{"id":6922,"date":"2017-01-17T09:33:57","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T14:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=6922"},"modified":"2026-01-15T19:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:06:07","slug":"fun-presidents-day-games-for-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/fun-presidents-day-games-for-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Presidents Day Games for Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7020 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/presidents-day-seniors1.jpg\" alt=\"presidents' day seniors\" width=\"1000\" height=\"673\" \/>Celebrate Presidents&#8217; Day on February 16th with senior residents by planning a few presidential games and activities to keep them engaged. They can also show off their historical knowledge and work on their mental and motor skills. Here are a few ideas from notjustbingo.com to get you started:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 125%; text-align: center;\">One-on-One Games<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Search and Find Challenge<\/strong> -Test your resident\u2019s knowledge of our nation\u2019s landmarks by playing a fun search and find game using a large <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/worlds-greatest-search-discover-poster-usa-19000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poster of the United States<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Coin Club<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Start a two-person coin club with you and your resident as you take out a few state quarters and other coins to examine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 125%; text-align: center;\">Large-Group Games<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Who Came First?<\/strong> &#8211; Go online and download a list of the American presidents to see if your residents can correctly guess which president came first when you state the names of two different presidents.<\/li>\n<li><strong>American History Comprehension<\/strong> &#8211; Play a fun <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/timeless-trivia-dvd-episode-1-stars-stripes-apple-pie-19047\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>patriotic trivia DVD<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert;\">\u00a0that shares historic photos and commentary about our nation\u2019s history that also test your residents\u2019 memories of that history.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 125%; text-align: center;\">Independent Games<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jigsaw Puzzle Challenge<\/strong> &#8211; Invite your residents who like to work independently to work on an<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/road-trip-usa-jigsaw-puzzle-300-pieces-19083\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> American road trip jigsaw puzzle<\/strong><\/a>. Simply find a location in your facility to place the jigsaw puzzle and encourage residents to stop by throughout the day to complete a portion of the puzzle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Probability Tally<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Set up a table with coins and a tally sheet for interested residents to stop by and flip coins to see how many times out of 100 they get heads. Record the results for residents to compare.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 125%; text-align: center;\">Team Games<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Log Cabin Challenge<\/strong> &#8211; Divide residents into teams to compete to be the first team to construct a log cabin. Supply the teams with single-serve milk cartons, pretzel sticks, and peanut butter. Award a prize to the first team to finish. For a non-food related option, use blocks like these <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/lincoln-logs-classic-meetinghouse-building-set-LR4270\/\">Lincoln Logs<\/a> <\/strong>for them to build with.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Debate Team<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Host a fun debate activity in which you pick an interesting topic and invite teams of residents to argue for or against. As a fun way to get the activity started, find out how residents feel about the topic \u2013 whether they are for or against \u2013 and then have them argue the opposite. So, for example, if you asked residents whether the minimum driving age should be raised from 16 to 18, be sure to have those who agree with the statement to argue against it, and to have those who don\u2019t agree with the statement to argue for it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Team Trivia Challenge<\/strong> \u2013 Divide residents into teams to see which team can answer the most <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/word-teasers-american-trivia-game-19357\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>patriotic trivia questions<\/u><\/a><\/strong> correctly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>About Not Just Bingo:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9893\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/notjutbingo-logo-300x221.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/notjutbingo-logo-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/notjutbingo-logo-408x300.jpg 408w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/notjutbingo-logo.jpg 500w\" alt=\"senior activity ideas\" width=\"250\" height=\"184\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.notjustbingo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">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\u00a0<i>improve<\/i>\u00a0when they move to a nursing facility!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want even more ideas each month? Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.notjustbingo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.notjustbingo.com<\/a>\u00a0for how-to activity ideas, monthly newsletters, and daily holiday ideas. 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