Senior Activities in Midland – What do residents do at King’s Daughters Home?

We asked Becky Peters, our charming Director of Social Work & Activities, to give us a brief overview of the ways that our elders have fun, learn, participate in the Midland community, and stay engaged. Without taking a breath, she rattled off the list below faster than a buttered bullet…

EDUCATION & ARTS:

  • Baking class
  • Short stories
  • Book club
  • Men’s group
  • Documentaries (travel and historical)
  • Embroidery class
  • Quilter’s club
  • Crochet & knitting club
  • Crafter’s cove
  • Creative corner
  • Creative coloring
  • Painting & art classes – held outside in the courtyard in summer
  • Pen Pal Club (with schools and community center)

EXERCISE & SPORTS:

  • Bean bag toss
  • Parachute game
  • Balloon volleyball
  • Noodle ball
  • Bowling league
  • Kickball
  • Wii bowling
  • Snowball fights
  • Indoor golf
  • Ladder ball game
  • Horseshoes
  • Ring toss

SPA & WELLNESS:

  • “Fancy fingers” manicures
  • Spa relaxation day with scented lotion hand + feet & shoulder massages
  • Chair yoga

CHURCH & FAITH SERVICES:

  • Chapel (non-denominational daily)
  • Churches visit weekly or monthly
  • Rosary prayer

FOOD & DRINK:

  • Wine & cheese tasting
  • Unique fruit of the month tasting – Just what does a dragon fruit taste like?
  • Happy hour
  • Krispy Kreme socials
  • Pop Tart parties
  • Soda pop shop flavored floats
  • Rootbeer float party
  • Ice cream socials
  • Banana splits party
  • Pizza and fizzy drink party
  • Tea parties with special themes
  • Make your own ice cream party
  • Movie & popcorn night

SEASONAL & HOLIDAY PARTIES:

  • Monthly birthday parties
  • Special parties for our residents on the day they turn 100
  • Valentine’s Day party
  • Saint Patrick’s Day party
  • Mardi Gras party,
  • Johnny Appleseed celebration
  • New Year’s Eve celebration social
  • Kentucky Derby party
  • Nascar party
  • Super Bowl party
  • Football tailgate parties
  • Mexican fiestas with piñata
  • Hawaiian hula dancing
  • Summer parties under the pergola
  • Easter egg hunt including kiddos
  • Halloween parade of costumes
  • Mother’s Day tea
  • Father’s day social
  • Dessert date night for couples (romantic, candlelit, table for 2!)
  • Veteran’s day celebration with pinning ceremony
  • Yearly memorial service before Christmas to honor our residents we have lost over the past year
  • Outdoor carnival
  • Lunch w/ Santa

GAMES & COMPETITIONS:

  • BINGO! (card bingo, dawber bingo, zonk bingo, night owl bingo)
    Yahtzee
  • Scrabble
  • Pictionary
  • Farkle
  • Skip-Bo
  • UNO
  • LCR
  • Dominos
  • Hedbanz – the Guessing Game
  • KDH buck auction
  • Jeopardy trivia
  • Finish the phrase
  • Spelling bee
  • Roll & remember

MUSIC – Featuring:

  • The Bellatones
  • Just Trombones
  • Harmonica Hipsters
  • Linda Lee on accordion (she comes from Frankenmuth)
  • Sweet Adeline’s Barbershop Ladies Group
  • As well as our own sing alongs

OUTINGS (At least 1 per week):

  • Lunch trips- Olive Garden, Lucky’s Steakhouse, China Palace, Grand Traverse Pie Company, and sooooo many more restaurants. We like to eat!
  • Shopping at the Dollar Tree, Walmart, Meijer, Kohl’s, Marshalls, The Midland Mall, etc.
  • Chippewa Nature Center
  • Dow Gardens – Butterfly Expo in the spring
  • Many outdoor lunchtime concerts and walks in the summer at Dow Gardens
  • Laurent Bros. Candy & nut Shop in Bay City
  • Currant Mist Winery for wine tasting
  • Bayne’s & Leehman’s apple farms
  • Fishing trips
  • Creative 360 Art Gallery trip
  • Midland Center for the Arts – music shows & plays
  • Area schools for plays and music concerts
  • Christmas Light Tour
  • Color Tour in the Fall
  • Band Shell Concerts in summer
  • Outdoor picnics with the area school children
  • Outdoor neighborhood walks
  • Library trip
  • Great Lakes Loons Baseball Games – Where it’s one, two, three strikes, you’re out…
  • Santa Parade with our bus!
  • Yearly outing to Bronner’s in Frankenmuth!
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