{"id":6708,"date":"2016-12-07T18:01:39","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T23:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=6708"},"modified":"2024-06-04T14:44:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T18:44:44","slug":"10-senior-activity-ideas-for-new-years-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/10-senior-activity-ideas-for-new-years-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Senior Activity Ideas for New Year\u2019s Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Need help coming up with a New Year\u2019s themed activity for your residents? Consider planning some of these activities from notjustbingo.com to celebrate the New Year!<\/p>\n

1. Champagne Brunch – Help residents countdown to 12 o\u2019clock noon in your facility\u2019s Dining Room during a champagne brunch. Provide hats and horns<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for residents to wear, and play music in the background for residents to enjoy as they eat their meal.<\/p>\n

2. Noisemaker Band –\u00a0Invite residents to join your facility\u2019s New Year\u2019s Eve band as you pass out noisemakers<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for residents to play along to music. Be sure to also pass out New Year\u2019s Eve hats<\/a> <\/strong>for the band members to wear!<\/p>\n

3. Time\u2019s Running Out! Discussion – Invite residents to reflect and reminisce upon 2017 and all the fun events and activities from the year. Go around the room and ask residents to list the things that they wished they had done during 2017. Finally, ask residents to name at least one New Year\u2019s resolution that they have for 2018.<\/p>\n

4. Countdown Happy Hour – Serve a variety of non-alcoholic drinks for residents to sample during a fun happy hour social as you countdown the hours to 2018. Beforehand, decorate your Activity Room with festive New Year’s Decorations<\/strong> <\/a>and whirl decorations<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

5. New Year\u2019s Eve Dessert Party – Coordinate with Dining Services to provide an array of classic desserts for residents to taste test during a dessert party after dinner on New Year\u2019s Eve. Add a bit of shimmer to the activity by hanging a shimmering chandelier<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>as the centerpiece of the dessert party in your Activity Room.<\/p>\n

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6. Confetti Throwing Game – Pass out bags of confetti (large pieces for easier clean-up) or to keep things clean, balls filled with confetti <\/strong><\/a>and toss around small balloons during a fun confetti throwing party game. To play the game, seat residents in two rows of chairs facing one another. Countdown from 10 and have residents toss as much confetti and as many balloons to the other side for about a minute. Encourage residents to throw back any confetti or balloons that land on them or on their side. The object of the game is to have the least amount of confetti on your side when time is up.<\/p>\n

7. New Year\u2019s Eve Fashion Show – Invite residents to participate in a dressed-up fashion show in your Activity Room before dinner. Set up a New Year\u2019s curtain<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for residents to walk through to show off their dressy attire for the evening.<\/p>\n

8. Dance Contest – Pair residents together to dance the night away as they compete in a fun dance contest. Ask several residents who are unable to dance to be the judges who get to politely ask the \u201cbad dancers\u201d to leave the floor.<\/p>\n

9. Masquerade Ball – Provide ready-to-wear masks<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for residents to wear for a New Year\u2019s Eve masquerade ball. If time permits, have residents make their own masks<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>earlier in the day.<\/p>\n

10. Bubble Party – Play upbeat music and set up a bubble machine<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for your lower-functioning residents to enjoy on New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n

Find more ideas from Notjustbingo\u00a0on the S&S blog here<\/a>.<\/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":"

Need help coming up with a New Year\u2019s themed activity for your residents? Consider planning some of these activities from notjustbingo.com to celebrate the New Year! 1. Champagne Brunch – Help residents countdown to 12 o\u2019clock noon in your facility\u2019s … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":6714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[457,224],"tags":[1763,590,495,1165,369,364,255,1056,1055,874,314,471],"yoast_head":"\n10 Senior Activity Ideas for New Year\u2019s Eve - S&S Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Need help coming up with a New Year\u2019s themed activity for your residents? 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