Home Care in Brownsburg, IN – Planning a Party can be a Great Way for Seniors to Reconnect with Family
Being invited to a party or event can be an exciting activity for seniors. However, you may not know what type of event to put on. What is the party for? That will help you in the planning. Who should be invited? Should it be a small gathering or a larger family get-together? Is it for her birthday, anniversary or something else? Here are some theme ideas (let’s start with food):
- Chocolates. Anything goes, as long as it’s chocolate: mousse, pudding, fudge, brownies, cake, cookies. And be sure to have plenty of milk on hand. A chocolate lover never outgrows the love for milk with chocolate! But also have coffee and other beverages.
- Ice cream. Serve every flavor in existence, if possible.
- Cultural. Serve up a dish from a variety of foreign lands.
- Cookie tasting. Need more be said?
- Dips. Supply lots of chips so everyone can enjoy the variety of tantalizing dips.
- Salad. Have everyone bring their best and most original salad: greens, beet, egg, chicken, fruit, pasta—any and every kind of salad.
- Pizza making party. Now how fun is that?
Dancing
Several themes can revolve around dancing, such as a Mexican night, with lots of great food and music. A prom night theme can be formal or semi-formal, complete with a DJ or live band, if possible. A folk dance demo can involve students from a local performing arts center or dance studio coming to give demos. A fiesta night can have lots of bright colors in addition to the music for lots of dancing. And of course, no fiesta is complete without Central and South American dishes.
Beauty
Ladies will love a manicure afternoon, maybe with volunteer manicurists to offer their time. A spa day can have volunteer aestheticians pamper everyone with massages, aromatherapy, etc. The necklace making event can have tables equipped with an array of beads, thread and other tools, to create necklaces for yourselves or for your granddaughters.
Entertainment
How about hiring a magician if nobody personally knows one and having a night filled with magic tricks? A caricature theme can have a professional caricaturist do everyone’s caricature—for free or a small fee. While you’re at it, have a “psychic” present to do readings for entertainment. A Scrabble evening will thoroughly entertain Scrabble enthusiasts. The sitcom marathon can go on for several hours.
Whatever the party is for, your parent will love to see family members. Little ones are usually the favorites and everyone can come prepared with hugs from granny. Consider having everyone sign a giant card ahead of time and then she can display it on her wall.
A caregiver from in-home care service can help your senior mom with personal and home care chores as well as accompanying her to activities.
The caregivers at Great Care are available to talk with you and your family about all of your home care needs. Great Care is an elder care agency providing quality and affordable home care in Brownsburg, IN and the surrounding areas. Call (317) 595-9933 for more information.
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