How much do you know about Leisure?
Cotton is a traditional fabric for this activity of making blankets into colorful art.
Quilting or knitting
_______ allows you to clarify your thoughts by writing them out.
Journaling
What activities can be done of a rainy day inside?
Cooking, board games, reading, crafting, meditation, etc.
This activity involves a hook, line, and sinker.
Fishing
What NFL team is located in Washington?
Seattle Seahawks
True or False: Work is the only important part of a happy and healthy life
False! Leisure and Recreation Time is essential to a happy and healthy life balance
Impressionism, Expressionism, Abstract, and Futurism are a few forms of this creative endeavor that improves creativeness, memory, and emotional release.
Painting
This local service will get you from point A to B
Bus, public transportation, car, taxi, bicycle, etc.
This sport requires brooms, rocks, and a skip.
Curling.
Discussion Question: Who has ever been curling?
Where is one place you can go to join a sports team?
YMCA, Recreation Centers, etc.
This form of Chinese martial art is also known to improve balance and relieve stress.
Tai Chi
Regularly playing any ________ is a great form of exercise for the brain. Coordination, concentration, memory, listening, and reading can be improved. Learning to play can take some time and lessons.
Instrument
Name 3 activities or programs you want to do here at this facility.
[open answer]
Another word for "Pastime"?
Hobby
Name three contact sports (where physical contact is allowed).
Football, boxing, rugby/wheelchair rugby, ice hockey, lacrosse, water polo, roller derby, etc.
List 3 leisure activities that start with "S"
skiing, snorkeling, snowboarding, scrabble, socializing, scrapbooking, etc.
This will not only help your physical fitness, but also help express emotions, relieve stress, and improve confidence and self-esteem. When offered an opportunity you should "jump on it". The Jabbawockeez are popular for this.
Dancing
What are common things that get in the way of being able to participate in leisure activities?
money, transportation, time, health problems, covid, lack of an accessible facility, etc.
True or False: Home Improvement could be considered a leisure activity.
True! Any activity that you do in your free time that you find enjoyable can be considered a leisure activity!
The Wimbledon & the Aussie Open are two of the major tournaments for this sport that is great for endurance and coordination.
Tennis
Name one activity that can be done alone and one activity that can be done with more than 1 person.
Individual: reading, drawing, solitare, listening to music/radio/tv, singing, knitting, yoga, skating, jogging, exercise, etc.
Group: team sports, card/board games, types of dancing, etc.
Writing ________ is a way to grow emotionally and intellectually. Robert Frost is famous for this.
Poetry
Name 3 resources that can help you access a new activity?
Recreation Therapist, social worker, family, friends, volunteers, online, newspaper, etc.
List 3 ways leisure helps improve well-being.
stress relief, meet new people, physical activity, etc.
Name three sports you can participate in that do not involve a ball.
Gymnastics, swimming, archery, skating, badminton, running (track or cross country), horseback riding, kayaking, wrestling, etc.