Although we have a system for Birthday’s, I am fortunate enough that staff have taken on many of the birthday celebrations. I want to hear what you do though for Birthdays. Although we do many of these things, I sometimes wish we could do more. So, what are some things you do? I would love your input on what you do to make people feel special. What we do: - We have a birthday committee, including residents that want to recognize others birthdays. We make door posters and birthday cards for the people that are having birthdays within the next month before our next birthday committee. We then put those birthday cards in their gift bags at their birthday party. - We host a monthly birthday party and invite families. We provide a gift and treats and keep it simple. Invitations go out by mail, text, or email. - On their actual birthday, we decorate their bedroom door, they get a birthday cake at dinner, and if they want to, they get to choose an activity. - We also do a bulletin board spotlight, a monthly birthday name board, small gift bags, and Birthday Bingo for the group I have decided to start a Birthday Idea Bundle. More Ideas Here: https://www.scattersun.com/birthday-ideas RESOURCES IN THE CLASSROOM: https://www.skool.com/lauras-activity-room-7818/classroom/affc35b0?md=3f2842f5e4c649edbb5d7108cf29a20e

Musical chairs is one of those classic games that almost everyone recognizes, but the traditional version may leave some people out, especially if you are working with individuals in wheelchairs or disabilities. I have spent many years figuring out how to adapt activities just like this - and I want to share with you my 3 favorite ways to adapt musical chairs activities. 1. Team Up Pair a participant who walks well with someone who uses a wheelchair or needs support moving. They move together as a team, and when the music stops, only one person in the pair needs to claim a chair. This keeps everyone moving and in the game without anyone feeling singled out. 2. Walk Around the Table Place objects on a table and have participants walk or wheel around it. When the music stops, each person grabs the item closest to them. This works especially well for groups where standing and circling a traditional chair setup is not practical. 3. Pictures on the Floor (My Favorite) This one is the most flexible and fun: Print pictures or place colored paper on the floor in place of chairs. Participants move to the image they want when the music stops. The pictures can change with the season or theme: monsters for Halloween, hearts for Valentine's Day, shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day. It adds a personal choice element that makes the game feel more engaging and less like someone is about to be eliminated. Lucky for you, I have already created and used this activity for my groups, and want to share it with you for free in our Skool Community (in the free resource library)

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This weekend I was able to plan a trip to Moab Utah and take a group river rafting with National Ability Center, and we also visited Arches national Park. This was great because the river trip is addictive for individuals in wheelchairs and disabilities. 💛💛💛 Arches is also great because it's drive through, and paved in areas that you can do to see. The only disappointing thing is that the famous arches are a mile walk from parking which unfortunately isn't manageable for my group, but everything else there was just as majestic and beautiful. It's an honor to be able to do things like this with my residents. Although I have plenty of pictures, to protect my residents privacy of course I can't share them with you. But we did capture some of the beautiful scenery happy to share with you. I'm also grateful for my awesome coworkers that were able to come with us and we're so helpful.