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So how are you getting your newest residents out of their rooms and into your activities? One way is to invite them to come to your Activity Room to work on their \u201cwelcoming gift\u201d \u2014 an arts and crafts project that residents can paint or decorate to place in their new room. Here are five fun art projects to consider using as the \u201cwelcoming gift\u201d that your residents can work on.<\/p>\n

Bless This Home Plaque<\/h2>\n

Supply your newest residents with a plaque<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0that reads \u201cBless this House\u201d that they can decorate with paint markers<\/a><\/strong>. Once the plaque has been colored, use the jute from the kit to hang in your resident\u2019s room.<\/p>\n

Velvet Tote Bag<\/h2>\n

Pass out velvet tote bags<\/a><\/strong> to your new residents that they can decorate before using. Invite residents to use the fabric markers that are included in the kit to add lots of color to their bags.<\/p>\n

Shadow Box<\/h2>\n

Invite your new residents to find trinkets, photos, or other small objects that are meaningful to them to fill shadow boxes<\/a><\/strong> that can be hung in their room or right outside their door. Help residents complete their shadow boxes using colorful paper<\/a><\/strong>, stickers<\/a><\/strong>, and stencils<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Door Hanger<\/h2>\n

Encourage residents to decorate picket fence door hangers<\/a><\/strong> that they can place on their room doors. Assist residents with attaching the foam pieces in the kit to the picket fence before writing a welcoming message on the banner.<\/p>\n

Welcome Sign<\/h2>\n

Set out wooden welcoming signs<\/strong><\/a> for residents to decorate before hanging in their rooms. Use paint<\/a> <\/strong>to fill in the engraved message, and help residents attach fun items, like pressed flowers, leaves, or even colorful fabric.<\/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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