Senior Citizen Resources
Senior Matchmaking Article
This is a selection made from among articles on Senior Matchmaking. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for future reading, click here.
Where To Find Sensory Activities for Seniors
from: Kyle BesserThere are many different sensory activities for seniors that their friends and family can also enjoy. As you get older, your mind and body don't always work like they once did. Performing sensory activities for seniors is a great way to help keep your mind and body as sharp as possible as you grow older.
There are classes that teach sensory activities for seniors. Activities of these classes include eye tracking activities, playing with rhythm sequences using bouncing balls, combining 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.
Sensory activities for seniors will help with:
* Whole brain availability
* Focus and concentration
* Physical coordination
* Mental capacity
* Listening skills
* Eye movements
* Visual form perception and discrimination of details
* Eye-hand coordination
* Balance and stability
* Knowing where you are in space
There are other options for finding sensory activities for seniors. If you are looking for sensory activities for seniors or even for anyone of any age, try some online games and puzzles. These are some of the favorites.
Crossword Puzzles
Do you enjoy crosswords puzzles? There are many sites online for crosswords. Here are some of the best:
*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.
*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 some online jigsaw puzzle sites.
*Jigzone - http://www.jigzone.com - The Jigzone has many online jogsaw puzzles ranging from easy to very hard.
*On-Line Puzzles - http://www.dltk-kids.com/puzzle.htm - DLTK's Crafts for Kids has a jigsaw section.
*Puzzle House - http://www.puzzlehouse.com - Puzzle House has free online puzzles ranging from easy to medium and hard with many to choose from.
*Shockwave Gallery Jigsaw Puzzles - http://www.article19.com/shockwave/jigsaw.htm - has a great selection of puzzles in many categories.
Collections Of Games
Here are links to online sites with collections of games and activities for seniors:
*Flash Arcade - http://gamescene.com - Puzzle games, action games, quiz games, card games and more! You must have Macromedia's Free Flash Player installed to play.
*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.
*E-Zone - http://www.ezone.com - Includes games like Valet Ballet, Lenny's Solitare and Fat Boy.
*Classic Games from Coffee Break Arcade - http://www.coffeebreakarcade.com/classic.htm - This collection of "classic" computer games includes board games, pinball, card games, mazes, trivia and word games.
These are just a few of the online sites available. Any senior with a computer should be able to find interesting and fun activities to help keep the mind and body sharp!
Senior-Citizens Online News
No relevant info was found on this topic.