September: Facts, Observances & Ideas

September Facts:

• September in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to March in the Southern Hemisphere and vise versa.
• September begins on the same day of the week as December every year.
• September's flower is the aster or morning glory.
•  September's birthstone is the sapphire.

September Observances and Ideas:

• Labor Day is September 5th; this holiday honors the nation's working people, typically with parades.
• National Assisted Living Week is September 11th-17th.
• Autumn Begins September 23rd.
• Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year - check calendar for date.) This day marks the beginning of the Jewish year 5766 and opens the Ten Days of Penitence, which close with Yom Kippur.
• Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement - check calendar for date.) This day marks the end of the Ten Days of Penitence that began with Rosh Hashanah. It is described in Leviticus as a “Sabbath of rest,” and synagogue services begin the preceding sundown, resume the following morning, and continue to sundown.
• Classical Music Month: If your residents like classical music play them tapes or CDs. Invite a local school orchestra to perform a concert.
• National Piano Month: Invite a pianist to come play during lunch or dinner; schedule a recital.
• National Hispanic Heritage Month: Encourage your Hispanic residents and staff members to speak about their heritages.
  

35 Activities for Anytime!

Play board games

Press flowers

Write a letter to a relative, friend or pen pal

Make a craft
Draw
Color
Paint
Watch a movie
Write stories
Bird watching
Write a play

Play card games

Do a jigsaw puzzle

Do brain teasers (ie: crosswords, word searches, etc.)

Learn magic tricks

Plant a container garden

Make picture frames from twigs glued onto sturdy cardboard

Make sock puppets

Sew buttons in designs onto old shirts

Make bookmarks

Fold laundry

Work with clay

Arrange photo albums

String dry noodles or O-shaped cereals into a necklace for the birds

Make up a song

Play charades

Draw a cartoon strip

Make a collage using pictures cut from old magazines

Have a Spelling Bee

Bake a batch of cookies

Make paper airplanes

Make friendship bracelets

Make a terrarium

Read the newspaper

Toss bean bags into a Bucket

Source: http://activityideas-ivil.tripod.com/aactivities/id35.html