{"id":10171,"date":"2017-10-13T13:31:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T17:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=10171"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:21:18","slug":"7-key-places-in-your-senior-facility-to-decorate-for-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/7-key-places-in-your-senior-facility-to-decorate-for-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Key Places in Your Senior Facility to Decorate for Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"halloween<\/p>\n

Help residents celebrate Halloween by filling your facility with themed decorations for this fun autumn holiday! Here are 7 places in your senior facility to focus on:<\/p>\n

Front Porch<\/strong><\/p>\n

In keeping with the harvest theme, make the outside of your facility more festive by adding a few cornstalks, bales of straw, and pumpkins on your front porch. Then decorate your facility\u2019s front door in orange and black Halloween decor using a Halloween table cover<\/strong><\/a>. In addition, host a Scarecrow Competition, in which teams of residents compete to make the best scarecrow by using pillowcases, old clothes, and straw. Then arrange all the finished scarecrows along the front porch.<\/p>\n

Entry Way<\/strong><\/p>\n

Have fun with the entry way of your facility by adding in a few spooky cobwebs<\/a><\/strong> to set the mood for your visitors. If there\u2019s space available, add in a CD player to play Halloween-themed music like Monster Mash. Additionally, set up a few Halloween props to get your visitors into the Halloween mood, like a witch decoration<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Front Desk\"halloween<\/strong><\/p>\n

As it gets nearer to Halloween, inflate Halloween balloons<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0each day to keep at your facility\u2019s front desk to pass out to visiting kids. In addition, keep a witch\u2019s cauldron\u00a0at the front desk that is filled with candy and Halloween party favors like . You can also use a permanent marker to draw eyes and a mouth on white balloons to make ghosts, and on orange balloons to make pumpkins.<\/p>\n

In addition, keep a witch\u2019s cauldron<\/a><\/strong> at the front desk that is filled with candy<\/a> <\/strong>and Halloween party favors like glow-in-the-dark vampire fangs<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Dining Room Tables<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fill jack-o-lantern pails with orange tissue paper to use as table centerpieces on your Dining Room tables. For more playful centerpieces, simply place disguise glasses<\/strong><\/a> in the center of the tables for residents to have fun trying them on as they are waiting for their food. In addition, string Halloween paper chains<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0throughout the Dining Room for added decoration. For a healthy yet spooky snack, pass out some oranges or tangerines that have jack-o-lantern faces drawn with marker!<\/p>\n

Room Doors<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the apartment doors of your facility, invite residents to decorate masks<\/a><\/strong> with paint and glitter before hanging them on their front door for the holiday. Then they can wear them on Halloween day! In addition, for those doors that are still bare, you can liven them up by attaching Halloween jack-o-lantern cut-outs<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Activity Room\"halloween<\/strong><\/p>\n

Decorate your Activity Room with a Halloween scene<\/strong><\/a> that can be placed on one of the walls. In addition, keep residents returning to the Activity Room by placing a bowl of candy<\/a> <\/strong>as treats to those who participate in activities.<\/p>\n

Hallways<\/strong><\/p>\n

Use a Halloween decorating kit to provide a variety of fun, hanging Halloween decorations throughout your facility. In fact, get residents in on the decorating by hosting a Halloween Hallway Contest, in which residents compete to decorate the best hallway in your facility using fun items like hanging skeletons<\/strong><\/a>, ghosts<\/strong><\/a>, and scarecrows<\/strong><\/a>. To add even more d\u00e9cor, find a bare wall in one of the hallways to attach paper bats<\/a><\/strong> in a fun flying display.<\/p>\n

About Not Just Bingo:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Not Just Bingo<\/a>\u00a0is 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 \u201cbeyond bingo.\u201d Not Just Bingo feels\u00a0privileged to help activity directors better the living experiences of their residents while demonstrating that a senior\u2019s quality of life can actually\u00a0improve<\/i>\u00a0when they move to a nursing facility!<\/p>\n

Want even more ideas each month? Sign up for the\u00a0Notjustbingo Membership<\/a>\u00a0to receive specialized activity ideas to keep your residents and staff engaged, active, and having fun!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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