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Get your residents up and laughing this April Fools\u2019 Day! Incorporate a few of these 12 activity ideas from notjustbingo in your facility on April 1st.<\/p>\n

Tell Jokes<\/strong> –\u00a0Use a joke book<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to tell jokes and riddles to residents.<\/p>\n

Host a Comedy Show<\/strong> – Encourage your funny residents to participate in a comedy show where they can share their comedic talents and funny jokes with others. If needed, provide residents with comedy material to use.<\/p>\n

Play Pranks<\/strong> –\u00a0As a fun one-on-one activity, recruit your resident to assist you with playing a few pranks on your co-workers, like turning up the volume or changing the mouse speed on their computers.<\/p>\n

Organize a Riddles Contest<\/strong> –\u00a0At the beginning of each mealtime, ask residents a different riddle<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to see if they can solve it by the end of the meal. If residents enjoy the activity, consider making this a weekly event, like Riddle Mondays.<\/p>\n

Schedule an Intergenerational Game<\/strong> – Invite the grandkids to play a fun Balderdash game<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>with your residents.<\/p>\n

Plan a Comedy Matinee<\/strong> –\u00a0Pick a funny comedy film for residents to watch in the afternoon on April Fools\u2019 Day. Pass out bags<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of popcorn for residents to enjoy.<\/p>\n

Play a Game of Pantomime<\/strong> –\u00a0Invite residents to tap into their inner jester by playing a fun game of Charades<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coordinate an April Fools\u2019 Day Breakfast<\/strong> –\u00a0Coordinate with Dining Services to serve an unusual breakfast for residents, like cereal with strawberry milk or toast with green eggs that are colored with food coloring.<\/p>\n

Read Funny Limericks<\/strong> –\u00a0Share funny limericks with residents. In fact, encourage residents to participate by passing out different limericks for residents to read.<\/p>\n

Watch Funny Videos<\/strong> –\u00a0Download a few funny cat videos or funny baby videos from YouTube for residents to watch and enjoy.<\/p>\n

Play Funny Ball<\/strong> –\u00a0Use funny-faced balls<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to play a tossing game with residents. To play, seat residents in a circle and have them pass the ball back and forth without dropping it. If the balls are too small for residents to use, simply draw funny faces on balloons and have residents toss the balloons back and forth.<\/p>\n

Share Funny Sayings<\/strong> –\u00a0Invite residents to play a funny sayings game<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in which they answer questions based on funny idioms and sayings.<\/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":"

Get your residents up and laughing this April Fools\u2019 Day! Incorporate a few of these 12 activity ideas from notjustbingo in your facility on April 1st. Tell Jokes –\u00a0Use a joke book\u00a0to tell jokes and riddles to residents. 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