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| Four Seasons Hemet Herald | July 2018 | 17 Question: I'm bored and I want to start a "game night" with my friends and neighbors. What are some fun ideas for game night? Fact or Fiction – Get a book about weird facts (get one from a library or order one online), and they make great games. They have enough material for many game sessions - with 10 to 20 weird statements. Pass out pens and paper, numbered according to number of your questions. Read a weird statement and ask participants if it's Fact or Fiction. They write the answer on the appropriate line. At the end, read back the answers. Top winners get prizes. Good books include: Weird-o-pedia, and The Huge Book of Strange Facts. "Guess Who" Game - Have everyone in your group bring a childhood photo of themselves. Write their name on the back. Put a post-it note with a number on the front. Attach them all to a bulletin board. Everyone in the group gets a pen and paper, with a list of all the numbers. After each number they write the name of which person they think the child was. Whoever gets the most right wins a prize. Elderly games using photos can also include wedding pictures, if appropriate. The Invention Game - The group leader will need to do a little online research in advance with this. Get about 25 common objects, especially old or vintage ones, and look up when they were invented. Ideas: zipper in 1891, the bottle cap in 1892, candy corn in 1898, the thumbtack in 1900, the fly swatter in 1900, the hearing aid in 1902, the tea bag in 1903, the paper towel in 1907, masking tape in 1925, Kool-Aid in 1927, the corn dog in 1927, the electric razor in 1928 etc. Spread the items out on a table. Have people guess and write down what year they think. If you guess within five years, you get 10 points; within 10 years, five points. Name That Tune - Musical elderly games are always a great favorite and this game is good for both the memory and mood. Using recorded music works fine with this game, but of course it's even more fun to have someone play the piano or guitar. Begin by playing three to five notes of the song, then pause and let participants call out the tune, if they can. Then add three more notes and pause, adding three notes each time until someone guesses. Prizes are always a hit! The Best Advice My Mother (or Dad) Ever Gave Me… - Elderly games that involve laughs are excellent mood lifters. This is a great party game especially for birthdays. The birthday person gets to be the "judge." Or else draw a name and let someone be "It." Everybody writes down the best piece of advice given, then puts it in a bowl or box and passes it to the person who is "It." "It" will read them all out loud (lots of laughs) and then choose the top two favorites. They get a prize (and they can also tell if they followed the advice!). For any questions or a needs assessment visit please contact Jennifer Trebler Partridge at (951) 663-1060. Ask a Question • Replace/clean filters • Hose off A/C condensers • Clean window weep holes • Lubricate garage door and opener • Clean and lubricate window tracks • Lubricate sliding glass door tracks Handyman Tips: JULY IS A GOOD MONTH TO…