Activity Ideas for February – the Shortest Month of the Year

Although February is the shortest month of the year, there are still many fun holidays and observances that you can use to plan interesting activities for your residents. We’re excited to share these ideas from our friends at notjustbingo.com with you!

Once you’re done, head to our Holiday Activities get more ideas on upcoming holidays!

Groundhog Day (February 2)

• Set up a pre-breakfast party for your residents that includes doughnuts and coffee in front of the television as you await to hear whether Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow
• Make squirrel treats for your neighborhood squirrels, using pine cones, seeds, and peanut butter
• Host a spelling bee featuring hard-to-spell American cities, like Punxsutawney.
• Create your own Punxsutawney Phil scenes with markers, colored pencils, and construction paper. Have crafters make predictions on what our friend Phil will see!
• Make animal hand puppets to donate to a local elementary school class

For more ideas, view this article:

How to Celebrate Groundhog Day at Your Senior Facility

Valentine’s Day (February 14)

• Plan a fun chocolate tasting, in which residents sample a variety of different chocolate candies
• Hire an entertainer to perform for a special Valentine’s Day Ball, in which residents dress up for the event
• Provide stationery, stencils, stencil brushes, and paint for residents to make their own Valentine’s Day cards

For more ideas, visit our Valentine’s Day articles 

7 Valentine’s Day Party Games For Senior Residents

Presidents Day (February 19)

• Make pretzel rod and Nutella log cabins
• Play a fun patriotic trivia game to test your residents’ knowledge and learn fun facts about America
• Host an election in your facility to elect a Resident Representative
• Pay tribute to President Theodore Roosevelt’s love of national parks by inviting residents to complete national park wildlife jigsaw puzzles.

For more ideas, view this article:

Fun Presidents Day Games for Seniors

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About Not Just Bingo:

Not Just Bingo is an online resource of fun, senior activity ideas for activity professionals of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. They have been providing fun activity ideas online since 2009, and continue to assist activity professionals across the country by creating meaningful and engaging activity ideas for their residents that go “beyond bingo.” Not Just Bingo feels privileged to help activity directors better the living experiences of their residents while demonstrating that a senior’s quality of life can actually improve when they move to a nursing facility!

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