{"id":9138,"date":"2017-06-04T09:44:38","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T13:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=9138"},"modified":"2024-05-31T15:10:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T19:10:11","slug":"across-the-usa-theme-state-of-montana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/across-the-usa-theme-state-of-montana\/","title":{"rendered":"Across the USA Theme – State of Montana"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Honor the great state of Montana in your senior facility in July as we honor a different state each month for the Across the USA monthly themes. Celebrate Montana, the fourth largest state in area, by highlighting its mountains, ranch farms, mining opportunities, and of course, that big beautiful sky.<\/p>\n

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Montana, which is Spanish for mountains, contains mountain ranges that make up the northern part of the Rocky Mountains. With over 100 mountain ranges within its borders, Montana contains some of the country\u2019s highest mountains and most beautiful river valleys. Throughout July, schedule a few mountain-themed activities for your residents. For instance, host an armchair travel session in which you showcase a DVD about the Mountain West region<\/a><\/strong> and the gorgeous scenery. In addition, highlight the valleys at the base of those mountains \u2013 known for their prime fishing locations \u2013 with a few fish-themed activities, like painting fish using a fish stain-a-frame kit<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or making fish art with a fish latch-hook kit<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Mining<\/strong><\/p>\n

Montana is officially nicknamed \u201cThe Treasure State\u201d because of its \"acrossmineral-rich soil. In fact, the state\u2019s motto is \u201cOro y Plata\u201d (Gold and Silver). Throughout the month, provide a series of fun activities for your residents with gold and silver themes, like hosting a treasure hunt for your residents using gold coins<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0that can be hid throughout your Activity Room for residents to find.<\/p>\n

Additionally, provide a few gold and silver art projects for residents to complete, like having them use a metallic foil art kit<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to make beautiful artwork for your walls, or use canvases<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and metallic paint<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to create their own artwork.<\/p>\n

As a final tribute to \u201cThe Treasure State,\u201d consider getting a permanent treasure chest<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>that can be kept in your Activity Room to house finished crafts. Then, when visiting kids stop by, invite the kids to pick a craft from the treasure chest to take home with them \u2013 assuming that they have been good during their visit!<\/p>\n

Ranching<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the abundance of Montana\u2019s \"ranchvalleys and open ranges, cattle ranching has become an integral part of Montana\u2019s economy and a huge part of the state\u2019s history, dating back to the 1800s. In July, provide several ranching-themed activities for your residents, like providing ranch jigsaw puzzles<\/strong> <\/a>for residents to complete or hosting a rodeo where residents use a rope to try to lasso a stuffed animal.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget to involve the grandkids during this month that you are honoring Montana. For example, provide ceramic cow banks<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for residents and kids to paint.<\/p>\n

Skyline<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"montanaFinally, honor \u201cBig Sky Country\u2019s\u201d beautiful, unobstructed skyline by scheduling activities and projects that have your residents looking up to the clouds. For instance, host a backyard air show in your facility in which you have residents assemble wooden model airplanes<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and then fly them outdoors. During the air show, set up markers in the backyard to see whose plane travels the farthest.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, invite the grandkids over to have fun launching things in the air with Grandma and Grandpa, like setting up several stomp rockets<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in the backyard to see who can stomp their foot down to make their rocket fly the highest. Since Independence Day falls in July, be sure to plan a few sky-themed patriotic activities. While you may not be able to shoot fireworks in the sky, consider supplying the kids and residents with patriotic kites<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to fly in the backyard.<\/p>\n

If you have residents who would prefer to remain indoors, then provide ranch-scene coloring pages <\/a><\/strong>for them to color. Simply tear out pages of the coloring pages and host a coloring party for your residents and their grandkids.<\/p>\n

View all of our Across the USA themed blogs here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more ideas from Notjustbingo on 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":"

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