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Do you have a back patio that hardly gets used by your residents? If so, then schedule a few activities on the patio to encourage residents to come out and enjoy the space. Here are five fun game ideas from notjustbingo to try out this summer on your facility\u2019s back patio.<\/p>\n

Skee-Ball<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Take residents back to their game-playing days by setting up a Skee-Ball game<\/strong><\/a> on the back patio. For the game, divide residents into teams to see how many points they can rack up by rolling the ball so that it lands on the board.<\/p>\n

Super Tumbling Timbers<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n

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We’ve added a whole new dimension to the classic stacking game<\/a><\/strong>! You can have a fun team-building exercise on the patio during summer months. Includes 54 wooden blocks, instructions and storage case. Plays just like a giant or jumbo version of Jenga\u00ae. .<\/p>\n

Dice Roll<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Use an air pump to inflate rolling dice<\/strong><\/a> for residents to play an over-sized version of the doubles dice game. To play, have residents toss the inflated pair of dice to see how many times they can toss doubles in under a minute. Award points to residents each time they throw doubles.<\/p>\n

Ladder Toss<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Residents will earn points in ladder toss<\/a> for wrapping the bolo balls around the colored rungs. This is a fun game to play on the patio. Practice with how far apart you place the ladders to see who has the best aim!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/p>\n

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Not Just Bingo<\/a> is 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 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 nursing facility!<\/p>\n

Want even more ideas each month? Sign up for the Not Just Bingo Membership<\/a> to receive specialized activity ideas to keep your residents and staff engaged, active, and having fun!<\/p>\n\n\n

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