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Sensory Activities for Seniors and Family
from:There are many different sensory activities for seniors, their friends and their family all to enjoy. As you get older, things don’t always work like they once did. Performing sensory activities for seniors is a great way to keep your mind and body as sharp as possible as you go through these ages and stages of getting older.
There are classes that teach you sensory activities for seniors. Aspects of these classes include eye tracking, playing with rhythm sequences using bouncing balls, various combination patterns of the basic bag and ball skills, and double focus activities (such as one hand doing one thing while the other one does something else.) You might look in your local community to find out where such classes are offered and how you can sign up yourself.
It is reported that sensory activities will help you with:
* Whole brain availability
* Focus and concentration
* Physical coordination
* Mental capacity
* Listening skills
* Eye movements (tracking, teaming)
* Visual form perception (discrimination of details)
* Eye-hand coordination
* Balance and stability
* Knowing where you are in space
There are some other options as well. If you are looking for some fantastic sensory activities for seniors or even for anyone of any age, try some online games and puzzles.
Crossword
Do you enjoy crosswords? There are many sites with online crossword. Here are some of the best:
o Dictionary.com
Daily Crossword Puzzle. Select "Crossword Puzzle" when you get there, and then either "Master" or "Regular" to start playing. Help is online at the site.
o Globe and Mail Crossword (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/)
Courtesy of the Globe and Mail.
Jigsaw Puzzles
Do you like Jigsaw puzzles? Here are links to many on-line jigsaw puzzle sites. This is much easier than keeping up with all those tiny pieces.
o Jigzone (http://www.jigzone.com/)
The Jigzone has many online jogsaw puzzles from easy to very hard. Geat Site!
o On-Line Puzzles (http://www.dltk-kids.com/puzzle.htm)
DLTK's Crafts for Kids has a jigsaw section.
o Puzzle House (http://www.puzzlehouse.com/_onlinepuzzles/onlinepuzzlesmain.htm)
Free On-Line Puzzles, Easy Medium and Hard. Lots to choose from.
o Shockwave Gallery Jigsaw Puzzles (http://www.article19.com/shockwave/jigsaw.htm)
A great selection of puzzles in many categories.
Collections of Games
Here are links to sites with collections of games and fun activities to play for seniors.
o Flash Arcade (http://gamescene.com/)
Puzzle games, Action games, Quiz games, Card games and more! Amazing games in your web browser. You must have Macromedia's Free Flash Player installed.
o PopCap (http://gamescene.com/)
Free and easy! All games play right in your browser. They're all 100% java, so no downloads or plug-ins are needed.
o E-Zone (http://www.ezone.com/)
Includes games like Valet Ballet, Lenny's Solitare and Fat Boy.
o Classic Games from Coffee Break Arcade (http://www.coffeebreakarcade.com/classic.htm)
Nice collection of "classic" computer games including Board Games, Pinball, Card Games, Mazes, Trivia, and Word Games.
Tippecanoe County Senior Services Specific links
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- World's largest video search engine. Over 26 million hours of video.
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-- http://www.ivillage.com/
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