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This is another spring short.

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What do you do with mom and dad and yourself when you've exhausted all sorts

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of activities to keep them engaged and entertained and you from being bored?

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Stay tuned.

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This is a list you might want to know about.

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Hey everybody, it's Nancy May from Doing it Best With Eldercare Success.

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And yes, this is another spring short.

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This one is inspired by some comments that I saw in a couple of

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different chat locations about it.

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Those that were caregivers who are getting bored of doing the same

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thing over and over and over again with their aging parents or with

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those that they're caring for.

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So I thought, hmm, the same old list where the things that they had been doing

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time and time again, and I've seen it forever and I've heard about these things.

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And you know what?

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I'd be bored with them the first time I did them.

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So.

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I started figuring out what we could do to try and create a list for

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you that might be a little bit more fun for your daily activities with

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mom and dad, or as a caregiver, and even better yet for mom and dad too.

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Okay, there are certain things that are just going to take place day in and day

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out that are kind of routine and you don't need to engage them all the time.

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There's nothing like a little downtime to help them and us.

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even if it's from 1200 miles away.

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Yes, that anxiety can build up and not knowing what to do or

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how to help can be exhausting.

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But here's a list of things that can help you or those that are taking

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care of your parents hands on.

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First, music.

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Music is a wonderful thing that we all enjoy, even if we're a little tone deaf.

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my mom was a singer as a young girl, and unfortunately as a child, I couldn't

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stand her high pitched vocaling.

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I'd put my fingers in my ears and say, stop, stop.

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As I look back now, or reminisce back, I think how rude of me.

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And, she was not selfish, she listened, although I think she sang her heart out

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when I was away either at kindergarten or at school later on, and I hope

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she did, because she had a great voice, as I think back to those days.

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Music can be brought into your house in any way, shape, or form.

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the best and the easiest, especially for somebody with hard hearing,

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are those little speakers.

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They're not expensive, and you can probably get one on Amazon for about 25.

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I'll look for a few and stick them in the show notes, if that's helpful.

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Old songs make us feel young again.

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And even those of us who may not know those songs, just seeing the joy and

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the smile on their face as they sing.

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If you knew Susie, like I knew Susie, oh, oh, oh, what a gal, which my dad would

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sing all the time and drive us nuts.

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Or mom would sing Abbondanza all the time.

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gotta love them.

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Second is old movies and popcorn toss.

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Now, all right, so old movies at home are easy to do and there's the Turner Channel,

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as we all know about, probably more often than not, everybody's watching that.

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But popcorn toss?

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Okay.

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Here's an idea that you might think is a little crazy, but can be kind of fun.

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While mom and dad are sitting in a chair, or in the barco lounger, or

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I call the lifty chair, watching the movie, put a dark towel out in front

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of the TV, and make a bunch of popcorn.

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for those scenes that you don't like, or they don't like, throw popcorn at the TV.

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You'll see all those little pieces of popcorn collecting on the dark

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towel, and it'll be easy for them to see and for you to pick up.

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What a boatload of fun.

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Okay, a little messy, but what's a vacuum for anyway?

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And better yet, if you have a dog, you will not have to vacuum a

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crumb or morsel or pop up at all.

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I promise you that one.

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Speaking of dogs If mom and dad do not have a dog or a puppy, consider

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an animal therapist to come in and visit and just have a petting session.

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Petting with the dog, not mom and dad.

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okay, maybe that's a little TMI, But our aides used to bring in small dogs

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that they had, and mom and dad loved having these little critters sitting

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on their lap quietly, patiently, and just enjoying the petting that

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mom and dad would give of both.

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The dog benefited and mom and dad benefited.

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The next is tell me a story.

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My dad used to tell great stories when we were kids, But there's nothing like

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a fun round robin of storytelling,

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kind of like the old fashioned telephone.

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But in this case, somebody starts a story, the next person adds to the

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story, and you continue on and on.

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If you record it, it'll even be more fun when you listen to it later on.

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You, Mom, Dad, and others.

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it will also be a wonderful remembrance of their voice, when either one of them pass.

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It may hurt your heart a little bit, but there's nothing like a

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smile to listen to the voice of mom and dad after they're gone.

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The next is painting.

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That again is a little messy, but there's nothing like an old sheet on

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the floor to help protect a floor, a carpet, or whatever else you might

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have sitting under mom and dad.

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painting with paintbrushes can sometimes be difficult on arthritic hands, but

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there's nothing to say that you can't paint with flowers, sticks, and other

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flora and fauna that can make painting a little easier, more creative, and fun.

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Speaking of things like that, why not finger paints?

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You don't need a brush for that, and you can always add sparkles, glitter,

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whatever you want to call it, and even trace the outline of your hands

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like turkeys when you were kids.

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Or, just have some fun with it.

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You never know what's going to come up.

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One of our aides had asked if she could do painting with mom and dad.

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And I said, why not?

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So I went online, bought an easel, a bunch of canvases, sent down paints

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and paintbrushes, and mom painted away.

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I still have a number of those canvases.

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And you know what?

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Each one had its own spirit and style.

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I could always tell when mom was in a dark mood based on the colors

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and the style of that paint.

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And there were a number of them that were just bright and lovely.

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I've kept a few.

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One in particular that looks like it's got a cardinal in it.

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And I love that one.

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It's my favorite.

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If you're not doing finger painting, Watercolors and acrylics are probably

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the easiest to use and that's because they clean up with water.

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Typically they won't stain.

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Predominantly, if you've got the plastic on the floor or an old cloth or

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something to keep the floor clean and safe, but please make sure that if mom

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and dad get up and walk, that you're able to get that off the floor quickly.

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I mean the plastic or the drop cloth so that they can quickly get up and

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go to the bathroom or do something else that they might need to do with

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your help and assistance, of course.

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Speaking of painting, Another style of painting could be painting

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icing on cupcakes or cookies.

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That's also messy.

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You can tell I kind of like making a mess.

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I don't like cleaning up, but making a mess with icing and

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cupcakes and cookies is great because you can eat the ugly ones.

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You can't actually eat an ugly painting.

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You certainly can toss it, but But that always feels bad when

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I'm tossing away a piece of artwork, whether it's good or bad.

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But tossing away or eating a cookie or a cupcake that's ugly, my belly says yum.

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And mom and dad's would too.

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You can save the pretty ones for an evening party or to give away to other

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older friends or kids in the neighborhood.

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Seeing the joy on other people's face because of your creation

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and their creation is wonderful.

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It'll make your day better, and theirs too, I promise.

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The next on the list is wheelchair walks.

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This takes a little extra physical effort by you and or an aide.

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Our aides used to take mom and dad out for walks around the block in

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their wheelchairs quite frequently.

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Better on cooler days, obviously, than warm days.

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And they loved seeing the kids playing in the neighborhood.

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And the kids loved seeing them too.

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They would stop and say hello, and they would wave, and

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everybody would have a good time.

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So, wheelchair walks are a great way for them to get out and get some fresh air,

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and for you to get some activity in too.

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However, here's a slight word of caution.

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last year, my husband and I were at a local street fair.

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It was a lovely day, but it was getting a little warm, and I saw a family had taken

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their grandmother out for the event.

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She was sitting in the wheelchair in the crowd, and as the sun grew

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higher in the sky, it began to get warmer, and warmer, and warmer.

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I saw this poor woman starting to suffer in that chair.

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You see, we don't realize it, but an older person really does get dehydrated

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fairly quickly, so not having enough water or hydration can be an issue for them.

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Also, they don't take the heat that well.

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Now, if you're not used to heat and you're used to cooler weather, this can be tough.

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But even more important is to make sure that they stay cool

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and comfortable and hydrated.

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If you see yourself getting a little warm, chances are they're sweating

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bullets and you may not know it.

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So be extra careful when taking mom and dad out on warm days.

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Make sure that it's safe for them and it's safe for you too.

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Also, excessive crowds can be tough.

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If they're sitting in a plastic wheelchair, which most are, or vinyl

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wheelchair, the heat at a lower level versus where we would be standing

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up is going to be more dramatic.

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So please consider that every degree in temperature does count.

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This next idea relates around movies again.

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Now we talked about Dementia Friendly Seline a couple episodes ago, and

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I'll put a link to that one in the show notes with Jim Magnus.

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Why not take mom and dad to the movies?

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It can be fun, especially in the afternoon.

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Okay, so it does get dark and sometimes that might create a sense of anxiety,

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but if you sit in the back or in the handicap section, then there's a little

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bit more room to get out if you need to.

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Dementia Friendly Selene has done a slightly different way.

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What they've done is they do movies in the afternoon with the lights on

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and they encourage a lot of rowdiness, participation, and fun activities.

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so if your local neighborhood movie theater does not do that,

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consider asking them and learn from Dementia Friendly Celine.

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Again, I'll put a link to that episode in the show notes.

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Speaking of movies, What's a movie without dinner or lunch out?

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If mom and dad have dementia or even if they don't and just a little frailty

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getting in and out of the car or into a restaurant or sitting down or getting up,

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Sometimes that makes things just a little bit more difficult for

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you and sometimes the restaurant.

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Call in advance and ask when is the least busiest time at that restaurant,

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and let them know that you want to bring your parents in for lunch.

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Ask if there's a way to make it easy and comfortable for them, and also easy

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and comfortable for their servers, so that they know in advance that there

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might be a little bit of rowdiness, an outbreak of laughter, and maybe even

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Some loud conversation, because Dad can't hear and he won't wear his hearing aid.

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Yes, that happened to us, and it's okay.

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Make a celebration out of just an average day at the restaurant.

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Why not just celebrate Monday?

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There's always typically a doggie bag, especially when older

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stomachs can't handle a full meal.

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Doggie bags can be a great way to remember the day out,

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And, if there's a doggie at home, well, lucky doggie.

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The next is Play Date With Babies.

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Now, I'm not necessarily saying bring in babies you don't know, but if an

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aide or somebody that you know in the neighborhood has a young child, ask if

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they can come in to play for a while.

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there's nothing like seeing the joy on an older person's face when they're watching

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those babies sitting on the floor.

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Just for an hour or so.

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You'd be surprised how much fun that is for them, and it's fun for the kids,

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because they get to interact with somebody older, like a grandma or grandma style, or

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a grandpa or grandma stand in for a while.

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It's even better if they don't have, well, I wouldn't say it's even better,

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but if they don't have grandparents, this is a way for them to appreciate

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the older generation that they might be missing in their family.

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What a great gift you can give to them too.

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The next is gardening.

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Now, who doesn't like to see things grow?

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The discovery of seeing a new shoot, a new leaf, whatever it is, can be a lot of fun.

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And it doesn't have to be a big garden.

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Start with a small tabletop garden, an herb garden, or even a flower garden.

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Now, I did this with my dad, and he loved watching me make this little garden.

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It was a small stand that sat up in the back Lenai area.

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And it was a hot day when I did it, but dad was an avid

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gardener when we were kids.

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In fact, he had learned from the local farmer on how to get rid of The woodchucks

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that were eating everything in his garden.

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The local farmer said, stab that sucker, kill him, and stick him on a stake.

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Oh my God!

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Well, Dad had no problem with doing that.

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And watch out King Henry VIII, because we had woodchuck bodies hanging off the hooks

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left and right in the back of our garden.

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Not to mention gruesome, but also stinky.

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I'm glad I was away at school for that one.

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In any case, the garden that we made was a lot of fun.

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And Dad loved watching and participating.

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By directing me where to place what things where and how to order them properly.

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Thank you, Dad.

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sadly, I learned that our lead aid at the time was not so thrilled with my

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gardening adventure and just asking her to water it, eh, maybe twice

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a week to see what would happen.

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She apparently tossed it shortly after I left.

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I also shortly tossed her after I left.

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That's for another story.

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The next activity is puzzles.

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Puzzles are always great and lots of fun because you can see the picture grow

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right before your eyes, or expand and come together right before your eyes.

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Yes, there are large format puzzle pieces to make it easier for hands that can't

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handle those little teeny tiny pieces, and it's easy for them to do on their

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own when you have other things to do.

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At the end, you can put that puzzle together with glue and save it,

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or better yet, Put it all back in the box, put it away for a rainy

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day, and start all over again.

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Speaking of making things, Play Doh.

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Play Doh is one that you can make all sorts of things with.

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It's fun, it's easy, And actually, the squishing of the Play Doh is

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really good for strengthening hands.

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It's an exercise that they can do while having fun at the same time,

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and not even knowing it's an exercise.

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But, You might want to forget Play Doh and use Sculpey.

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Sculpey is this kind of clay that you can bake in the oven and make

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buttons or other things out of.

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And if they cook and you have a beautiful design, you stick holes in it, so it's

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like the idea of making a button, sew those buttons on with yarn or string

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or whatever it is onto an old blanket.

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Now you've got a blanket design that you can enjoy thereafter.

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You can have all sorts of stories and remembrances of,

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Remember when we did that?

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Let's do it again.

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And don't forget the holidays.

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decorating for the holidays can be a ton of fun and it doesn't

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have to be stunningly beautiful.

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you can paint kitchen windows with tempera paints that scrape

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off easily or wash off easily.

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After all, it's just a window.

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It's okay.

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Or better yet, get those little sticky gel things that can stick on the window.

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You can move them around and do whatever you want.

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But they're tiny and not easy to see.

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I personally like all the little messengers that you can put on the

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windows with soap or tempera paint or whatever else you want to use.

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It's not causing any harm.

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And like I said, it does not have to be beautiful.

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Speaking of decorating, Why not decorate picture frames?

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You can get inexpensive picture frames at Walmart or Michaels

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or any other place like that.

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Put photos in them or better yet, decorate and paint the photo frames beforehand

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and then put the photos in after you're done or after the paint has dried.

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You can change those photos out day after day or week after week.

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You don't need to use those electronic photo frames, which are more difficult

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to create stories or paint around because they're electronics, of course,

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and electronics can get damaged.

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Just the old fashioned changing the photos out can be fun for you and for them.

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And there's a story behind every photo, of course.

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Ask about it.

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Even if it's not the right story, who cares?

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It's something that you can have fun with and laugh about.

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And finally, One more idea.

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If you don't have a photo that you like to put in that frame, why not

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dress up and take photos yourself and stick those in the frames?

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Kentucky Derby has just passed and there's nothing like a good old fashioned fun hat.

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Or think of hats for Easter parades and things like that.

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Since the Derby has passed, as I said, why not create a hat for

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the Preakness or the Belmont?

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Or Memorial Day?

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Red, white, and blue.

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Or better yet, July 4th.

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Throw a flag, a few sparklers on there.

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Well, not live sparklers, obviously.

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And have a summer picnic.

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And don't forget Thanksgiving.

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Yes, Thanksgiving deserves a hat.

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I've got a turkey hat to die for.

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I know.

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Seriously.

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Upside down turkey, legs in the air, and a few gobble gobbles go a long way.

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I'm laughing just thinking about it.

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That's it.

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That's a list of 17 things that are fun, creative, and easy to do.

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So I hope this helps you with some new ideas.

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I'll have some others along the way too, but these are easy to

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do, inexpensive, if not free.

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I mean, honestly, what's it cost to make popcorn at home?

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Hardly anything, right?

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On that note, would you do me a favor?

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Please subscribe to the show, Eldercare Success (dot) Live, or just Google it

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on Eldercare Success and I guarantee the first page of Google will be pretty

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much covered with Elder Care Success.

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it's easy to find us on your favorite listening platform or just go to Elder

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Care Success Live and find it there.

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If you'd also leave a rating or review at eldercaresuccess.

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live, I'd greatly appreciate it.

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Your comments are welcomed, and I'd love to hear from you.

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And finally, if you have a question, please leave a comment

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by just clicking on the blue tab on the side of eldercaresuccess.

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That's the webpage.

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Send me a voicemail is a little tab on the side that says send

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You can click on that, record a message, and send it to me.

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I'd love to hear from you.

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And don't forget to share this episode with other friends, family members,

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or even somebody who looks a little stressed out that might be with an older

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person, standing in line at Starbucks, Panera, or wherever it might be.

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It can be your gift to them, because it's my gift to you.

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We all need a little help in eldercare success.

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That's it for another spring short.

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Be well, stay strong, take care, and bye bye.