Celebrate a few of February’s special days with an older family member or friend!

• From January to March The Girl Scouts are out selling cookies! Purchase a box or two of your favorite cookies and enjoy some with a loved one while supporting Girl Scouts.
• February is National Bird Feeding Month. If your loved one is a bird lover see Don’t Forget Our Feathered Friends post for ways to remember birds during wintertime.
• For an indoor activity, set up a Jigsaw puzzle to work on together.
• Consider reading something together with a loved one. See Chicken Soup and Other Delightful Reads for reading ideas.
• Valentine’s Day is coming soon. Show your love for an older family member with a lunch date, flowers, candy, card, or other gift.
• Visit With Love from Loveland for a special stamp on a Valentine’s Day Card envelope for a loved one. Every year Loveland, Colorado has a program of stamping a special Valentine’s message to cards sent to them. But hurry, you must get your cards in quickly!
• If your loved one keeps a scrapbook of cards, look through these to reminisce. My mother keeps a scrapbook of cards from when she was a child, and it has many of the old valentines in it that she loves to reminisce about.
• Also reminisce with Love and Valentine’s Day Reminiscing and Conversation Cards available in the Caregivers Workshop on Etsy. Download, print, and cut out the cards, then reminisce.
• Enjoy some TV time with a loved one. The Big Football Game will be aired this month.
• Reminisce about United States Presidents in honor of President’s Day. Who was the President when your loved one was born? Who were the Presidents during his childhood? Which President has been his favorite?
• Start seeds like tomato plants indoors, that you can later plant in the garden in the late spring.
• And new this month check out our February Bundle of printable activities for Seniors! It includes Reminiscing, Sensory, Journaling, Writing, Crafts, Card Making, and other activities.