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\"backWith everyone focused on going back to school, consider adding a few new classes to your senior activity calendar. Here are a few ideas from notjustbingo.com that will allow you to teach your residents a few new skills.<\/p>\n

1. Pottery Class\u00a0<\/strong>– Use modeling supplies<\/a> and air-dry clay<\/a>\u00a0to teach your residents how to make clay projects like bowls, dishes, and even clay animals. Explain to residents how working with clay can improve their dexterity. Find a place in your Activity Room to display the finished pieces each week.<\/p>\n

2. Knitting Class<\/strong>\u00a0– Gather residents who know how to knit to be the helpers in this relaxing class. Pair residents together as you teach them how to stitch a scarf using colorful yarn<\/a>\u00a0and knitting needles<\/a>.\u00a0If your residents find knitting too difficult, consider showing them how to use latch hook kits<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n

3. Tie-Dye Class<\/strong> – Teach residents how to tie-dye<\/a>\u00a0t-shirts or bandanas<\/a>. Use tie-dye colors that are appropriate for the season (e.g., bright colors for summer, muted colors for fall). Consider selling the finished items to raise money for your craft supplies. Visit\u00a0this\u00a0Tips & Tricks to Tie Dye\u00a0blog<\/a> for step by step tutorial.<\/p>\n

4. Mosaic Tile Class<\/strong> – Show residents how to create beautiful tile coasters<\/a>\u00a0using small ceramic tiles. Once your residents have become pros at creating mini coasters, show them how to create larger mosaic projects using fiberboards<\/a>, plaster<\/a>, and tiles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5. Woodshop Class<\/strong> – Use easy-to-assemble wooden kits<\/a>\u00a0to teach residents the art of building great wood pieces. Show residents how to assemble, sand, and paint the pieces. Encourage residents to wrap up their finished projects to give as gifts or toys to their grandkids.<\/p>\n

6. Painting Class<\/strong> – Set up areas in the backyard to host an “en plein air” (French for\u00a0open in full\u00a0air) painting class for residents to paint the landscape that they see around them onto a\u00a0canvas<\/a>. Find a space on the wall to hang the art canvases. After you have enough samples of art, organize an art gallery in your Activity Room and invite family members and other residents to browse and admire the artwork.<\/p>\n

7. Entomology Class<\/strong> – Take advantage of the warm weather this season by leading residents outdoors to catch butterflies and other insects using nets<\/a>. Place the captured butterflies in a Butterfly Garden<\/a>\u00a0for residents to inspect and observe before letting them go.<\/p>\n

8. Music Class<\/strong> – Invite a piano player to help lead the class as you teach residents the proper pitch for singing along. Pass out instruments<\/a>\u00a0for residents to play as they hear the music.<\/p>\n

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<\/i>\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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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