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A Action Faction (fitness) Active Games Activities of Daily Living Activities for People with Alzheimer's Activities for People with Dementia Advertising (self-esteem) Adapted Badminton Adapted Gardening Adapted Wheelchair Tennis Advise to Dear Abby (values clarification) Afternoon at the Seashore (remotivatation) Airplane Fun Alphabet Game (leisure awareness) Amusement Park Game (Reminiscing) Angel Club (social - volunteerism) Annoying Sing-Along Ante Up (Games) Antique Collage Antique Home Show Applesauce (dessert/reminisce) April Activities Aroma Therapy (sensory stim) Around the World (leisure ed) Assertiveness Art Auction (game) Auction (social) Audio Book Club August Activities	B Bad Jokes of the Day Baked Potato Bar (cooking) Baking with Style Bagel Pizza Ball Activities Ball Game Ball Magic Balloon Pop and Reminisce Balloon Volleyball Balloon Pass (water activity) Balloon Stomp (January activity) Balloon bop Ball Toss (remotivation) Banana pudding parfaits Baseball Party (April activity) Batting Practice (social activity) Beach Party Beat the Holiday/Winter Blues Be My Valentine (Feb activity) Bean Pole Race Betta Fish Therapy Big Buck Hunt (social) Bingo Plus Birthday Party Ideas Black Magic (Self-esteem) Bogus Adv Stories (social act) Boo! Guess Who? (Halloween) Bowling Bowling for Bunnys Box Lunch Auction (special event) Brain Academy Brazen Trail Mix (cooking) Bricks and Ladders (leisure ed) Brochure About Me (self-esteem) Bubble Pop (sensory) Bumper Stickers (self-expression) Butterflies (crafts) Butterfly Collage Butter Making	C Cake Walk Calendar Flashback (Reminiscing) Calendar Ideas (advertising programs) Camp Fire Songs Candy Game (self-esteem) Card Bingo (social) Card Games Celebrating "National Pig Day" Celebrity Shadows(game) Chair exercises Chair Tai Chi Exercise Chai Tea Challenge Game (self-esteem) Challenging Warm-up Activities Chat & Nibble Cafe (social) Chili Cookoff Christmas Card Ornament (dementia) Christmas Canes Christmas Ornament made with Puzzle Piece Circle Massage (warm-up) Circle Volleyball Clay Pens Clay Christmas Decorations Clip Art Mask Clip Art Painting Closure Activities Cloudmagination (solitary & dual play) Coffee Can Ice Cream Coffee Shop Coin Toss Game (quiet games) Collage Coloring Therapy Colors of Fall (sensory activity) Comfort Zone (team building) Community Service/Work Conversation Group (cognitive) Cooking Cooking Club (social) Coping Skills Count Up (warm-up activities) Cracker Art Crafts Crayon "Stained Glass" Create Greeting Cards Creative Candid Camera Creative Expressive Story Writing Creature (experiential) Crossword Puzzle with Slam Game Cultural Awareness Cultural Fashion Show
D Dance/Drama/Music Activities Dance & Movement Activities Dear Abby December Activities Decorating for the Seasons Decorating Plastic Buckets (garden) Depression Jeopardy Desserts Developmental Disability Actv Ideas Dice & Grab Bag (game) Dictionary Definitions (small group act) Dinner & a Movie Discovery Bottle (sensory stim) Dollar Jump (warm-up activities) Do What I Do (movement activity) Dramatic Activities Drumming	E Easter Bonnets Easter Collage Easy Breezy Peach Cobbler Easy make pomanders Eat a Spider (October activity) Elbow Magic (stunts) Elder Ed (Leisure Education) Election Day Game Eleven (Quiet Games) End of the rainbow coin toss Event Exercise Expressional Movement Experiential Activities	F Fabulous Meatballs Fabric Art Face the Day (physical tx) Facials (sensory stim) Familiar Phrases (cognitive) Family Feud II (group game) Famous Faces (Cognitive) Famous Quotes (self-expression) Fall Fest (October activity) February Activities Films for Therapeutic Use Fitness Activities 5 Senses Group (sensory) Five Small Stones (solitary & dual play) Flower Arrangement Foil Painting Follow You, Follow Me (music) Footbag (leather crafts) Football Throw Friendship Soup (cooking) Frozen Foot (stunts) Frozen Body (stunts) Fun Day (September activity) Fun with Balloons Fun with Cooking (ADL)
G Gamblin' For Gifts Games, Puzzles, Sports Gamin (leisure ed) Gardening Garden Club Giant Inflatable Soccer Ball (fitness) Generation Game Geographical Trivia Get to Know Your Neighbor (social) Getting to know you (social) Go Fishing (game) Got Rec? (leisure ed) Graffiti Wall (closure activities) Group Challenges Group Rock,Paper, Scissors (team building) Groupwork Forum	H Halloween Pumpkin Hunt Halloween "Win, Lose or Draw" Hand Care (rapport) Hangman (social) Hanging Ball Happy Hour (social) Happy St. Pat-on the-Back Day The Hat Game (drama) Have a Heart (valentine) Have a Seat (experiential) Heart Bingo (February activity) Heart Throw Pillows (February activity) Heart to Heart Have You Ever? (warmup) Herbal Tea Party (sensory stim) Herbal Vinegar Holiday Activities Hollywood Picture Day Hobo Party (reminiscing) Homemade Playdough Horse racing Horticulture How good can I look (social) Hoy Card Game (cognitive) Humor & Fun Hunt the Heart (valentine)	I I Am Special Stickers (self-esteem) Ice cream I love everybody except.... (social game) Identifying Affects (therapy) Inside Snowball Fight Illinois Trivia Imagination Jog Independent Scavenger Hunt In My Suitcase (cognitive) Inspirational Hands (art) International Food Fest International Luncheon I've Got it - (card game)
J Jack-O-Balloon Jam fest (dance) January Activities January Winter Picnic Jeopardy Jigsaw Portraits Jokes, bad June Activities July Activities Just the Way You Are (self-esteem)	K Keep it going Volleyball Kentucky Derby Wheelchair Race kick ball Know Thy Neighbor (large group game) Know your flags (cognitive)	L Ladies Night Out (special event) Leader for a Life (perceived control) Leaf Hunt (alzheimers) Leaf Prints Leather Craft "Leather" Vases Leapin' Frogs - (game) Leisure Apples to Apples Leisure and Feelings Lend a Fish (stress) Let's Act Out! (drama) Let's go Fishing! (crafts) Lets Make a Deal (social) Large Group Social Activity Leisure Awareness Leisure Boggle (leisure education) Leisure Education Ideas Leisure Jeopardy Leisure Lists LifeBio (reminisce) Line Painting to Show Emotion Long Word/Short Word (cognitive) Luxury Price is Right (game)
M Magnetic Hands (stunts) Magic Box (self-esteem) Make Over (social skills) Make Up a Poem Mandala Coloring Therapy Map Plotting Marble Painting March Activities Mardi Gras Party Marshmallow Throw (social) Massage Matisse May Activities Maze Walk Milk Trivia (cognitive) Mind-bending Maze (initiative) Memorial Day Decoration Line Memory Book (reminiscence) Memory Box (reminiscence) Memory Programs (dementia) Mental Health Jeopardy Mind Bending Maze (experiential) Mocktailsm music & munchies (social) Modified Simon Says (warm-up act) Monkey Bread Mood Inspiring Pictures Movies for Therapeutic Use Multi-cultural crafts Musical Play with Body Awareness Musical Scattergories (games)	N Nail Care Name Game (cognitive) Name that Tea (stress mngmnt) Name Word Association Game Nature Art/Crafts Nature Game Nature Lovers (dementia) Nature Prints Newspaper Art Newspaper in a Bag (warmup) New Years Resolutions No cook rice crispy treats North Star (sensory stim) Not Quite Jeopardy (group games) November Activities	O October Activities Octoberfest (October activity) One-Bounce Volleyball On the Twelve Day of Christmas Orange Experience (diversity) Ornaments (December activity) Outing Planning
P Pair Share (puzzle game) Paper Art Paper Mache Box Pain Management Painting Painting to Music Painting Tiles Paper Mache Pumpkins Parachute Games Pass the Face (warmup) Peanut Auction (large group activity) Penny Toss People Scavenger Hunt Perceived Control Phone (experiential) Photo Captioning (creative) Photo Puzzle (art) Photo Scavenger Hunt (social) Pick a Box Pickup Sticks (solitary & dual play) Pictionary Plus (group games) Pie (active games) Pigs in a Blanket (snacks) Pine Cone Bird Feeder Pizza Creations (food) Places I've Been (active game) Play Activities (solitary & dual play) Playdough Pictionary (leisure awareness) Pool Noodles (fitness) popercise (fitness) Potpourri Pie (crafts) Pre-dining leisure activity (large group) Price is Right (game show) Product Slogans (cognitive) Pudding Painting Punch-ball (hanging)	Q Quad Rugby Question Ball Quick Link (warm-up activities) Quiet Games Quiet Warm-up Activities Quilt and Craft Show	R Rain Sticks (crafts) Rebound Therapy Recipe Scrapbooking Relaxation Warm-Up Remember the Traditional Foods! Reminiscence Ideas Research Game (warm-up activities) Rice or Fruit Grab (sensory) Rock Painting Rock Paper Scissor Congo Line Rolling pin art Round and Round (experiential)
S Sadie Hawkins Dance (November activity) Salt Art Sand Art Workshop Scarecrow Ornament Scavenger Hunts Scrapbooking (for Dementia patients) School Faction (cognitive stimulation) Seasonal tree Seated Soccer Secret Pal Self-Esteem Activities Self-Esteem Gauntlet Self-Esteem Handouts Self-Expression The Senior Moments Game Senior Prom (large group) Senior Scattagories (large group) Sensory Bread Making Sensory Hands Sensory Stimulation Sentence Completion (closure act) September Activities Shelling (nature) Shrink Art Shopping Scavenger Hunt (alzheimer) Sit Down Dancing Sinatra Hour (music) Sing-a-Longs Sing their Song Small Group Social Activities Smart Auction Smile Contest (self-esteem) Smoothie Time Snacks Snickerdoodle Cookies Snow Art Snow Play (solitary & dual play) Soap Craft Soap making Social Activities Social Skills Stories (leisure ed) Sock it To Me (alzheimer's act) Socum (ball activities) Song Board (children's music) Special Events & Foods Spiritual Time Spring Flowers Solitaire Seven-up (solitary & dual play) Sorting (cognitive stim) Space Ball (experiential) Spa Day Sponge Painting Spring Reflections (movement) Squabble (game) Stencil Art Stimulating Relaxation Stone Balance Stories out of the Hat Story Telling (small group activity) Straw Painting Stress Balls Stuffed Animals (crafts) Stuffed Animal Socks Stunts Sunshine Milk bar Swimming, Pres. Fitness	T Table Ball (alzheimer's) Table Ball Tea cup table centers Talent Show Taffy Pull Teddy Bear Tales Teddy's Picnic (special event) Tell A Story (social activity) Therapeutic Activities Therapeutic Jenga (discussion) This day is (theme day) Three Things (warm-up activity) Thimbles Torn Puzzles Tossers (game) Transformation (creative drama) Traffic Lights (movement) Traveling Thru USA (reminiscing) Treasure Hunt (March activity) Tribble Soccer (ball activities) Trust Building Activities Trust Circle Trust Walk TR Week Ideas Turkey Treats (November activity) Two truths One lie (warmup)	U Um Game
V Valentine's Day Singing Telegram Valentine Hugs Values Clarification Activities Variety Night Ideas (large group social) Visiting Garden Visual Impairment Activities	W Waffle Lunch (cooking) Wacky table bowling Walk Across America (fitness) Wallhooky Warm-up Activities Water Activities Water Balloon Pass (July activity) Water Balloon Toss (July activity) water play We can always pray (spiritual) Wedding Remembering Reception Web Design (coping) Web Game (warm-up activity) Welcome Wagon What's in the Bag (large group) What is it? (social) Wheelchair art- mural painting Wheelchair Dancing Wheel of Fortune Wild West Days (August activity) Window Painting Wine & Cheese Party Winter Carnival Whoever Gets it Wrong (quiet game) Do What I Do (movement activity) What's in the Box? (cognitive) Wheelchair Painting Who Am I? (self-esteem) Why Ask Why (humor) Wood Craft Wreath Puzzle Ornament (Dec act) Wyoming Experience (video) WWJD Bead Project	X
Y Yarn Crafts	Z Ziplock Painting

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