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Music/Learning & Discovery Program: Holiday Hits — The Stories Behind the Songs
Duration 30–60 minutes, depending on pacing, discussion, and group engagement. Preparation Time 5 minutes (set up the speaker, access the playlist, and prepare a screen for videos if available). Best For Participants who enjoy singing, reminiscing, storytelling, trivia, and learning. Activities can be adapted to different engagement levels through the various facilitator prompts located in the instructions/script. Goals


Game/Visual Arts Program: Festive Flavours
Duration 30–45 minutes Best For Participants who enjoy group discussion and guessing games. Preparation Time 5 - 10 minutes (print food photos for the game, print recipe cards, gather pencils, pens, markers)


Visual Arts Program: Winter Landscapes - Layered Greeting Cards
Duration 30–60 minutes Best For All engagement levels (specifically participants who enjoy tactile activities). Preparation Time


Music Program: Shake, Rattle & Roll!
Duration 30 minutes (flexible depending on pacing and group energy) Best For Participants who enjoy music and group activities. This program is adaptable for a range of engagement levels, with opportunities to play percussion instruments, sing, clap, or simply listen.


November 2026 Resource: Leaves of Kindness - A Printable Connection Resource
Sometimes a few kind words can change the feeling of an entire day! Leaves of Kindness are simple printable notes designed to make it easy to notice, appreciate, encourage, and connect with the people around us. Print and cut out the notes, place them somewhere accessible, and invite residents, team members, families, and visitors to fill one out for someone else. A note might thank someone for something they did, recognize something special about them, share a compliment, or


1:1 Connection Guide: A Few of My Favourite Things
The things we enjoy can say a lot about who we are — the colours we're drawn to, the music we enjoy, the foods that make us smile, and the little things that make a day feel good.


1:1 Connection Guide: If This Season Had a...
What if a season could have a colour? A sound? A smell? Even a song?


Music Program: Back to School Days
Duration 45 – 60 minutes Best For All engagement levels Preparation Time 5 minutes (set up YouTube playlist, screen or speakers, print off instructions and script)


Visual Arts Program: The Bookmark Project
Duration 30–60 minutes Best For All engagement levels Preparation Time 10–15 minutes (Pre-cut cardstock into bookmark-sized strips, prepare art materials, print reading-themed sayings, and set out examples of colourful bookmarks.)


Visual Arts Program: What Matters Most - A Collective Scrapbook
Duration 60 minutes Best For All engagement levels Preparation Time


Music Program: Songs of Joy & Gratitude
Duration 30 – 60 minutes Best For All engagement levels


Connection Guide: Hands Tell Stories
Our hands are part of so many moments in our lives. They wave hello, hold the people we love, prepare food, make things, work, play music, write, garden, clap, comfort, and create.


Connection Guide: The Art of Noticing
How often do we really stop and look at the ordinary things around us?


Music Program: The Funny Side of Music!
Duration 30 – 60 minutes (Flexible depending on pacing, discussion, and group energy) Best For


Movement Program: Moving Through Autumn
Duration 30 minutes


Music/Learning & Discovery Program: The Elvis Experience
Duration 30–60 minutes (flexible depending on pacing, discussion, and group energy) Preparation Time 5–10 minutes (Set up speaker, access YouTube playlist, and prepare screen for videos if available)


Visual Arts/Learning & Discovery Program: Discovering Vincent van Gogh
Duration 30–60 minutes Preparation Time 10–15 minutes (Display the presentation featuring the three selected Van Gogh paintings, print the three corresponding art templates, and set out the paint, brushes, and other art materials). Best For Participants who enjoy art, learning, conversation, visual exploration, and hands-on creative activities. The program can be adapted for different levels of verbal, cognitive, and physical engagement. Goals Participants will: Discover the


1:1 Connection Guide: The View
Beautiful places have a way of capturing our attention, inspiring curiosity, and helping us feel calm and connected. Whether it's a peaceful lake, a colourful garden, a winding forest path, or a bustling city street, every view invites us to notice something different.
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