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My LO's AL and MC has a Halloween Party, where they have treats, games and prizes. It's for all that are able to enjoy it, even those in the MC unit. (They have to have a family member there to accompany them.) I'm not sure if she will be up to it this year. We'll give it a try. The staff dress the residents in costumes and they vote on their favorite one. They have prizes for many things, so everyone gets something. They have simple games like throwing a bean bag, Bingo, picking out numbers, music, etc. It's fun and the residents really seem to have a good time. The staff dress in costumes too and the residents really get a kick out of that.
But I appreciate all the answer and am making notes - it'll be fun to implement them with Dad, and see what we can come up with.
Some of the posts are reminding me of when we were kids and went to the corner grocery store to get those wax lips, little wax coke bottles and wax teeth for Halloween. That was a LONG time ago. I haven't even seen anything like that in years.
The trends seem to be more purchased things, especially the giant blow-ups. I did see a cute blow-up black cat with a big smile, holding a big pumpkin. I imagined that it was waiting for someone to drop some little mousy gifts into the pumpkin.
I is Ed beige fabric to make a fairly realistic arm and hand which I stiffed with old panty hose. Stuck it through the mail slot.
Halloween was a big occasion for my parents and their friends - each year the party rotated houses and had a theme
All homemade costumes in the 1950s and 60s
I used to love to look at the photo album from those parties
I don't think I've ever been to an adult Halloween party
Put a bucket of candy on my mom's lap and she'd eat it all - not too unlike Halloween when I was a kid - ha ha
What they did do on Halloween night was invite the neighborhood children to come in early (before dark) in their costumes, The residents who wanted to participate arranged themselves in the reception area (most in wheelchairs) and each was given a bucket of candy. The children went to each resident, said trick-or-treat, and got a piece of candy. Fun for all -- and neighborhood was responsible for all costumes. The activities director only had to find buckets and buy candy!
It was the tail end of the Disco Era and the adult parties were so over the top - and so much fun. I went as Shirley Temple one year - giant lollipop and all.
This is part of why I get so sad when I read about caregivers in the same age group giving up these years. Oh well - that's another thread.
Even when my kids were young, it was not a big deal. They always had their costumes of course. I think maybe all the big parties and decorating began when it became unsafe for kids to go door to door.
Yes, there are lots of big parties and decorations. Yes fairly new.
I picked up the NH Activity Calendar for Oct yesterday, it seems we are having Orange & Black day on the 27th and a costume party on the 31st... love those activities that leave the responsibility of participation totally up to the family 🙄
What about permanent marker on balloons for the heads/faces, GA?
One year, we filled an alumninum bucket - thinking bobbing for apples - with water
Cut the bottoms off of red delicious apples so they have a flat base
Core out the top a bit and place tea candles in them and light on Halloween night in a corner of the lawn near the front door
A floating light display
The other fun thing we did was to make a stuffed man and sit him on a chair in the front yard - old clothes and newspaper and a styrofoam head with a mask and hat
This year, mom will get pumpkin pie and a box of See's candy