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Whether you are planning activities for a group of seniors, scheduling play dates for your kids, or organizing school functions for students, our friends at notjustbingo.com<\/a> <\/strong>have some ideas for you to celebrate the beauty of October with fun activities that represent the season.<\/p>\n

Decorate Pumpkins<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"paintingInstead of decorating traditional pumpkins with the use of knives and pumpkin utensils, keep the activity safe by jazzing up your gourds and pumpkins with paint. Use fun colors like metallic<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or even neon<\/a><\/strong> to add a unique twist to a traditional Halloween prop. In fact, go one step further by covering the pumpkin stalk with glue before sprinkling glitter<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to add even more sparkle. Finally, for your most creative pumpkin-decorators, supply them with painter\u2019s tape to create interesting patterns with paint on the pumpkins.<\/p>\n

But don\u2019t worry\u2026if large pumpkins are not an option, decorate\u00a0Color-Me\u2122 3D Slot Fit<\/strong> Pumpkins<\/strong><\/a> with colorful paint instead. Use the finished pumpkins as decorative table centerpieces.<\/p>\n

Host a Harvest Fair<\/strong><\/p>\n

Get your students, residents, and kids more active by participating in a fun harvest fair or fall festival at your facility. Set up a variety of games that can be altered for the season. For instance, use your ring toss rings<\/a><\/strong> to throw around the stems of pumpkins, use your bowling ball<\/a> <\/strong>to knock down a set of gourds that are set up as bowling pins, or use bean bags<\/a><\/strong> to toss into hollowed-out pumpkins. The point is to take everyday sporting games or jumbo games and alter them a bit for the season. Afterwards, be sure to reward your participants with hot apple cider and warm pumpkin cookies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Organize a Flag Football Game<\/strong><\/p>\n

What says fall more than a game of football? Equip the kids with flag football equipment<\/a><\/strong> as they play a fun game in the yard. If you are planning activities for senior residents, simply invite the grandkids to play the game in the backyard on a Saturday morning, and seat residents along the back patio to watch the fun as they reminisce about their own childhood-playing days.<\/p>\n

Find more ideas from Notjustbingo\u00a0on the S&S blog here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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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 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 privileged to help activity directors better the living experiences of their residents while demonstrating that a senior\u2019s quality of life can actually improve when they move to a senior facility!<\/p>\n

Want even more ideas each month? Visit\u00a0www.notjustbingo.com<\/a>\u00a0for how-to activity ideas, monthly newsletters, and daily holiday ideas. You can also 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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