costume parade how-to:
1 - Make treats using Grandma Doris’s recipe:
2 - Practice Halloween songs. “Witch’s Brew” and
“Ghostbusters” are favorites.
3 - Ask mom to make an appointment at a retirement home or assisted living facility to
visit during social hour. Invite friends to join the fun.
4 - Dress up in a costume.
We had Emmett the Lego hero, an astronaut, a fairy and Cleopatra this year.
5 - Greet new friends with a smile and a wave, or even a hug
if they ask. Share a treat if they’d like one. Ask interesting questions like,
“Are you excited for Halloween?” “What do you like to dress up as?” “Do you
think it will be warm on Halloween?”
6 – Sing a song or two.
We visited our old friends (ha!) at Emeritus Memory Care on October 30, Alta Ridge Memory Care on October 31, and at Sarah Daft Home on November 6th. We were really confusing to the Sarah Daft people because "Hasn't Halloween already passed?" Yes, but we might dress up any day of the year I guess.
The kids always look forward to the costume parade and the residents remember them from previous years. We even joined in a game of Bingo this year.
We needed to do lots of fooling around outside once we finished our calm and friendly activities inside.
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