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Looking for meaningful ways to bring kindness into your senior activity program? Kindness-themed crafts and activities are a wonderful way for residents to connect with others, share encouragement, and brighten someone\u2019s day. Whether creating thoughtful handmade items, writing uplifting messages, or working together on a group project, these simple activities give residents a chance to spread positivity within your community and beyond.<\/p>\n

Posters<\/h2>\n

Display kind messages in your facility by having residents decorate Think Positive velvet art posters<\/a><\/strong> by coloring the pre-marked designs with markers, crayons, or colored pencils. Encourage residents to hang the finished posters in their rooms.<\/p>\n

Rocks<\/h2>\n

Use a kindness rocks kit<\/a><\/strong> and invite residents to paint kind words and phrases on rocks. Then place the rocks throughout your facility, like in plant beds, in display bowls, or even as paper weights for your administrators.<\/p>\n

Prints<\/h2>\n

Show residents how to create inspirational prints<\/a> <\/strong>to hang in your Activity Room by brushing the prints with watercolor paints<\/a><\/strong>. As residents paint on the color, a kind message in gold will reveal itself. Once the prints have dried, create an inspirational wall in your Activity Room to display all the prints.<\/p>\n

Pins and Stickers<\/h2>\n

Help residents carry the \u201ckindness\u201d message with them throughout the day by assembling kindness pins<\/a><\/strong>. To make the pins, simply use markers to create a design on heart-shaped paper before placing the paper into the heart-shaped pin for wearing. Another option is to simply pass out positive stickers<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for residents to wear. For instance, set up a \u201csmiley face\u201d counter outside of your facility\u2019s Dining Room for a volunteer to pass out stickers to residents as they enter the Dining Room for breakfast or lunch. Encourage residents to wear their stickers for the day.<\/p>\n

Magnets<\/h2>\n

Don\u2019t forget about your resident\u2019s rooms! Show residents how to decorate Be Kind magnets<\/a><\/strong>, using paint or markers, that they can place on their refrigerator doors to remind them, and those who visit, about being kind.<\/p>\n

Jewelry<\/h2>\n

Use inspirational beads<\/a> <\/strong>and jewelry cording<\/a><\/strong> to encourage residents to make inspirational bracelets. Invite residents to pick inspiring words for the bracelets, like Believe, Love, and Laugh, to create unique bracelets that can be sold at an upcoming Crafts Fair.<\/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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