Christmas is one of the most exciting holidays for crafting! Both kids and adults can create ornaments and decorations to give to their family members and friends. We’ve put together a list of 10 Christmas Crafts you will love to make, and … Read More
Bingo Inspired Games For Your Activity Program
If your activity participants or even your staff are getting tired of the same bingo games, add a bit more variety to your Activity Program with these fun new bingo-inspired games! Plus, it’s just in time for Bingo’s Birthday Month … Read More
Relay For Life – Cancer Awareness Event
On September 17th, twenty five S&S associates along with their family and friends joined 15 other teams from the East Haddam/East Hampton/Colchester area for the annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life. This is a team event where a member of … Read More
Simple Fitness Ideas & Brain Breaks for the Classroom
Common knowledge from educational materials suggest that a student’s attention span is as long as their age. As adults, we know that we should get up and move every 50 minutes. The trend today is less sitting and more moving. … Read More
Classroom Book Activity – Arthur’s Thanksgiving
Arthur’s Thanksgiving by Marc Brown Story Summary: It’s time for Thanksgiving! Arthur has been picked to be the director and cast the roles of his school play. All his friends want to be the star of the show, but no … Read More
Top 10 Holiday Gifts for Toddlers & Preschoolers
Give your toddler the perfect gifts for the holiday! Here are 10 hand picked items from one of our S&S associates. 1. Paperback Classics Book Set This year my son has a huge fascination with reading (and not always … Read More
MyPlate Activities for Middle School Health Class
I have some students this year with extreme Latex allergies that have been unable to participate in some of the kinesthetic learning activities incorporated in our Middle School Health class. Thus, the challenge to locate a Latex-free ball became a … Read More
5 Thanksgiving Games to Add to Your Activity Calendar
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, get your residents excited and active during the holiday season by scheduling fun facility-wide competitions. Here are a few Thanksgiving games from notjustbingo.com to get you started. Turkey Bowl Instead of playing the traditional … Read More
DIY Quilt Mosaic Craft Activity
Create a Quilt Mosaic craft using a reproducible quilt block template, sheets of squares and triangle paper shapes in assorted colors and patterns. Allow crafters to explore the beauty of quilt-making through the patterns and mosaic pieces. Encourage coordinated color … Read More
Dock Dogs – PE Warm-up Activity
If you are looking for an activity that deals with jumping and landing, Dock Dogs is a great PE warm-up activity. I got the idea from a fellow PE teacher (Mark Jungmann), and I just modified the equipment. This activity … Read More