With the graying of the babyboomers, assisted living ommunities are booming, along with adult daycare centers, and nursing homes. These places have come a along way from when I was a child in the 50's, visiting great-aunts and grandmothers who needed more care. The place where my mother is in S.C. is a beautiful facility with lots of fun, stimulating activities and lots of music.
One of my favorite games to place with folks in their golden years (60-99) is a song title completion game. Some of the favorites are:
1. In the good old....
- Let me call you ....
- In my merry....
- We were sailing along....
- Nothing could be finer than....
- When the red, red, robin comes....
- Tip-toe through the ....
- Ain't she ....
- You must have been a beautiful....
- Down by the ....
There are hundreds of songs that can be tapped. The key is to figure out when people were in their "courting years" and find out the popular songs of that day. Of course you can also do this with hymns, fight songs from college, nursery rhymes...most anything!
Have fun and enjoy this activity!
