Jan 25 2009
The magic of Chinese New Year
Hopefully you will be celebrating Chinese New Year this Monday, January 26, 2009.
This can be a magical time for those with Alzheimer’s disease and related dememtias if you do the two activities I have and will suggest.
Yesterday, I discussed telling each person in your audience what his/her fortune is according to the Chinese zodiac. I also said that President Obama and I are both Ox people.
Now today I am going to talk about making fortune cookies
First you will need to print or hand write some Chinese fortunes. in large print. You can make up fortunes that will entise residents and others to come to activities such as: You will win at bingo, or you will get a high score at bowling
Then cut them and fold them
Next bake, buy, or get some cookies that almost everyone can eat.
Put the cookies on a plate and put the fortunes in a bag.
Start the activity by having a group member pick a fortune out of the bag. Have him/her read it to the group. Make sure to clap and praise the participant for picking such a great fortune. Next give this group member a cookie of his/her choice.
Go around the room until everyone has had a turn.
After the group is over,you, your staff, and volunteers can go visit those in their rooms. You can talk about their fortune acording to the Chinese zodiac and then they can pick a fortune out of the fortune bag.Give them a cookie of their choice if their diet allows it.
What will tomorrow bring?-More activity ideas, no doubt
Come back to see what they are
by Susan Berg
This is very simple and clever.
Karen
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