Holiday cards for nursing-home residents
Families or a class make cards for residents, given out through the facility's activities staff.
- Who
- Families, Kids, Groups & clubs, Schools & teachers
- Ages
- 3+
- Time
- About an hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- When
- Winter
- Show up
- At the facility's front desk, by arrangement.
How to do it
- Call the activities staff first: ask how many cards, by when, and any rules.
- Make cards with simple, warm messages. No last names or addresses.
- Drop them off at the front desk at a time staff suggest.
Grown-ups’ part
Come along, keep it short and fun, and let the kids lead the looking and asking. You handle anything that involves calling, sending or sharing.
Safety and respect
Go through the facility's activities staff and follow its visitor policy.
Why it matters
Give backEncourage communityCreate engagement
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