Susan

That is a wonderful idea because many residents like to get back to the community I feel they can't
This is a good way for them to do that

Hi Nicki
The new Calendar template is great I have been fooling around with it and have made some interesting discoveries that I think will be helpful to you

First of all let me direct you to the sample activity calendars
https://www.goldencarers.com/sample-activities-calendars/3881/

Several of mine are there which I created myself but had I had this free tool would've been much easier

Back to the new template
you can download the Calendar but what I did is I downloaded 2 because you are able to cut and paste things from each. One calendar had eight lines for activities the other one is blank fill in one section on the eight line calendar then copy and paste to the blank calendar
You can Adjust the size of each section if you have to

By the way I'm using an old Version of Microsoft Word is Microsoft word from 2003 but it still works

Then click in the section next to the text name you will see you have different options and see which one you want you can always change it later
You can pick your font from ones you have on your version of Microsoft word
I like humanst521cn bt it is small and narrow so you can fit a lot of text
you can download that if you do not have it or ask your IT person for help
You can add word art
You can add pictures from your file and in order to get them you need to download them then you can add them to your calendar by going to insert and nsert them where you want
You should use the option put in front of the text then you'll be able to readjust the size of the picture easily
After you create one calendar, you can cut and paste things to your next calendar so this saves you some time
I know this is a lot to take in but the best way to do things is to just play around with it until you get what you want
Let me know if I can be of some more help
Susan

Wow Nikki that is very ambitious of you but the recipe sounds very nutritious . I am glad to see that you are keeping the health of your residents in mind and that they are willing to drink something like this or do you not tell them what is in it.
Where do you get the chocolate whey??
I would like to try this myself
Thank you so much

Residents love chocolate milkshakes
Does anyone have a simple recipe to make to celebrate this day in September?

Here are some other ideas to help celebrate the day
https://www.goldencarers.com/how-to-celebrate-chocolate-milkshake-day/5157/

I don't know of any vets you could use but why not ask a family member to be the judge.Ask someone who does not have a dog in the show so there's no favoritism
This is a pretty big task for your first big group
Try having some musical entertainment because you can usually get a big group to come to that and it's not that much work on your part. may even be able to find a family member or someone from the community to volunteer

I just wanted to let everyone know that Rosh Hashanah this year starts the evening of September 9 and in the evening of September 11

Go here for ways to celebrate the holiday
https://www.goldencarers.com/how-to-celebrate-rosh-hashanah-and-yom-kippur/5153/

Susan has submitted a new articles: The Importance of Documentation for Activity Directors

You can change the problems to suit the needs of the your residents
Encourage all to do this because it's definitely cognitive stimulation

Great idea Donna

Are you looking for one the residents can sing a long to, or do you want one they can just watch.
Musical Dvds are good such as Sound of Music. Look on Amazon or Ebay for more