Care Home Christmas Activities (Large Print)

A whole December of activities for care home residents, ready to print and run. There are 12 sessions, each with a one-page plan for the activity leader and all the large print pages you need. Written in the UK for activity coordinators, care staff, day centres, sheltered housing and lunch clubs. WHAT'S INSIDE (84 pages) THE 12 SESSIONS 1. Deck the Room: paper chains, star cut-outs and wishes bunting 2. Christmas Word Bingo: caller's sheet and 12 different cards 3. Carols and Their Stories: 8 short carol stories and a favourite carol vote (stories only, use your own carol sheets) 4. Christmas Past: 3 read-aloud stories and 12 Then and Now conversation cards 5. Smells and Tastes of Christmas: 8-jar guessing game with talking points 6. Seated Games Afternoon: reindeer races, snowball toss and pass the parcel cards 7. Mini Panto, The Baron Who Hated Mince Pies: an original 4-page script for 5 readers, plus audience cards to hold up 8. Funny Fill-in Stories: 2 silly stories for the whole room 9. Cards and Colouring: 4 grown-up colouring designs and 2 fold-over cards 10. The Family Recipe Book: a keepsake made from residents' memories 11. A Time to Remember: a gentle reading and memory stars, with no religious wording 12. New Year at Noon: countdown cards and a wishes page BONUS PACKS - Room Visit Pack for residents who stay in their rooms: plan, 4 original poems, cards to leave behind, visit log - Puzzle Table: 2 word searches, word scramble, odd one out, make a word, with answers - Family Party Kit: plan, poster, invitations, menu, place cards and 2 certificates FOR THE ACTIVITY LEADER - Programme at a glance and a simple week-by-week December plan - Making It Work for Everyone: ideas for sight, hearing, hands, energy, grief and people who do not celebrate Christmas - Noticeboard poster and props and shopping list - Activity record and residents' comments sheets WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT - Every plan has a one-to-one idea for bedrooms, so nobody is left out - Mostly uses things you already have in the cupboard - Original words throughout, with UK memories such as Stir-up Sunday and the Big Freeze - Undated, so you can use it again next Christmas WHAT YOU GET - 2 PDF files: A4 and US Letter (same 84 pages) - Quick Start guide (PDF) HOW IT WORKS - Download the files from your Etsy Purchases page - Choose a session and read its plan page - Print the pages you need at 100% / actual size, as often as you like within your own setting PLEASE NOTE - This is a DIGITAL download. Nothing physical will be shipped. - The files are not editable. Write-on pages have space to fill in by hand. - Licence: personal use, or use within one care home, day centre, club or group. Please don't share or resell the files. - This pack is for leisure and enjoyment. It is not a therapy or medical product. Always follow each person's care plan, especially for food and drink. Designed by Thexton Labs. Artwork and layouts were created with our own code, with the help of AI tools.