{"id":17981,"date":"2019-04-17T12:54:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T16:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=17981"},"modified":"2026-01-15T19:52:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:52:35","slug":"celebrate-cinco-de-mayo-senior-living-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/celebrate-cinco-de-mayo-senior-living-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Celebrate Cinco De Mayo At Your Senior Living Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How are you planning to celebrate Cinco de Mayo (May 5th<\/sup>) at your senior livng facility this year? Here are 5 games to host at your upcoming Cinco de Mayo celebration as you recognize the Mexican holiday.<\/p>\n

Pi\u00f1ata-Hitting Party<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fill a beautiful donkey pi\u00f1ata<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0with candy for your residents to participate in a Pi\u00f1ata-Hitting Party. For the game, provide the residents with a plastic bat<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to hit the pi\u00f1ata two times. Whoever cracks the pi\u00f1ata gets to pass out the candy.<\/p>\n

Taco Bar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coordinate with Dining Services to provide a Taco Bar Lunch for your residents where they can assemble their own tacos. Provide a variety of tasty toppings for residents to sample like cheese, onions, shredded lettuce, and refried beans. Decorate the scene with a fiesta decorating kit<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Salsa Tasting<\/strong><\/p>\n

Purchase several different brands of salsa from your local supermarket and encourage residents to participate in a Salsa Tasting to see which brand of salsa they prefer. For the activity, decorate a large table with a fiesta tablecloth<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and place a scoop of each type of salsa into small Dixie cups for residents to sample.<\/p>\n

Pass the Sombrero<\/strong><\/p>\n

Play a fun seated game of Pass the Sombrero with your residents. To play, seat residents in a large circle and have them pass a sombrero around a circle for everyone to wear while the music plays. When the music stops, whoever is wearing the sombrero is out of the game.<\/p>\n

Peso Toss<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pass out Mexican pesos or gold coins<\/a><\/strong> for residents to flip into sombreros during a fun game of Peso Toss. To play, place several sombreros on the floor and have residents toss their pesos into the rim of the hats. Award different point values for each of the sombreros, and provide a fun prize to the participant who accumulates the most points at the end of the game.<\/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? 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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