- Clip coupons
- Sort objects such as beads, blocks, coins, buttons, etc.
- Count items
- Rake leaves
- Take out the trash
- Read out loud
- Help bake cookies
- Look up names in the phone book
- Read the daily newspaper out loud
- Ask one of your friends to join you in the visit
- Listen to polka music
- Plant seeds indoors or out
- Look at family photos
- Toss a ball
- Colour pictures
- Make homemade lemonade
- Wipe off the table
- Weed the flower bed or garden
- Shell peanuts
- Have a Spelling Bee
- Look at the pictures in a magazine
- Fold clothes or towels
- Have a calm pet visit
- Cut pictures out of greeting cards, magazines, etc.
- Polish silverware
- Smell spices
- Sing Christmas carols
- Say “Tell me more” when they start talking about
a memory
- Empty the dishwasher
- Make a Valentine collage
- Play favourite songs and sing together
- Go for a walk
- Make peanut butter & jelly sandwiches
- Read aloud from labels
- Dye Easter eggs
- Fold socks & straighten drawers
- Draw a picture
- Talk about the person’s first day of school
- String Cheerios to hang outside for the birds
- Make a fresh fruit salad
- Sweep the patio
- Colour paper shamrocks green
- Decorate a tree for Christmas
- Have milk and cookies
- Remember some of the great inventions in the world
- Decorate cookies or cupcakes
- Clap simple rhythms
- Whistle a tune
- Cut out paper dolls
- Dry dishes
- Make a family tree poster
- Colour a picture of our flag
- Cook hot dogs outside
- Shell peas
- Water house plants
- Ask the person about his or her first kiss
- Play horseshoes or croquet
- Dance
- Sing favourite hymns
- Plant bulbs or bedding plants
- Make Christmas Cards
- Make paper airplanes
- Sort playing cards by their colour
- Sort cards into suits or decks
- Write a letter or a poem
- Pop popcorn
- Give a back rub
- Blow bubbles
- Give a manicure or pedicure
- Make paper butterflies
- Plant a tree or shrub
- Make an Easter basket/bonnet
- Talk about favorite pets
- Finish famous sayings
- Feed the ducks
- Create with Play-Doh
- Look at pictures in a National Geographic magazine
- Work on a simple puzzle
- Sand wood
- Rub in hand lotions with a pleasant scent
- Decorate paper place mats
- Arrange fresh flowers
- Talk about famous people
- Finish nursery rhymes
- Wipe off patio furniture
- Cut up used paper for reuse
- Take care of the fish in a bowl/tank
- Trace and cut out leaves
- Ask simple questions
- Finish Bible quotes
- Paint with string/fingers
- Read short stories
- Roll coins
- Sew sewing cards
- Put seeds out for birds
- Clean out a pumpkin
- Talk about a favourite summer or time of year
- Roll yarn into a ball
- Help decorate a birthday cake
- Snap beans, wash veggies
- Talk about favorite Christmas gifts
Note: Adapted from: Sandy Bliss, Madonna Rehab
Hospital, Lincoln, NE
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