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Use April Fool's Day as an excuse for silly antics at your lunch/dinner event. Or, try it any time of year for a fun twist on a resident meal. Supplies -The book "Hello Cupcake!" by Karen Tack (amazon.com or library or Barnes and Noble) -Internet (search April Fool's Day recipes) Food and drinks inspired by silliness Detailed Description Get totally silly by making your dinner look like dessert and your dessert look like dinner at your April Fool's lunch/dinner celebration. Make a shepherd's pie and color the mash potatoes with food coloring to make it look like icing; or use the recipe link below to make a meatloaf cake, or a spaghetti torte! If that weren't enough, make cupcakes that look like corn on the cob, peas and carrots, pizza, and even spaghetti! Your residents will be delighted to giggles. (You don't have to do...

This is categorized as a "kids event", but really it should be "kids and dads"! I don't care how old I get, tell me to make paper airplanes and I am happy as a clam. There are a lot of different things you can do with your paper airplane design contest, and here are just a few: Buy some airplane design books for kids to copy or draw inspiration from. A quick search for "paper airplanes" on Amazon gives all sorts of options! Get a variety of papers - not just all white! So make sure to pick up a variety of colors and SIZES! You want some jumbo air liners, right? How about the infamous Spruce Goose? This is a standard with almost any kids project, but make sure you have your colors,...

If you want to ad some whimsy to a traditional event, you should try Over the Rainbow Pancake Breakfast. This event would tie in very nicely with St. Patrick's Day as residents eat their way through a rainbow of pancakes.

Host a movie night at the pool. Provide inexpensive floats. You can purchase or rent an inflatable movie screen and show a movie while residents relax and float in the pool. We served rootbeer floats, icecream, chips, popcorn, movie candy, and punch. You could also have a raffle for a Movie themed basket. Offer movie tickets, popcorn, theater candy, etc.

Participate in your local Relay for Life Event. This event sponsors the American Cancer Society. Create a team and reach out to your residents for support. Have colorful T-shirts made with your logo, and wear them during the event. After a few laps, everyone will remember your community name. You are typically also provided a table to give out info and sell items to raise funds for the charity. Our local carpet cleaning company sponsored us by paying for the t-shirts and in return we added their logo to the shirts below our community name.