| If you have a senior in your life you may have a | | | | Fun activities for seniors might include showing |
| hard time coming up with new ways to entertain | | | | how a digital camera works. Even if you take it |
| them when you visit. It is actually not as hard as | | | | for granted -a digital camera may provide hours |
| it may seem. Here are some fun and simple | | | | of fun to a senior who has only experienced |
| activities for seniors in your life they will find very | | | | owning a camera that took film and was often |
| entertaining. | | | | expensive to develop photographs. They will be |
| Keep in mind when visiting with your senior, the | | | | amazed at the ability to take pictures of anything |
| mere fact that you are there spending time with | | | | and view it immediately or delete at will. |
| them is appreciated and will make them feel | | | | Find out if they would be interested in participating |
| great. It is all about spending time together. | | | | in some senior exercise programs. A lot of these |
| It can be often the simplest of ideas that will be | | | | will focus on very low impact exercise and |
| fun and entertaining for a senior that you have | | | | encourage independence and flexibility, rather than |
| come to visit. | | | | being a hard or exhausting day. Many groups that |
| If your senior is feeling up to it, taking them out is | | | | meet for this also have a catch up afterwards so |
| always a treat. You can take them out to a park | | | | it's a great way for your senior to make new |
| for a walk or to a movie or performance. Places | | | | friends and experience new things. |
| where they like to eat can be a good idea. | | | | Take games with you that are fairly simple, or |
| Whenever you take them out be sure to bring | | | | those you might think are old fashioned, that a |
| along any medications that may be needed for | | | | senior might remember from childhood. A simple |
| the time you will be gone. | | | | card game can often be ideal and there are cards |
| Another fun activity for a senior citizen is to take | | | | for those with vision impairment you can use. |
| something that is new technology and show them | | | | Other fun activities for seniors might be as simple |
| how it works. | | | | as sitting and watching a favorite old movie |
| Remember that basic conveniences we have | | | | together. |
| today were not available when they were | | | | There are hundreds of ways you can come up |
| younger. Because of this they may find it | | | | with fun activities for seniors and not only will you |
| interesting to be shown a few new technological | | | | be able to build new positive memories with them |
| things that they aren't actually expected to | | | | but you can also get to know them as a person |
| incorporate into their daily lives. An experience | | | | in an entirely new way. By entertaining your |
| with the internet via laptop and wireless | | | | senior you may discover yourself just as |
| connection, or even the newer cell phone | | | | entertained and you can experience things from a |
| technologies might be quite interesting to them. | | | | new perspective. |