1. you believe in Santa
2. you don't believe in Santa
3. you are Santa
4. you look like Santa
This past week I got a wonderful gift: a new person in activities in my department. Now that she has joined we shouldn't have any days when the activity calendar is mostly resident-led. She's done a great job so far, has not been shy about joining in any of the activities, and makes me relieved to have someone to work with for ideas and bigger events.
For her training we've done a lot of activities to get ready for Christmas. We made giant snowflakes as door decorations that have been remarked upon so much that I think we'll make extra for the executive director and Chaplain, among others.
We had a happy hour with seasonal puzzles and a matching games between all the names of Santa Claus and the countries that use them.
We also made a variation of crispy rice treats with o-cereal and marshmallows, green food dye, and sprinkles for ornaments. For this I would suggest cooking spray on the foil or surface you are using to mold and spray on hands or gloved hands so that it doesn't stick to you in frustrating ways. The results of this were not only tasty but decorative and I think the employees we made them for were happy with them.
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