Activities for senior citizens are aimed at the entertainment part of the life of retirees. In youth and adulthood, a person spends a lot of time at work and household chores. Entertainment and holidays decorate life, relax, help take your mind off worries, and charge you with energy and positivity.
For older people, life takes on a more measured and monotonous attitude. At an advanced age, most grandparents have no work or social activities. Every day is bleakly similar to the previous one. Because of their vanity and carelessness, adult children and grandchildren do not always care about aging relatives, so the older generation loses all interest in life. Perhaps this is one of the main reasons for oppression and lack of sparkle in the eyes.
The importance of an elderly person in the modern world
Modern society is taking a step towards pensioners. Many institutions hold a number of events for older people, and create clubs and rehabilitation centers for the sports and entertainment sector of the older generation. Schools and kindergartens hold matinees with the participation of grandparents. October 1 is officially designated as the Day of the Elderly, and let's hope that in the near future it will develop into a good tradition, when pensioners will feel the festive atmosphere, warmth and attention of their loved ones.
Magical atmosphere of the library
City libraries hold events for seniors every year. The autumn weather brings poetic inspiration to organize creative events and cozy evenings in the book kingdom for pensioners. Gathering for such meetings, people of respectable age have the opportunity to listen to beautiful poems, songs, take part in quizzes, solve riddles and exchange pleasant memories.
Autumn notes
In the fall, the titles of the library's senior events have relevant content.
“The years flow by like lines in a book.” At this meeting, they discuss their favorite writers, get acquainted with the biography and significant events in the life of famous classics. Pensioners are presented with books that will help organize their leisure time and give inspiration. The holiday is complemented by wonderful creative performances and favorite works.
"Tea gatherings" A meeting of people of retirement age, organized over a cup of tea, always takes place in a relaxed home environment. A wonderful tea party with fragrant pastries and other delicacies is accompanied by the exchange of recipes, memories, and participation in competitions. Guests are told informative stories about the origin of the samovar and the traditions of the tea ceremony in different countries. The presenter will tell you which medicinal herbs can be used to brew a tasty and healthy infusion. The holiday is complemented by listening to creative numbers, playful ditties or general singing of folk works to the accordion.
Exhibition "Autumn Melody". For people of the older generation, in the autumn season, meaningful exhibitions are held, which present wonderful compositions, ikebana and crafts made from golden leaves and natural materials, made by pensioners, managers and library visitors. Songs and compositions on autumn themes are sung, literary publications and works about autumn are demonstrated, and interesting scenes are shown. An autumn quiz is held among those present, and riddles on the theme of the harvest are solved.
The purpose of events for older people in the library is to realize the importance of themselves, nature and everyone around them.
Trip home
Many older people are characterized by nostalgia and sadness for the land where they were born, spent their childhood, and grew up. A real holiday for the elderly is a trip to their small homeland, town or village, where the ashes of their ancestors rest.
go there with your whole family , and at the same time get acquainted with the history of your ancestry. By taking a video camera or at least a photo camera with you, you can combine the trip with preparations for the next holiday, where the filmed material will be demonstrated.
Important points
The script for events for seniors in the library should not be long so that the meeting does not turn out to be overly eventful and tiring for retirees. Thematic meetings, based on common hobbies, memories and entertainment, contribute to a surge of vitality and inspiration for people of advanced age.
The goal of activities for older people should be the main idea: life is beautiful at any age. Organized hobby groups allow grandparents to show their talents and learn something new.
The following meetings are held in special institutions:
- "Needlewoman".
- "Culinary miracle"
- "Checkers-chess".
- "Musical kaleidoscope".
- "Poetry Club".
- "In friendship with sports."
- “Life is more fun with a song.”
The names of events for seniors at the library or other organizations indicate a specific purpose. At these circles, pensioners knit, sew, make crafts, do gymnastics, sing, exchange recipes, drink healthy herbal infusions and communicate with each other.
Drawing up an action plan
Any event requires organization. Therefore, the first step in preparing a holiday for the elderly is drawing up an action plan . To begin with, since, as a rule, it is a rare grandchild who knows well the life history of his ancestors, it would not be superfluous to collect information about the early life of his grandmother or grandfather, about the places where they loved to go in their youth, hobbies, hobbies, important or touching life moments. All information can subsequently be used in preparing the event script.
The key point of a holiday for the elderly must be some kind of surprise that requires maximum preparation. For example, this could be a presentation of old photos or a documentary about the achievements of the hero of the occasion, based on video memories of friends, colleagues, acquaintances, neighbors.
Or it could be a romantic story about the love of grandparents, compiled by children and grandchildren based on what they heard about it in childhood. In general, it should be something that the hero of the day will surely like, give him a lot of positive emotions, and allow him to feel truly loved and needed.
Zimushka-winter
Winter activities to work with older people during the coldest period of time are held infrequently. However, we should not forget the importance of such meetings. In winter, people spend less time outside and communicate with peers. The purpose of entertainment events is to designate the opportunity for acquaintance and conversation between pensioners.
The list of winter evenings could be as follows:
- "Dating evening."
- "Christmas Meetings"
- "New Year's festivities."
- "Vasiliev's Day"
- "Maslenitsa".
Intellectual games, watching good movies or theatrical performances will diversify the usual course of the entertainment program and add zest to the leisure time of pensioners.
Family photo album
A wonderful holiday for the elderly is viewing photographs from the most solemn and significant family events . The form of viewing depends on the capabilities of the congratulators and the availability of photographs of different subjects.
You can also restore the most beautiful, most interesting photographs , and after viewing, give the updated version to your grandparents. Such a surprise will definitely please the birthday boy, because old people very much value their memories of their youth and their beauty at that time.
New Year at the gate
New Year's events for older people are of great importance. It is permissible to organize a real holiday with funny characters, games, competitions, riddles, joint singing and skits.
The plan for the celebration may be as follows:
- The presenter addresses the guests with a welcoming speech. It will be good if she spends the holiday in the costume of the Snow Maiden, Snow Woman or in the image of the Russian Alyonushka.
- Riddles or listing on a competitive basis objects and natural phenomena with a winter or New Year theme.
- Perky New Year's ditties.
- Winter quiz.
- Competition “Dress up the Christmas tree”. Participants are divided into teams, each of which decorates a small Christmas tree. Speed game.
- Song competition “Sing it up.” Which of the teams (or sides of the table) will sing songs on the theme of winter and New Year.
- Game “Guess the Animal” There are 12 animals in a decade. For the task, 12 animal masks are prepared, which are put on the participants so that they do not see who they are. Using leading questions, the player guesses his animal.
- Dance competition. They stand around. The volunteer in the middle demonstrates the movements and chooses the best one. Participants change places. The dancing continues.
- Joke game "Surprise for the fastest." A multi-layer prize package is passed around in a circle accompanied by music. When the melody stops, the participant with the prize in his hands unrolls one layer of paper and passes it on. A cheerful song sounds, the package goes around in a circle and so on until the lucky winner receives a prize. It could be a refrigerator magnet.
- Discussion “Catch a snowflake”. Guests are invited to choose one of the paper snowflakes with a question and reflect on the answer or share a memory. For example: what is your happiest memory of the year? What meeting were you excited about last year? What are you grateful for in the past year?
- The arrival of dressed-up characters will charge the holiday with cheerful and lively emotions. These could be: Baba Yaga, Leshy, Brownie, Solokha, Matryoshka, Santa Claus.
- The decoration of the evening will be a feast or tea party, cards with wishes.
- The following compositions will be an excellent musical accompaniment: “Old Maple”, “Blizzard”, “If it weren’t for winter”, “Snow is spinning”.
New Year's mood will be guaranteed both to pensioners and to the organizers of such a meeting.
Ideas for next year
As January begins, a new plan of activities for seniors for the year is planned. Each time of the year can be marked by a thematic meeting and make a certain contribution to the organized leisure of pensioners.
An approximate schedule of cultural events may be as follows.
Spring:
- “Spring Motifs” is a creative evening with a presentation of spring paintings, slides and poetry reading.
- Women's Day “With Love to Grandmother” is a festive program with concert performances by creative groups, congratulations, and an exhibition of flower arrangements.
- “Easter meeting” - competitions for decorating Easter eggs, listening to Easter songs and poems, watching videos.
- “Working Times” - an evening celebrating professions, game tasks, riddles about professions, memories and conversations about working days.
Summer:
- “How Young We Were” is an evening of memories with dancing, ditties, and your favorite movie.
- “Grandma’s Jam” - a meeting with a fruit theme, exchange of recipes, tasting competitions and game moments, skits.
- “A healthy mind in a healthy body” is a sports and recreational event with gymnastics performances, awards for sports club activists, and useful tips on maintaining health.
Events for older people should include entertainment of both a discussion and active nature.
Meeting with old friends
As a holiday for the elderly, you can simply organize a meeting with old acquaintances or close friends . This is quite easy to do: it is enough, for example, to deliver your grandmother to the other end of the city in your car or, in the absence of a personal car, by taxi.
Many old people are very happy to meet old acquaintances; for them this is a real gift, but they are no longer able to get to the house of a friend or friend on their own. Surely such an event will be appreciated by them no less than the same video about their life.
Red date in October
On October 1, schools, kindergartens, veterans' homes and libraries host a gala event dedicated to the Day of Older Persons. Children and schoolchildren are reminded of the importance of honoring and paying attention to elders. Festive evenings are organized for the heroes of the occasion, where congratulations, songs and poems are heard, competitions and quizzes are held.
A festive event for the Day of the Elderly can present a photo exhibition of the active work of grandparents with a demonstration of works of applied art or sports achievements.
A good addition to the holiday will be congratulations from the administration, postcards and applications made by children of primary and secondary classes, and a performance by the poetry and drama club.
On the Day of the Elderly, the goal and objective of the event is a warm attitude and a sense of self-worth for the older generation.
Ideas for celebrating Older Person's Day
The main date of autumn is Pensioner's Day. The form of the event on the Day of the Elderly can be very diverse and multifaceted. You can hold one special day or a series of significant events dedicated to people of the older generation.
List of events on the holiday of the elderly:
- An exhibition of books glorifying mature years and the wisdom of old age.
- Chess and checkers tournaments.
- KVN or competitive programs: “Come on, grandmothers,” “Come on, grandfathers.”
- Gala evening “Autumn of Life”.
- Intellectual tournament “My years are my wealth.”
- Musical and poetic evening.
- Concert of young talents for grandparents.
- Performance of creative groups among pensioners.
Tea parties, excursions and joint walks in the park will successfully fit into the list of pleasant leisure activities for older people.
A festive event on the Day of the Elderly will give every pensioner a sense of self-importance, vitality and joyful emotions.
More creativity
In the case of preparing a holiday for the elderly, creativity and ingenuity are mandatory conditions for the success of the holiday. Of course, it’s not so easy to make a film or make a truly touching presentation, but with due diligence and a creative approach, you can create a very interesting script and come up with a surprise that will make your grandparents indescribably delighted .
Many women, for example, remain incorrigible fashionistas into old age. Knowing that their grandmother has such a weakness, her grandchildren can organize a hairdressing salon for her at home, inviting a very talented master to give her a beautiful hairstyle.
But there must be a limit to ingenuity . Still, older people get tired quickly, and an evening that is too eventful can have a negative impact on their well-being. Therefore, you need to try not to tire them.
