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Summer begins on Thursday, June 20<\/span>th<\/span>, so make sure that your activity supply closet is stocked with fun summer items to help your residents fulfill their summer bucket list, like attending picnics or going to the beach.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Go to a Picnic<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Coordinate with Dining Services to have an indoor picnic in your Dining Room. Ahead of time, cover the Dining Room tables with a <\/span>picnic table tablecloth<\/a><\/strong>. Serve a variety of tasty picnic foods for lunch, including sandwiches, salads like egg salad or potato salad, deviled eggs, pies, and lemonade.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Go to the Park<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Turn your backyard into a fun park as you invite residents outdoors to play fun law and toss games<\/strong><\/a>, like this popup golf target tos game<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fly a Kite<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Invite residents to use markers to decorate their own <\/span>kites<\/a><\/strong> before taking them outdoors to fly. Be sure to recruit a few volunteers and staff members to help residents get their kites up in the air.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Make Ice Cream<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Use an <\/span>ice cream maker ball<\/a><\/strong> so that residents can get their exercise while making one of their favorite desserts. Once the ingredients have been added to the ball, close it and have residents toss the ball back and forth as the ice cream mixes and sets.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Have a Water Balloon Fight<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Play a fun game of water balloon dodge ball in the backyard, in which your staff members and volunteers are the targets. For the activity, seat residents in a line along the perimeter of your back patio. Then have the staff and volunteers stand in the grass to try to dodge the <\/span>water balloons<\/a><\/strong> that are being thrown by your residents.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Go to the Beach\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Fill a kiddie pool with sand, and set chairs along the perimeter for residents to sit in as they place their bare feet in the sand. Throw in a few <\/span>beach balls<\/a><\/strong> for residents to hit back and forth.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/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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