{"id":4432,"date":"2017-05-23T09:15:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T13:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=4432"},"modified":"2026-01-15T19:49:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:49:42","slug":"flag-day-activities-for-senior-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/flag-day-activities-for-senior-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Flag Day Activities for Senior Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FlagFlag Day is June 14th. This date is important because it officially marks the day we adopted the American Flag. Here are some activity ideas for your nursing facility residents to celebrate:<\/p>\n

1) Recite the Pledge of Allegiance by hosting a flag-raising<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0ceremony outdoors underneath your facility\u2019s flagpole.<\/p>\n

2) Make patriotic bracelets<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0with rubber bands and pony beads. Consider selling the finished bracelets at your upcoming Independence Day activities with family.<\/p>\n

3) Bake a red, white, and blue layered cake with your Baking Club that can be shared with the other residents during a Flag Day Happy Hour.<\/p>\n

4) Make patriotic tie-dyed t-shirts using red and blue tie dye<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on plain white t-shirts. Again, think about selling the finished shirts at one of your upcoming Independence Day events and use the proceeds for your craft supplies.<\/p>\n

5) Host a red, white, and blue fashion show featuring your residents. The day before, assist residents with picking out their clothes for the show.<\/p>\n

6) Take residents on an outing to a local cemetery to place American flags<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0at a few of the grave sites.\"Flag<\/p>\n

7) Bake a large flag pizza with your residents that features rows of cheese (white) and pepperoni (red) and a square of olives (blue) in the top-left corner.<\/p>\n

8) Fly patriotic kites\u00a0outdoors. Beforehand, assist residents with using markers to\u00a0decorate the kites<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

9) Make mosaic art flags by gluing pieces of magazine pages to a flag coloring page. Frame the finished artwork using strips of construction paper. Hang the finished flags on the facility’s doors for the holiday.<\/p>\n

10) Schedule a patriotic sing along<\/strong><\/a> with your residents. Organize a Patriotic Choir Club and have your residents practice regularly so that they can perform at one of your upcoming Independence Day activities.<\/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 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<\/em>\u00a0when they move to a nursing 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

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