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Holiday Activity Ideas for Elderly Seniorsholidays

 

 

  • Cook a favorite meal together.
    Prepare a dish the senior loved as a child or once prepared as a holiday
    tradition. Involving the senior in the process, instead of making it
    for them, allows the senior to feel helpful and needed.

 

  • Make a family
    cookbook. Either organize recipes the senior has stashed away or hunt
    down some of their favorites from family members. This can also help you
    prepare dishes they will enjoy and be comforted by.

 

  • Set up a
    Christmas tree or Menorah. Decorations add so much to the holiday
    season. Help your loved one feel at home during the holidays by setting
    up their Christmas tree or Menorah with them. Again, having them help
    you put ornaments on the tree or plugging in the lights can make the
    senior feel helpful and involved.

 

  • Drive to see the beautiful holiday
    lights. Taking a senior loved one – especially a senior who can no
    longer drive – on a drive through town can be a delightful experience.

 

  • Watch old family movies together.

 

  • Play
    a favorite board game. It is important to get seniors minds engaged by
    playing games or doing puzzles. Interaction is important for seniors,
    especially during the busy holidays.

 

  • Take a walk down memory lane.
    Holidays bring back memories, and seniors often find great joy in having
    someone show interest in them and their past. Whether it’s looking
    through photo albums or just sharing stories, you can help the senior in
    your life feel loved and involved with this stroll down memory lane.

 

  • Address
    holiday cards. Sending holiday cards is a wonderful way to keep in
    touch with family and friends. Holiday cards are a simple and thoughtful
    gesture that can help seniors to stay in contact with people they might
    not otherwise keep up with.

 

  • Sing carols with friends and neighbors.
    During the upcoming season, encourage the senior in your life to get
    together with friends, family or neighbors and sing holiday carols.
    Carols can be enjoyed anywhere, in your neighborhood, a downtown center,
    or even a living room gathering.

 

  • Bake holiday treats. The holidays
    are filled with wonderful traditions, especially traditions that can be
    tasted. Most seniors have holiday favorites from when they were kids or
    from family reunions. Find the seniors favorite recipe and help bring
    some holiday cheer to their home and heart.

 

  • If you live far away from
    your loved one and cannot be with them for the full holiday season, try
    encouraging them to join a senior group in their area. Long, cold
    winters and holiday seasons often bring depression and isolation, so it
    is important that seniors feel connected and active


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