Anthea

Hi Adele

Something to engage 99% of your residence and a very good ice breaker is punch balloon and music. Blow up punch Balloon ( these are the best as they blow up BIG and float in the air much better than normal balloons), put on some 60s music or something they relate to, stand in the middle of the room and hit the balloon to each resident saying good morning to them by name at the same time. They will invariably hit it back then you move onto the next one. It has been a really big success at the home I work at and has literally brought people out of themselves. I hope this is helpful.

Hi Melissa and thank you for that great advice. I've been in activities for two years now and just really learning that if you make the activity easy to understand, fun enough and full of enthusiasm, you may get a few more joining in than you thought and YES!..... it is the most wonderful job in the world!