 131570 http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/black_magic.html
2013-03-19 06:43:39 PM kathyhughes they also send you e-mails with crafts
2013-03-19 06:43:42 PM 131570 THats a cute science project with black markers and filters
2013-03-19 06:43:51 PM kathyhughes they have a ton of ideas@
2013-03-19 06:44:02 PM 131570 favecrafts is great!
2013-03-19 06:44:02 PM angi55 what is a cheap way to get scrapbooks
2013-03-19 06:44:04 PM lynniemarie Thanks!
2013-03-19 06:44:25 PM dtkimble I've seen scrap book pages at the dollar stores..maybe yankee dollar
2013-03-19 06:44:34 PM 131570 thrift store might have some scrap books or used photo albums
2013-03-19 06:44:40 PM nikibryant Thanks Kathy! Have a good week.. Kids bed time
2013-03-19 06:44:42 PM 131570 or of course dollar store!!
2013-03-19 06:44:49 PM angi55 i mean the books themselves. thats the expensive part
2013-03-19 06:44:57 PM nikibryant left the chat room
2013-03-19 06:45:11 PM wellprepared85 left the chat room
2013-03-19 06:45:16 PM kathyhughes Leah...I would ask around...or come to my house! there are scrapbookers out there who will donate extra stuff
2013-03-19 06:45:22 PM jamiecraig flea markets
2013-03-19 06:45:41 PM bhanson Used book store?
2013-03-19 06:45:50 PM keslermark my residents also just did the dyed paper towels, it did turn out really nice
2013-03-19 06:45:51 PM kathyhughes I would set up a Scrapbook exchange and get the word out that people can come and exhange their supplies with each other
2013-03-19 06:45:57 PM cyndeec garage sales
2013-03-19 06:46:01 PM anniei2552 yes I have bought trivia books used
2013-03-19 06:46:15 PM anniei2552 half price
2013-03-19 06:46:18 PM dtkimble old photo albums...\
2013-03-19 06:46:21 PM anniei2552 book store
2013-03-19 06:46:24 PM kathyhughes You can make your own scrapbooks with used binders
2013-03-19 06:46:25 PM angi55 would trivia fall under the intellectual need.
2013-03-19 06:46:25 PM jessep78 Kathy, I saw a fewof your ideas in a activity book at my facility. I was like oh my goodness, that's my teacher lol
2013-03-19 06:46:40 PM angi55 i like that and binders are cheaper
2013-03-19 06:46:41 PM kathyhughes Yep thats me
2013-03-19 06:46:59 PM lynniemarie Use a binder and decorate.
2013-03-19 06:47:01 PM jessep78 I thought that was pretty cool
2013-03-19 06:47:06 PM kathyhughes I have written a fwe things
2013-03-19 06:47:16 PM kathyhughes Do a search for Altered Books
2013-03-19 06:47:33 PM kathyhughes that is a craft project that residents can do forever
2013-03-19 06:47:53 PM coachlcs73 Watch Michaels for scrapbook pages on sale to put in binders
2013-03-19 06:47:54 PM kathyhughes and we used Readers Digest Condensed Books from the library
2013-03-19 06:48:24 PM kathyhughes Check your Med Records person...bet that there are some old charts around
2013-03-19 06:48:29 PM lynniemarie Altered books?
2013-03-19 06:48:37 PM cyndeec Can I copy links after chat is over?
2013-03-19 06:48:45 PM kathyhughes I think so
2013-03-19 06:48:46 PM angi55 o i love that i remember now. my granny taught me how to cover a binder with batting and pretty calico material and lace on edges. Of course a hot glue gun is involved
2013-03-19 06:49:05 PM kathyhughes Use YES glue
2013-03-19 06:49:23 PM anniei2552 today for our group activity I got a big map poster of the world and started asking diferrent countries capitals. almost everybody participated But I had to give them the first letter
2013-03-19 06:49:27 PM angi55 is it a safer alternative?
2013-03-19 06:49:54 PM kathyhughes http://www.creativity-portal.com/howto/artscrafts/altered.books.html
2013-03-19 06:50:01 PM cyndeec good way to spark memories
2013-03-19 06:50:18 PM coachlcs73 We did the Iditarod this past weeks
2013-03-19 06:50:21 PM lynniemarie gotta go, folks. thanks so much!!
2013-03-19 06:50:36 PM lynniemarie left the chat room
2013-03-19 06:50:38 PM noemi like the binder idea now that's really scrapbooking from scratch
2013-03-19 06:50:45 PM kathyhughes find some old Road Atlases....and then cut out large circles from the maps
2013-03-19 06:50:51 PM keslermark does anyone think its a good idea to have some sort of lottery for residents?
2013-03-19 06:50:58 PM kathyhughes Glue them on some cardboard
2013-03-19 06:50:59 PM 131570 altering old books can be a great project...even just folding pages in a certain pattern.
2013-03-19 06:51:09 PM angi55 the books do turn out beautiful just be creative with different fabrics
2013-03-19 06:51:13 PM kathyhughes then have residents figure out what state each circle is
2013-03-19 06:51:14 PM 131570 the repetitive motion can be very relaxing
2013-03-19 06:51:26 PM anniei2552 good idea
2013-03-19 06:51:30 PM jessep78 I use $1 lottery tickets for bingo prizes, my residents love them
2013-03-19 06:51:32 PM ra419pena modge podge the pages
2013-03-19 06:51:32 PM lizmacinnes Cyndee I have the links that if you need them. Ive been copy and pasting them as I go. Let me know.
2013-03-19 06:51:35 PM angi55 goodnight. got more schoolwork to do
2013-03-19 06:51:35 PM anniei2552 they love state capitals trivia
2013-03-19 06:51:36 PM jamiecraig i like that what would be the prize and do they have to giva anything to get in on it?
2013-03-19 06:51:38 PM angi55 left the chat room
2013-03-19 06:51:56 PM cyndeec How about visiting the seven wonders of the world in pictures
2013-03-19 06:52:07 PM dtkimble I like the state capitols trivia
2013-03-19 06:52:07 PM anniei2552 cool
2013-03-19 06:52:30 PM nvite664 Kathy thank you for your help I am going to go and read more for tonight!
2013-03-19 06:52:33 PM coachlcs73 You can use old wallpaper books - take a sheet and fold into fan shape and then decorte
2013-03-19 06:52:33 PM 131570 we do city trivia because most of our residents have lived in Racine Wi all of thier lives
2013-03-19 06:52:35 PM kathyhughes Heres a fun thing! A friend of mine did this every summer at her facility
2013-03-19 06:52:47 PM 131570 they enjoy seeing how much they can answer about thier hometown
2013-03-19 06:52:50 PM kathyhughes She would post a large US Map on a Bulletin Board
2013-03-19 06:53:00 PM kathyhughes and ask families to send postcards
2013-03-19 06:53:15 PM nvite664 left the chat room
2013-03-19 06:53:17 PM anniei2552 a lot of mine are just from texas but they learned all that in school
2013-03-19 06:53:21 PM bhanson That's a great idea!
2013-03-19 06:53:22 PM noemi oh that's a good idea kathy
2013-03-19 06:53:39 PM kathyhughes then when she got the post card she would stick it on the outside of the bulletin board with a piece of yarn and a tack to where they were
2013-03-19 06:53:46 PM jamiecraig thats fun we already ask them to send the post cards so that would be easy
2013-03-19 06:53:48 PM dtkimble LOVE IT
2013-03-19 06:53:50 PM jessep78 left the chat room
2013-03-19 06:54:13 PM anniei2552 thats a good idea
2013-03-19 06:54:14 PM kathyhughes Families loved it and the residents enjoyed watching the new postcards every week
2013-03-19 06:54:24 PM 131570 that does sound fun
2013-03-19 06:54:28 PM kathyhughes You can also ask your fellow students to send a post card
2013-03-19 06:54:29 PM cyndeec great idea!
2013-03-19 06:54:43 PM keslermark gotta go early moning tomarrow! :(
2013-03-19 06:54:50 PM anniei2552 we can exchange our facilities address and have our participants/ residents write ot each other
2013-03-19 06:54:52 PM kathyhughes Have a good week
2013-03-19 06:55:02 PM kathyhughes there ya go! Good idea
2013-03-19 06:55:09 PM kathyhughes Hope we helped Mark!
2013-03-19 06:55:09 PM dtkimble I think that would be awesome..pen pals!
2013-03-19 06:55:14 PM keslermark left the chat room
2013-03-19 06:55:14 PM anniei2552 yeah
2013-03-19 06:55:17 PM 131570 that would be great
2013-03-19 06:55:50 PM kathyhughes post the idea on your forums and if everyone posts I will exchange it with the other classes
2013-03-19 06:56:14 PM coachlcs73 That is a great idea
2013-03-19 06:56:16 PM jamiecraig sounds good
2013-03-19 06:56:21 PM 131570 great
2013-03-19 06:56:22 PM anniei2552 here is mine 23972 HWY 59 North, Kingwood , Tx 77339
2013-03-19 06:56:32 PM kathyhughes Anything else?
2013-03-19 06:56:42 PM mwilson kathy i have a question for you
2013-03-19 06:56:43 PM anniei2552 oh sorry just read to post it in fourum
2013-03-19 06:56:47 PM kathyhughes Ok
2013-03-19 06:57:01 PM anniei2552 no tahnk you
2013-03-19 06:57:02 PM lizmacinnes Thats a great idean annie
2013-03-19 06:57:06 PM jamiecraig no have a good night thats for the ideas

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