Activity Closet - Not For Dementia
Crafts:
Community Service Project: Capes for Kids -
Invite your residents, staff, family members, and friends to participate in this very special community service project. Capes for Kids is a program (under the Enchanted Makeovers organization which is headquartered in Michigan) that spreads love and support to children living in shelters. The idea behind it is a simple one: children feel empowered when they put on a cape, and they grasp the message that a superhero resides inside of them!
Participating in this project can provide a true sense of self value knowing you
are helping a child, and it is an extremely uplifting and rewarding group experience.
Your participants will be provided with a cape to decorate with fabric markers and stencils.
Includes:
4 Vinyl Capes to decorate
2 Boxes of Fabric Markers (10 per box)
4 Stencils to help with your design (although free-hand drawing and writing is encouraged)
1 Color-print flyer
1 Mailer to send the capes to the Capes for Kids / Enchanted Makeovers Program
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Manufacturer’s Warning (fabric markers): Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts which may cause a choking hazard if swallowed.
Games:
Genius Square - A fun brain-teaser for 1 or 2 players / teams. Try to fill in the empty spaces on a grid using nine colored shapes. 62,208 possible variations! Includes 2 sets.
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Manufacturer’s Warning: Choking Hazard - Small parts. Not for children under three (3) years.
Tenzi - A fast and fun rolling dice game. Choose from the many different categories to play . . . then search for and collect the dice you need. Shout “Tenzi” to win that round! Can be modified for a slower pace.
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Manufacturer’s Warning: Choking Hazard - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
Shut the Box - A classic game with a 2-person board, but can be played solo, against an opponent, or on teams. Roll the dice to eliminate numbers. The player with the lowest score wins that round. Strategy and luck in one game!
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Manufacturer’s Warning: Choking Hazard - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
Pentago - A fast and fun strategy game that is both simple and challenging! The object of the game is to create five in a row of your colored marbles . . . but watch out . . . the board changes after every move!
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Manufacturer’s Warning: Choking hazard - Game contains marbles. Not for children under the age of 3.
Splurt - Players flip over a card and try to be the first to shout out an answer that matches the clue. Say a correct answer first to win a card. Choose playing at a faster or slower pace for fun either way!
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard)
The Rank Game - Players guess in order (most to least favorite) the preferred choice of the “Ranker” from a chosen topic card. Great as an ice-breaker . . . or to see how well you really know someone!
Supervise activity. Small parts can be a choking hazard.
Herd Mentality - Be the first player or team to collect 8 tokens by thinking like everyone else (like the “Herd”). Avoid unique answers! Example: Name a food that has a hole in it! (What would you guess?)
For 4-20 players / teams.
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
I'm a Poet - A unique rhyming game that asks players to solve 2 clues containing rhyming riddles: one clue rhymes with the answer, the other clue contains a rhyme about the answer!
Solve the riddle first to win a card. Be the first player or team to collect one of each card to create the image of Willy Shakes (see picture on game insert), and win the game!
So . . . figure out the clues in rhyme, and you will have an awesome time!
For 3-8 players or teams.
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard)
Eat Your Words - A fun, wacky, unique, and quick-thinking word game.
Includes 3 decks of character cards: Pickles, Carrots, and Bananas. The player or team to collect the most cards at the end of the game (Pickles, Carrots and Bananas) wins.
Players shout out answers to a clue . . . but here’s the catch: , the answer must start with the first letter of the character on the card being read, and must be followed by that character. So, if a pickle card is chosen, and the clue on the card is, “what is a young dog called?”, the answer must start with a “P” (for pickle), and end with the word pickle. In this case, the answer is puppy, pickle! Sounds easy??? . . . but it gets tricky!
A great intergenerational game that’s quick to learn and provides a lot of laughs along the way!
For 3-6 players or teams.
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Art Dice Game, Drawing Pad for Art Dice Game, EcoGrip Colored Pencils 12-pack -
Get in touch with your inner creative self. Roll the ten 12-sided dice and use as many of the words that appear on top of each die in a sketch. Instructions come with many ways to enjoy this activity either on your own or with teams . . . or invent your own versions.
Includes a 9” x 12” spiral sketch pad and a 12-pack of easy-to-grip Faber-Castell
Manufacturer’s Warning:Choking Hazard- Small parts. Keep away from small children and pets.
Kardlet 1960s Rewind - Take a nostalgic trip to the 1960s with this glossy coated 32-page booklet. Chat and reminisce about fun facts of the decade.
Supervise activity as needed.
Second Thoughts - With a “Quick Thinking” round, and a “Fast Talking” round, your goal is to race against time and be the first team to cross the Finish Line. First build words using specific letters determined by a roll of the dice. Then using clues, try to guess your opponent's words.
For 4 or more players on 2 teams. Great for intergenerational enjoyment!
Supervise activity as needed
Match Madness - Be the first to arrange your set of 5 large rectangular blocks to match the pattern on a flipped card. A brain-teasing race against opponents, but can be played in a slower version.
Manufacturer’s Warning: Choking hazard, Not suitable for children under 3 years. Keep this information.
Chronology - Be the first player to build a timeline of historical events with 10 cards to win!! Learn and chat about fun facts along the way.
Supervise activity as needed.
Chipzi - Be the first player (or team) to find and collect 7 chips of one category. For example: same color, same number, descending order, etc. Everyone plays at the same time.
Play in a fast-paced, competition-style version, or a slow paced non-competitive version.
Great for intergenerational enjoyment.
For up to 7 individual players or teams.
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Manufacturer’s Warning: Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years of age.
Topix - Be the first player / team to race against the clock and cross the Finish Line.
Players / teams have 30 seconds to write down words that start with a particular letter, and that correspond to a particular topic!
Modify by using only the blue tiles for an easier experience, or work together and try to come up with answers to address the topics.
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Letter Together - Play solo, cooperatively, or competitively as you race against the clock to build a chain of words (30 spaces long) using the last letter(s) of the previous words. Can be modified to leave out the timer for a more relaxed version.
Manufacturer’s Warning: Warning: Choking Hazard- Small parts. Nor for children under 3 years.
American Beach Trivia - Learn fun facts as you guess answers to the questions or statements on the cards. Great for chatting and reminiscing. Play solo, in small groups, or on teams.
Supervise activity as needed.
Chunky Monkey Business - A fast-paced, fill-in-the-blank word game! Figure out the correct word in the middle of 2 other words or phrases, for example:
Can you think of a word that works with both? The answer is sense! (common sense and sense of smell)
The first player or team to guess correctly collects a card that can bring them closer to victory. For 3-8 players/teams.
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Play American Trivia - Be the first player / team to correctly answer 2 questions in each of the 5 categories: geography, history, pop culture, sports, and general.
Great for promoting conversation, fun competition or cooperative enjoyment, and intergenerational engagement!
Easy-to-learn, and modify as needed.
For 2 or more players or teams.
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Puzzles:
275-piece Easy Handling Puzzle - Chat about the picture as you piece together this lovely jigsaw puzzle. Made with large easy-to-hold pieces.
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Manufacturer’s Warning: Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small pieces which may present a choking hazard.
