It is so nice to meet you

Do you know your staff? I mean really know them? Not things like you know he drinks a coke everyday or that she likes the color red because that's the only color she ever wears.

Do you know their likes, dislikes, what they think of their jobs, of the company you work for, etc.

Why not buy a pizza and gather your staff together for a fun "getting to know you better" lunch.

You can think of some fun questions (nothing too personal) and see how they answer them. Play a game of "Newlyweds" on make it "co-workers"...have them pair up (if you have a large enough staff. If your staff is small, then have everyone answer the questions without looking at each others answers and then you ask the question and see how the others answer...

You can ask something like: What is your favorite hobby? Your staff would write their answers down for themselves. Then you would collect those answers and ask them again, only this time the other staff members will answer them and the person who scores the highest gets a prize. It could be something as simple as a 6-pack of their favorite soda.

Taking time to get to know your staff, will motivate them to do better at their jobs, because they know you care enough to learn something about them.

Have fun and get to know your staff!

Let the kiddies play...

First, I want to apologize for not posting yesterday. I have been sick and still not up to par, but will try to get Wednesday and Thursday posts done tonight.

If you have a family property, then you have children. Entertain the children and the parents will be happy...



Here's some ideas:

1. Have a contest with the children that has to do with school. Count the A's they get and the child with the most A's wins a gift card/prize. Don't forget that each age level has a different way of reporting on the report cards, so you may have to have a couple of categories.


2. For Mother's Day/Father's Day have a craft that is "kids only" and do up a surprise for their parent. Bath fuzzies, etc are great for the moms and why not do a hot/cold sock wrap for the dads. (If you need instructions for any of these or more ideas, just let me know and I will post them.


3. Plan a scavenger hunt. This can be something that both children and parents can participate in. You can make it something like the "Amazing Race" and each building/floor is a different country. You give them clues to get them to the next floor/building and the first family done wins...don't forget to have a fun activity along the way (if you do this in the summer, make sure you have something with water, balloons and popping the water balloons). Scavenger hunts can be as long, hard, easy, etc. as you want it to be. They can bring items to you or take pictures of the items.

So don't forget the children when it comes to planning your activities. Activities for elderly properties that don't include BINGO will posted later...

Enjoy!