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California is the Across the USA theme for June! Host several activities for your residents throughout the month that honor The Golden State\u2019s famous landmarks. Here are a few ideas from notjustbingo to get you started.<\/p>\nCalifornia is the Across the USA theme for June! Host several activities for your residents throughout the month that honor The Golden State\u2019s famous landmarks. Here are a few ideas from notjustbingo to get you started.<\/p>\n
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Chinatown<\/strong><\/p>\n With San Francisco\u2019s Chinatown being the oldest Chinatown in North America, honor the culture-rich enclave that spans 24 blocks in downtown San Francisco by\u00a0hosting a Chinese yo-yo<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>competition or scheduling a Chinese Checkers<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>tournament.<\/p>\n Sequoia National Park<\/strong><\/p>\n Golden Gate Bridge<\/strong><\/p>\n Honor the world\u2019s most photographed bridge, San Francisco\u2019s Golden Gate Bridge, by hosting a tactile activity for\u00a0the men in which they build bridges using a bridge kit<\/a><\/strong>. Use the kit\u2019s instructions to allow each of the participants to build a different bridge Yosemite National Park<\/strong><\/p>\n Since northern California\u2019s Yosemite National Park is one of the most famous national parks and camping sites in the country, host several camping activities for your residents throughout the month. For instance, plan a watercolor activity for residents to paint a\u00a0camping banner <\/a><\/strong>or host a camp crafting session in which you invite residents to decorate a wooden canoes<\/a> <\/strong>to remind them of their days at camp. Finally, with Hollywood<\/strong><\/p>\n Schedule several activities throughout the month that involve Hollywood themes. For instance, during your regular movie night, host a Hollywood movie premiere instead. Encourage residents to dress up for the event and be sure to fill lots of popcorn bags<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to keep residents happily munching on popcorn. Another idea is to invite a local barber and beautician to your facility to give \u201cRed Carpet Makeovers\u201d to your residents. After the makeovers are complete, roll out your red carpet<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to take pictures of your residents walking down the carpet with their new looks. For\u00a0your larger groups, consider hosting a movie trivia game<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0challenge Santa Monica Pier<\/strong><\/p>\n Dust off your carnival games and take advantage of the nice weather by turning your backyard into the 100-year-old Santa Monica Pier, located in southern California. Set up several toss games<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and have carnival tickets<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and stuffed animal prizes<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>on hand to pass out to participants. Finally, provide fun carnival food for residents to enjoy, like donuts<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or waffle<\/strong>s<\/a>.<\/p>\n Conservatory of Flowers<\/strong><\/p>\n With San Francisco\u2019s Conservatory of Flowers being one of the oldest conservatories in the United States, pay tribute to California\u2019s state flower, the Golden Poppy, by inviting residents to decorate flower pot covers<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for your summertime plants. Provide residents with the paint and brushes that come in the kit to paint beautiful flowers onto the covers. In addition, schedule a few one-on-one activities that relate to flowers. For example, challenge a resident to assist you with completing a flower puzzle<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>that can be displayed in your Activity Room throughout this month that you are honoring California.<\/p>\n Recognize San Francisco\u2019s famous Painted Ladies by providing residents with wooden houses to paint in bright, vivid colors to resemble the beauty of the Victorian houses that are scattered throughout the city. Supply residents with the unique paint colors<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and either\u00a0birdhouses<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or butterfly houses<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for the project.<\/p>\n Find more ideas from Notjustbingo on the S&S blog here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n About Not Just Bingo:<\/strong><\/p>\n 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![\"tree](\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/tree-ornament-300x300.jpg\")
Recognize the beautiful Sequoia National Park and California\u2019s state tree, the California\u00a0Redwood \u2013 one of the world\u2019s longest living trees that can reach up to 379 feet tall \u2013 by recruiting a few residents to decorate wooden pine trees<\/a><\/strong> that can be used as decoration throughout your facility for this monthly tribute to California. In addition, host a tree-themed intergenerational activity by inviting the grandkids to make tree ornaments<\/a><\/strong> on a Saturday morning with Grandma and Grandpa.<\/p>\n![\"across](\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bridge-kit-e1495134515732-300x1631.png\")
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Yosemite also being known for its amazing waterfalls, treat residents to cascading waterfalls by showing them a waterfall DVD<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0that features beautiful images and soothing sounds.<\/p>\n![\"across](\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/movie-trivia-2-300x2411.jpg\")
or the nostalgic Famous Faces BINGO<\/a><\/strong>. Finally, set up your own Walk of Fame in your Activity Room by recruiting volunteers to assist you with typing up mini biographies or a few fun facts about each resident before framing<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and displaying them along the wall.<\/p>\n![\"Senior](\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sunflower-300x300.jpg\")
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