{"id":18500,"date":"2019-08-01T11:09:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T15:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=18500"},"modified":"2026-06-08T19:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:45:09","slug":"crafts-fair-ideas-for-your-nursing-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/crafts-fair-ideas-for-your-nursing-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Crafts Fair Ideas for Your Nursing Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"

Need help deciding what your facility\u2019s Crafts Club should make to sell at an upcoming Crafts Fair? Here are four types of crafts to consider for your crafty senior residents from our friends at Not Just Bingo.<\/p>\n

Ceramic Crafts<\/a><\/h2>\n

\"Ceramic<\/p>\n

Appeal to the grandchildren who attend your Crafts Fair by inviting residents to decorate fun projects just for them, like these tea party-sized cup and saucer sets<\/a><\/strong> using permanent markers<\/a><\/strong> or acrylic paint<\/a><\/strong>, or piggy banks<\/a><\/strong> for your residents to paint and decorate.<\/p>\n

In addition to glazed ceramic crafts, you can also provide residents with ceramic bisque crafts that grown-ups would enjoy, like ceramic planters<\/a><\/strong> or garden gnomes<\/strong><\/a>. Ceramic Bisque crafts have a very versatile surface that can be decorated with a wide variety of supplies. See our full line here<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Sewing & Stitching<\/a><\/h2>\n

\"weaving<\/p>\n

For your Crafts Fair patrons who enjoy embroidery, supply residents with kits that allow them to show-off their needle skills, like a Dreamcatcher Craft Kit<\/a> <\/strong>or other stitching crafts<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Painting Crafts<\/a><\/h2>\n

\"Lighthouse<\/p>\n

In addition, encourage residents to paint several different paintings for the fair, like watercolor prints<\/strong><\/a>, lighthouse paintings<\/a><\/strong>, or easy-to-paint scenes<\/strong><\/strong><\/a>, where the paint is already in the pictures and residents only have to add water.<\/p>\n

Home Decor Crafts<\/h2>\n

\"weaving<\/p>\n

Finally, organize several craft activities featuring houseware items, including kitchen accessories like oven mitts<\/a><\/strong> and pot holders<\/a><\/strong> that can be decorated with fabric markers<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In addition, show residents how to weave baskets<\/a><\/strong> using yarn\u00a0and assemble birdhouses<\/a><\/strong> using glue.<\/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

\"notjustbingo<\/p>\n

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\n\n

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Need help deciding what your facility\u2019s Crafts Club should make to sell at an upcoming Crafts Fair? Here are four types of crafts to consider for your crafty senior residents from our friends at Not Just Bingo. 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