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\"Academy<\/p>\n

Treat your residents to a fun week of Oscar glamming as you get them excited about the 96th annual Academy Awards Presentation in March. Add in fun activities throughout the week to keep the Oscar buzz going.<\/p>\n

\"starHost an Awards Gala<\/strong> – Host your own awards show and hand out awards for \u201cFriendliest Resident\u201d or \u201cBest Exercise Participant\u201d to deserving residents. Pass out\u00a0trophies<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to the award recipients.<\/p>\n

Hollywood Star Singalong<\/strong> – Pop lots of popcorn and invite residents to join in and sing along to their favorite Hollywood stars as they watch a DVD containing dancing and singing or a favorite classic movie of their choice.<\/p>\n

Decorate for the Big Night<\/strong> – Recruit residents to assist you with adding star decorations<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and a red carpet runner<\/a><\/strong> for a fun Academy Awards nightcap.<\/p>\n

Ask Movie Trivia<\/strong> – Use movie trivia cards<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to test the knowledge of your residents about famous movie stars and their movies.<\/p>\n

\"Award<\/p>\n

Call Celebrity Bingo<\/strong> – Play a fun game of celebrity bingo<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>with residents. Pass out\u00a0the\u00a0bingo cards that contain the faces of famous Old\u00a0Hollywood actors and actresses and encourage residents to correctly identify the celebrity that you are describing by placing a bingo chip on their image.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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