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2013-05-02 06:21:43 PM jblackmon we are planning red,white and blue attire tea, in the afternoon.
2013-05-02 06:21:44 PM jadreani oh i like that idea
2013-05-02 06:21:51 PM mliddle ah that's cool
2013-05-02 06:21:54 PM dh162986 haha i know what you mean about the staff thing haha
2013-05-02 06:21:55 PM kathyhughes You post the postcards around the edge with sting to where they went
2013-05-02 06:22:10 PM kathyhughes It was always a big hit
2013-05-02 06:22:26 PM mliddle that's cool
2013-05-02 06:22:36 PM kathyhughes I had psych residents....lots but not a specific unit they were all over
2013-05-02 06:22:46 PM jadreani i have the maps, clients love to look at them
2013-05-02 06:22:50 PM kathyhughes Staff can send post cards too
2013-05-02 06:23:06 PM jadreani love the idea
2013-05-02 06:23:09 PM dh162986 oh ok what kind of activities did you do with them? since they are very limited on what we can do with them
2013-05-02 06:23:10 PM dwhite Our psych patients are interspersed
2013-05-02 06:23:23 PM kjosephsen I wish I had more family involvement ... I send out letters, invites, call, always the same family members (I have forgotten family members living at my facility :( ) I could change it so they tell me their fav vacation spot
2013-05-02 06:23:31 PM kathyhughes How are you limited?
2013-05-02 06:24:04 PM kathyhughes Once they see some post cards it catches on
2013-05-02 06:24:16 PM taggirl500 You could make it where the residents pick a place to make a day or week about
2013-05-02 06:24:28 PM kathyhughes that would work
2013-05-02 06:24:36 PM dh162986 i cant do any activities that invole sharp obejects, pens, pencils, string and anything that can wrap around there head ect
2013-05-02 06:24:41 PM taggirl500 I've thought about that often
2013-05-02 06:25:01 PM jadreani art
2013-05-02 06:25:42 PM jadreani painting?
2013-05-02 06:25:46 PM dwhite Group puzzles, poetry readings, play readings, music listening (do a country one for someone who likes it, blues for someone ealse)
2013-05-02 06:25:54 PM kathyhughes there are lots of projects out there that can be used....art projects, reading groups, coloring,
2013-05-02 06:25:58 PM kathyhughes bubble art
2013-05-02 06:26:04 PM dh162986 paint brush is considered a weapon
2013-05-02 06:26:07 PM mliddle bubble art?
2013-05-02 06:26:10 PM dh162986 bubble art?
2013-05-02 06:26:13 PM cathymayle finger painting
2013-05-02 06:26:13 PM mliddle finger painting!
2013-05-02 06:26:35 PM kathyhughes find some volunteers to prepare the craft so that all they need to do put it together
2013-05-02 06:26:41 PM kathyhughes Bubble art....
2013-05-02 06:26:42 PM kjosephsen wow dh you have it tough
2013-05-02 06:26:58 PM dh162986 yeah tell me about it haha
2013-05-02 06:27:08 PM mliddle yeah that's nuts
2013-05-02 06:27:12 PM dwhite We have a lot of activites that require no touching for flu season. Its not that bad.
2013-05-02 06:27:17 PM babieofseven Yes but you must be a special person dh
2013-05-02 06:27:20 PM dh162986 i love all the ideas i hear on here but i can barely do any of them haha
2013-05-02 06:27:22 PM taggirl500 let them paint with make up sponges
2013-05-02 06:27:27 PM jadreani how many do you have in a group
2013-05-02 06:27:31 PM kathyhughes http://fun.familyeducation.com/childrens-art-activities/outdoor-games/29569.html
2013-05-02 06:27:55 PM dh162986 i average about 12 to 22 in a group i work two floors of patients
2013-05-02 06:28:06 PM kathyhughes I have a friend who works doing activities in a prison and he has to be creative
2013-05-02 06:28:10 PM dwhite Listen to music!!!
2013-05-02 06:28:24 PM dh162986 yeah i get very creative haha
2013-05-02 06:28:38 PM mliddle activities in a prison? wow
2013-05-02 06:28:54 PM kathyhughes so he found a facility that would make all the components for his crats and they would assemble them in ziplock bags for his participants
2013-05-02 06:29:06 PM jadreani wow
2013-05-02 06:29:46 PM kathyhughes Art projects are really good with psych residents
2013-05-02 06:29:48 PM dh162986 wow
2013-05-02 06:29:57 PM kathyhughes Do you know an Art Therapist?
2013-05-02 06:30:06 PM babieofseven I hate to go but I have to pick up my grandson so until next week later all
2013-05-02 06:30:12 PM kathyhughes ok
2013-05-02 06:30:15 PM dwhite Bye
2013-05-02 06:30:16 PM babieofseven left the chat room
2013-05-02 06:30:24 PM cathymayle bye
2013-05-02 06:30:31 PM kjosephsen I like to do clay projects with them as long as I know they arent going to eat it
2013-05-02 06:30:42 PM dh162986 i can use crayons and thats about it art wise
2013-05-02 06:30:52 PM dh162986 im going to try to order some air dry clay
2013-05-02 06:31:09 PM kathyhughes there is lots of "edible" clay out there!
2013-05-02 06:31:24 PM dh162986 yeah true that
2013-05-02 06:31:27 PM taggirl500 you still dont want them to eat it haha
2013-05-02 06:31:28 PM kjosephsen Works great even if they don't create anything they move it around in their hands, soothing
2013-05-02 06:31:42 PM taggirl500 Use peanut butter and powder sugar
2013-05-02 06:31:45 PM jadreani art with food
2013-05-02 06:31:50 PM jblackmon for the art project have you tried paper mache?
2013-05-02 06:31:58 PM kjosephsen I have been complained to about blue poop once so I have learned my lesson
2013-05-02 06:32:00 PM dh162986 i have to be with them at all times
2013-05-02 06:32:04 PM taggirl500 It taste great but you can form stuff
2013-05-02 06:32:08 PM dh162986 if i am doing a activity
2013-05-02 06:32:20 PM kathyhughes http://www.life123.com/hobbies/drawing-painting-clay/clay/homemade-clay.shtml
2013-05-02 06:32:45 PM kathyhughes My favorite was cinnamon and applesauce
2013-05-02 06:32:50 PM kathyhughes thats all you needed
2013-05-02 06:32:57 PM kathyhughes and it smells good!
2013-05-02 06:33:01 PM jadreani mud pies
2013-05-02 06:33:03 PM taggirl500 Wow really
2013-05-02 06:33:06 PM dh162986 awesome sounds good haha
2013-05-02 06:33:28 PM kathyhughes Can you use paints?
2013-05-02 06:33:42 PM kathyhughes Watercolors?
2013-05-02 06:33:46 PM dh162986 sometimes very limited with them
2013-05-02 06:34:10 PM dh162986 i have paints but in the past patients have eaten and thrown the paint on staff and all over the walls
2013-05-02 06:34:21 PM jblackmon take the edge off of regular bread and use the center use a cookie cutter and than dabb with paint!
2013-05-02 06:34:25 PM jadreani art works with chalk
2013-05-02 06:34:26 PM mliddle wow
2013-05-02 06:34:26 PM cathymayle how about painting with hot wheels cars
2013-05-02 06:34:38 PM kathyhughes chalk works too
2013-05-02 06:34:51 PM dh162986 yeah chalk is good
2013-05-02 06:35:18 PM kathyhughes How about swimming noodles?
2013-05-02 06:35:35 PM kathyhughes You can cut them up and use for stamping
2013-05-02 06:35:42 PM dh162986 i never thought of that i could always ask
2013-05-02 06:35:44 PM jadreani paint a large chalk board for them to use the chalk
2013-05-02 06:35:45 PM kathyhughes and sponge painting
2013-05-02 06:36:00 PM jadreani love sponge painting
2013-05-02 06:36:02 PM kathyhughes they are cheap
2013-05-02 06:36:13 PM dh162986 i do a lot of activities on a dry erase board
2013-05-02 06:36:22 PM kjosephsen I have these foam boards with foam pegs we use for many of our psych residents I will try to get you the name of them...they have different colors and I usually have them put all of the same color on their board or they have to outline with a color...easy but keeps them busy
2013-05-02 06:36:25 PM jadreani sponges make great grass housed
2013-05-02 06:36:29 PM kathyhughes do you play Scattagories?
2013-05-02 06:36:31 PM jadreani opps houses
2013-05-02 06:36:44 PM mliddle left the chat room
2013-05-02 06:37:05 PM jblackmon good night talk to you all next time.
2013-05-02 06:37:09 PM kathyhughes ok
2013-05-02 06:37:20 PM cathymayle night
2013-05-02 06:37:22 PM jblackmon left the chat room
2013-05-02 06:37:25 PM kathyhughes And hangman
2013-05-02 06:37:25 PM taggirl500 I have to go also
2013-05-02 06:37:27 PM dh162986 yes they love scattagories i also play a game i made up called 2 truths 1 lie. Its a game where you say two things that are true about yourself and one that isnt and they have to figure out which one isnt true
2013-05-02 06:37:31 PM cathymayle love hangman
2013-05-02 06:37:33 PM dh162986 cant do hangman
2013-05-02 06:37:40 PM kathyhughes why?
2013-05-02 06:37:47 PM kathyhughes LOL....got it
2013-05-02 06:37:47 PM taggirl500 Think about it
2013-05-02 06:37:54 PM taggirl500 left the chat room
2013-05-02 06:37:55 PM jadreani lol
2013-05-02 06:37:56 PM cathymayle We do that one too...2 truths 1 lie
2013-05-02 06:38:02 PM kathyhughes so use Mr Potato Head!
2013-05-02 06:38:13 PM dh162986 we have patients that have tried to kill themselves and much more
2013-05-02 06:38:16 PM kathyhughes Or like Wheel of Fortune
2013-05-02 06:38:29 PM dh162986 i do wheel of fortune
2013-05-02 06:39:12 PM kathyhughes there is an online game called "Word Whomp"...you get a 6 letter word and make as many words as you can from the 6 letter word
2013-05-02 06:39:30 PM jadreani we do a game of video recall
2013-05-02 06:39:35 PM dh162986 hmm kinda like scrabble
2013-05-02 06:39:43 PM kathyhughes I used it with the residents....of course I had to play the game to get the words
2013-05-02 06:39:44 PM dwhite You can do that on a white board too.
2013-05-02 06:39:56 PM kathyhughes Yep...like Words with Friends
2013-05-02 06:40:04 PM dh162986 awesome
2013-05-02 06:40:19 PM kathyhughes How about Hidden Pictures? From the Highlights magazine?
2013-05-02 06:40:27 PM dwhite Just take a phrase--Today is May Day and have them find as many words as they can. Or only allow 5 letter words, or 3 letter wors
2013-05-02 06:40:30 PM jadreani fun
2013-05-02 06:40:47 PM dh162986 sweet
2013-05-02 06:41:15 PM kathyhughes We would copy them onto Tranpariencies and use the Overhead projector and residents would have to find the pictures
2013-05-02 06:41:26 PM kjosephsen my group loves hidden pictures...I do a booklet every month over a weekend whomever finishes first or gets the most gets a prize
2013-05-02 06:41:44 PM dh162986 that sounds awesome just dont have a projector
2013-05-02 06:41:50 PM kathyhughes I know that you can order the books of just them
2013-05-02 06:42:01 PM jadreani i like the overhead idea
2013-05-02 06:42:02 PM kathyhughes I bet that there is one somewhere
2013-05-02 06:42:18 PM dwhite Those are dinosaur-type things...
2013-05-02 06:42:21 PM kathyhughes ask on Freecycle
2013-05-02 06:42:24 PM dh162986 i can try to find one. but i do like that idea
2013-05-02 06:42:36 PM kathyhughes I know so you shuold be able to get them cheap!
2013-05-02 06:42:45 PM kathyhughes Craigs list!
2013-05-02 06:43:22 PM kathyhughes I bet that they even have one in storage
2013-05-02 06:43:27 PM dh162986 ill look it up on craigs list
2013-05-02 06:43:40 PM kathyhughes post it on Craigs list
2013-05-02 06:43:59 PM kathyhughes I would call local schools
2013-05-02 06:44:06 PM kathyhughes and the library
2013-05-02 06:44:21 PM dh162986 will do for sure
2013-05-02 06:44:27 PM kathyhughes GREAT!
2013-05-02 06:44:27 PM dwhite http://www.genericradio.com/
2013-05-02 06:44:47 PM kathyhughes Great idea Donna!
2013-05-02 06:44:55 PM cathymayle Gonna go for tonight...everyone have a good evening
2013-05-02 06:45:04 PM kathyhughes Night
2013-05-02 06:45:07 PM cathymayle left the chat room
2013-05-02 06:45:14 PM dh162986 you too
2013-05-02 06:45:26 PM kathyhughes How about a Toss and Talk Ball?
2013-05-02 06:45:44 PM dh162986 i will be getting of for tonight to. Thanks for all the great ideas and i have used that idea too
2013-05-02 06:46:08 PM kathyhughes http://www.thepartyanimal-blog.org/homemade-toss-n-talk-ball-great-sleepover-party-game/
2013-05-02 06:46:14 PM dwhite But first what is a Toss & Talk ball?
2013-05-02 06:46:35 PM kathyhughes You can make your own or buy one form S&S Crafts
2013-05-02 06:46:48 PM dwhite Got the link thanks
2013-05-02 06:46:53 PM kathyhughes Its a conversation starter
2013-05-02 06:47:05 PM kathyhughes So is there anything else I can help with?
2013-05-02 06:47:11 PM dwhite There are CHat Packs too--little cards with odd quetions on them
2013-05-02 06:47:34 PM kathyhughes that works...toss and talk integrates exercise too
2013-05-02 06:47:35 PM kjosephsen I have a chat pack..they are great
2013-05-02 06:48:01 PM kathyhughes Have a good week all
2013-05-02 06:48:11 PM jadreani you too
2013-05-02 06:48:13 PM kjosephsen You as well
2013-05-02 06:48:21 PM jadreani nite everypne
2013-05-02 06:48:34 PM kjosephsen left the chat room
2013-05-02 06:48:35 PM kathyhughes anything else?
2013-05-02 06:48:40 PM dwhite You too! Thanks for an interesting reading list this week in partciular! Good night
2013-05-02 06:48:53 PM kathyhughes You are welcome!
2013-05-02 06:48:59 PM kathyhughes Glad that I could help
2013-05-02 06:49:04 PM kathyhughes Good Night
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