Holiday safety
The floor near the sink is wet as you prepare a meal. What can you do to prevent slipping?
1. Use slip-resistant rugs or mats: Place rugs or mats with non-slip backing near the sink, stove, and other high-risk areas to provide traction and absorb any spills. 2. Clean up spills immediately: Promptly clean up any spills or food debris to prevent them from creating slippery surfaces
Name 5 Christmas Carols
Jingle bells, Hark the Harold Angel Sing, Silent Night, Here Comes Santa Claus, Little Drummer Boy
Six people went to a winter party. They each brought one friend. Each of the friends brought two friends. How many people went to the party altogether?
24
You met your grandsons new girlfriend at a Christmas party. What memory strategy could you use to ensure that you don’t forget it?
Association
Be careful if you kiss under this classic Christmas plant. It’s actually parasitic!
Mistletoe
You're using an electric mixer, but the cord is stretched across the counter. What should you do?
move closer to the outlet to prep cookies if able, it is not safe for extension cord use with applicances given fire risk
Name 5 Christmas Movies
White Christmas, It’s a wonderful life, a Christmas story, Christmas vacation, the grinch, Home Alone
Carla bought wreaths to use as winter decorations. She spent $30. She bought 4 wreaths- a large, a medium and 2 small wreaths. The large wreath was $10. The medium-sized wreath was $8.
How much did the small wreaths cost?
$6
Your family is celebrating Christmas a week late, on New Years Day due to conflicting schedules. What memory strategy could you use to ensure you remember that change?
Calendar
What Christmas decoration was originally made from strands of silver?
Tinsel
The living room is filled with holiday decorations, making it hard to walk.
How can you safely navigate?
Ensuring that your pathway is clear before you walk, asking family members to be mindful of walker use during decorating
Name 5 cookies you may find on a Christmas cookie tray.
Sugar cookies, chocolate chip cookies, thumb prints, gingerbread men, peanut butter blossoms
The charity collected gloves for children.
The first week, 300 pairs were collected. The second week, 200 pairs were collected and the final week, 500 pairs. How many total were collected?
1000
You need to buy 6 items from the grocery store to make holiday cookies. What memory strategy could you use to remember them?
Categorization or written list
Who played George Bailey in the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life?”
Jimmy Stewart
You're using a walker and notice a holiday rug on the floor. What should you check to avoid tripping?
Throw rugs are often a source of trips and falls, so any rugs should be low-profile and firmly attached to the floor with double-sided tape or a non-slip backing. Sometimes it's a good idea to get rid of them entirely.
Name 5 things that are red
Tomato, stop sign, strawberry, apple, rose
Mitch has $15. He is going to buy snacks for the winter party. He is going to buy a bag of apples for $5 and a bag of oranges for $4. He is then going to buy cookies for $2.
How much does he have left for apple cider?
$4
You left you car keys in the snowman basket at your daughter’s house on Christmas morning. What strategy could you use to make sure you member where you placed them?
Visualization
What phrase made popular in the book “A Christmas Carol” expresses annoyance with cheery holiday celebrations?
Bah humbug!
There are candles on the table, and someone reaches across for food.
What's a safe way to handle this?
Ensure that sleeves are not long enough to dangle into fire, move candles to middle of table and pass food in a clockwise motion, remove candles from table
Name 5 things that green
Grass, frog, crocodile, broccoli, emerald
Paula’s recipe calls for 2 cups of cranberries. She wants to triple that recipe. How many cups of cranberries would she need?
6 cups
You saw an old friend at the grocery store. They gave you their new phone number so you can set a date to meet up. How do you remember his phone number?
Chunking, repetition, write it down
What’s the name of Rudolph’s girlfriend in the “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” television special?
Clarice