Sunday, December 30, 2018

Candy Wrappers

On a sweet day we discussed candy preferences, how candy has changed over the years, and painted our favorite wrappers on styrofoam circles. Guess what the prizes were for BINGO?

Sunday, December 23, 2018

Chocolate Milkshakes

What better way to celebrate cow love than with chocolate milkshakes? Our patients also discussed milking cows, watched youTube videos of bovine animals during lunch, and took photos with a cow photo prop in order to earn the treat.

Sunday, December 16, 2018

eye CATching

Our patients make art at least weekly. We use nice canvases and display them in the lobby on easels. When a fresh batch dries, I change them out and keep the older ones in my office. Once in a while the marketing director comes by and collects them. She uses them for charity. Most recently she held an auction of the best pieces to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association. Her favorite items were our cat decoupage pieces on strips of newspaper.

Sunday, December 9, 2018

Cheese Pizza Day

I was seriously afraid that Cheese Pizza might be too boring of a day to celebrate. However, not only is it something most people like and therefore have in common, it was also delicious fresh and from scratch by our dietary staff.

Sunday, December 2, 2018

Magic 8 Ball

A Magic 8 ball is a great tool for an activity director. The patients love the novelty of having their questions answered in jest. When the answers go their way, they especially like it. When they don't, it's just a game. On 8/8 we also decorated Styrofoam spheres with black on the bottom, blue on the top, and the patients' choices of Magic 8 ball sayings. On my pregnant stomach, over a black maternity shirt, I put a blue sign for the day "Baby Says Yes".