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Music for Fun

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There are dozens of musical genres to enjoy and choosing a limit for this one to music that amuses still wasn't easy. Find here the joy of playing an instrument badly (Jack Benny, The Really Terrible Orchestra), playing unusual instruments (The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, The Vegetable Orchestra of Vienna) maligned instruments (accordion) and using your voice as an instrument (Bobby McFerrin, whistlers, barbershop quartets and other acapella groups, yodelers, and auctioneers). This slide show also offers 7 word games from mondegreens to quirky country music titles, reminiscing exercises on the music you grew up with and musical stars of the 1940s and 50s, an imaginative exercise on being a rock star, plus funny quotes, complaint choirs, and a sampling of how to use a biography of a musical star like Dolly Parton to delight. If this one doesn't make you want to sing, you are beyond help! 124 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Music Matters

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Mysterious Fun

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This wide-ranging slide show focuses much more on solving mysteries than leaving you in suspense as it highlights the films of Alfred Hitchcock and the books and TV adaptations of Agatha Christie's work. Four trivia quizzes and three word games give you a chance to see what sort of detective you are. One activity asks you to imagine an ending to a mystery premise, and another asks you to reminisce about the crime stories that appeal to you – action, thriller, a bit of humor, courtroom drama? As noted by the title, our emphasis is on the fun of solving puzzling mysteries. Keep curiosity alive! 125 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Mystery Bingo Cards

Digital Bingo Cards

Bingo players are like detectives in that they are always searching for that winning card. If you’re a “super sleuth” when it comes to bingo, you will enjoy playing the game with these special bingo cards. Cover a “mystery square,” and you might be a winner. Order now and receive a downloadable PDF containing 35 color bingo cards, calling cards, a tracking sheet, and instructions. NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Nifty Names

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I am a name addict. I love stories about names – changed names, beautiful names, funny names, unusual names. That means this is an eclectic slide show that covers intermittent facts and all of the following:

  • Discussion on popular first names from the 1930s – 60s and more recently
  • Funny names
  • Reminiscing about names
  • Word games on eponyms, punny marriages, punny shop names, apt names, So I Says, name clipping, and rock group names vs. roller coaster names
  • A trivia quiz on pen names
More than any other slide show to date, this one is meant to amuse you and stir your imagination. I hope you love the topic as much as I do. Here is a sample excerpt. 115 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Nimble Numbers

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This slide show requires no math skills, and yet we hope it is appealing to both math lovers and math avoiders. In addition to numerical humor and a variety of fascinating facts, the exercises in this extra long slide show include:

  • Trivia quizzes on numbers and the human body, wrap it up, burning calories, step right into these buildings, and two on numbers in song titles
  • Word games on celebrating twos, pairs, groups of three things with one thing in common, and 3-letter body parts
  • A discussion on the goodness of 13
  • Imagination exercises on the numbers that are meaningful to you and your experiences with expressions related to numbers (Cloud 9, anyone?)
We’ve got your number on this one. 146 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

November Bingo Cards

Digital Bingo Cards

Celebrate the last full month of autumn with these November-themed bingo cards. Use them throughout the month to add a little variety to the game. Order now and receive a downloadable PDF containing 35 color bingo cards, markers, and instructions. NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

November Bingo Cards

Bingo Cards

Celebrate the last full month of autumn with these November-themed bingo cards. ?Use them throughout the month to add a little variety to the game. Cards are printed at 8.5×11 on sturdy cover stock. Special markers are also included.

Number Puzzles Vol. 1

Puzzles & Trivia | Digital Downloads

This digital download has 25 challenging math puzzles. There are Math Count Up Puzzles, 100 in a Row Puzzles, Calculation Crisscrosses, Numbered Squares, What Comes Next?, and a Honeycomb Puzzle. This download will keep you busy for hours! Includes 25 Puzzles With your purchase comes the ease and convenience of accessing the materials whenever you need them. Note: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Nutcracker Bingo Cards

Digital Bingo Cards

According to German folklore, nutcrackers were popular holiday gifts because it was believed they brought good fortune. Play a game of Nutcracker Bingo with these festive cards and see if you are fortunate enough to be a winner. You’ll be sure to have a crackin’ good time. Order now and receive a downloadable PDF containing 35 color bingo cards, markers, and instructions. With your purchase comes the ease and convenience of accessing the materials whenever you need them. NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Nutcracker Bingo Cards

Bingo Cards

According to German folklore, nutcrackers were popular holiday gifts because it was believed they brought good fortune. Play a game of Nutcracker Bingo with these festive cards and see if you are fortunate enough to be a winner. You’ll be sure to have a crackin’ good time. Cards are printed at 8.5×11 on sturdy cover stock. Special markers are also included.

October Bingo Cards

Digital Bingo Cards

These October-themed bingo cards can be used throughout the month to add a little spice and variety to the game. Plan a theme event with these fun “OCTOBER” bingo cards! Order now and receive a downloadable PDF containing 35 color bingo cards, markers, and instructions. NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

October Bingo Cards

Bingo Cards

These October-themed bingo cards can be used throughout the month to add a little spice and variety to the game. Plan a theme event with these fun “OCTOBER” bingo cards! Cards are printed at 8.5×11 on sturdy cover stock. Special markers are also included.

Organized Outings

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PARROT Bingo Cards

Bingo Cards

Polly wants to play bingo, so here are the perfect cards. They are perfect for a tropical month or any time players feel like playing something a little different. Plan a theme event with these fun “PARROT” bingo cards! Cards are printed at 8.5×11 on sturdy cover stock. Special markers are also included.

PARROT Bingo Cards

Digital Bingo Cards

Polly wants to play bingo, so here are the perfect cards. They are perfect for a tropical month or any time players feel like playing something a little different. Plan a theme event with these fun “PARROT” bingo cards! Order now and receive a downloadable PDF containing 35 color bingo cards, markers, and instructions. NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Pleasing Poetry

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Many people are intimidated by poetry, fearing they won’t understand what the poet intended. This slide show focuses on humorous poetry and simple forms, with just two forays into the more serious: a trivia quiz on identifying the author of famous lines (that older adults are likely to have memorized many years ago) and a word game on identifying the words Shakespeare invented. Beyond that are fill-in-the-blank exercises related to humorous poems, limericks and pairs of clichés, and a chance to write your own short acrostic, haiku, and senryu lines. Find in this show a lighthearted confidence builder. 115 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Pondering Pets

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This extra long slide show is filled with facts and fun primarily related to cats and dogs. It includes:

  • Trivia quizzes on cat and dog facts, famous cats, and dogs in cartoons, movies and on TV
  • Word games related to expressions about both cats and dogs, words with "cat" in them, and matching the "amewsing" cat riddles to answers
  • The imaginative exercises include what you have learned from your pet, naming pets (which begins with a short trivia quiz on celebrities' pets' names), personal preferences in pets, and imagining yourself and others as a dog.
  • The discussions include choosing a pet to match your astrological sign, the Ugly Dog Contest, and A Marvelous Dog.
In between are miscellaneous jokes, quotes, and facts. We're doggone sure you will love this one. 148 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Presidential Matters

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Politics have become highly controversial in recent years – maybe always? This slide show introduces the U.S. Presidents and First Ladies in a more lighthearted way with six trivia quizzes that cover a lot of presidential tidbits from pets to peculiar breakfast habits, plus presidential inaugurations, First Lady accomplishments and First Lady firsts, and what you may not know about the Lincoln bedroom. It ends with an invitation to discuss some of Presidents Eisenhower's quotes. He was the last President who was a military general and served as Supreme Commander of the troops landing in France on D-Day in World War II. Yet he hated war. This is a slide show that humanizes a remarkable group of men and women – about 100 people out of an estimated 545 million Americans since our country began. We think you'll find it both fun and fascinating. Here is a sample excerpt. 130 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

PUMKN Bingo Cards

Digital Bingo Cards

Plan a theme event with these fun “PUMKN” bingo cards! Order now and receive a downloadable PDF containing 35 color bingo cards, markers, and instructions. NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

PUMKN Bingo Cards

Bingo Cards

Have a theme event with these fun "PUMKN" bingo cards! Cards are printed at 8.5×11 on sturdy cover stock.

PUNXY Bingo Cards

Digital Bingo Cards

Come out of the shadows to play a game of PUNXY bingo this month. These are the perfect cards for Groundhog Day or any time you feel like having a little “shadowy” fun. Order now and receive a downloadable PDF containing 35 color bingo cards, markers, and instructions. NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

PUNXY Bingo Cards

Bingo Cards

Come out of the shadows to play a game of PUNXY bingo this month. These are the perfect cards for Groundhog Day or any time you feel like having a little “shadowy” fun. Cards are printed at 8.5×11 on sturdy cover stock. Special markers are also included.

Puzzles Españoles

Puzzles & Trivia | Digital Downloads

This 25-page mix of all types of word puzzles is a must have for Spanish speakers. Bilingual folks enjoy the opportunity to do activities in their native language as well. Puzzles are also a great tool for learning a new language. There is plenty of evidence that learning a different language is very beneficial for the brain and is possible at any age. With your purchase comes the ease and convenience of accessing the materials whenever you need them. Note: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Remembering November

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The Remembering November slide show focuses on Native American Heritage Month, Lifewriting Month, and Thanksgiving in the U.S. and Canada (even though Canada celebrates it in October). Exercises include:

  • Trivia quizzes on Native American heritage, turkey trivia, and guidelines for giving thanks
  • Word games about the meanings of geographical Indian names, Tom Swifties, and turkey riddles
  • Reminiscing exercises on Thanksgiving memories and life stories
  • Discussions on giving thanks daily and World Kindness Day
You'll learn and laugh your way through the month – gratefully. Here is a sample excerpt. 142 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

ROCKN Bingo Cards

Digital Bingo Cards

You will have bingo players "all shook up" with these special bingo cards. Ask everyone to cruise on by for a game or two. Plan a theme event with these fun “ROCKN” bingo cards! Order now and receive a downloadable PDF containing 35 color bingo cards, markers, and instructions. NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

ROCKN Bingo Cards

Bingo Cards

You will have bingo players "all shook up" with these special bingo cards. Ask everyone to cruise on by for a game or two. Plan a theme event with these fun “ROCKN” bingo cards! Cards are printed at 8.5×11 on sturdy cover stock. Special markers are also included.

ROSES Bingo Cards

Digital Bingo Cards

Everything’s coming up roses because June is National Rose Month. These charming bingo cards will bring a little “budding” excitement to your game. Order now and receive a downloadable PDF containing 35 color bingo cards, markers, and instructions. NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

ROSES Bingo Cards

Bingo Cards

Everything’s coming up roses because June is National Rose Month. These charming bingo cards will bring a little “budding” excitement to your game. Cards are printed at 8.5×11 on sturdy cover stock. Special markers are also included.

SANTA Bingo Cards

Bingo Cards

Celebrate Christmas with these festive "SANTA" bingo cards! Cards are printed at 8.5×11 on sturdy cover stock. Special markers are also included.

SANTA Bingo Cards

Digital Bingo Cards

“Better watch out, better not cry”—Santa is coming to town for a game of bingo. Plan a theme event with these fun “SANTA” bingo cards! Order now and receive a downloadable PDF containing 35 color bingo cards, markers, and instructions. NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

School Daze

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This slide show varies somewhat from the others because it emphasizes reminiscence and student bloopers – lots of funny word games, but no trivia quizzes. It's a chance to stir up fond memories and laugh at mistakes, not to test your residual knowledge of geometry.

  • The reminiscence/discussion topics include elementary school memories, rules for teachers, influential teachers, high school and/or college years, and retro romance (reunion connections).
  • The 6 word games include definitions made up by young children, Grammar for Grins, complicated proverbs, and three variations on student misunderstandings needing correction.
For fun with specific subjects, check out Literature Lite and Nimble Numbers. And there's plenty of biology in Animal Antics, Bird Brains, Bees and Butterflies and In the Garden. Coming soon: slide shows on geography and foreign languages. 106 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

Sequencing Cards Vol. 1

Alzheimer's & Dementia | Digital Downloads

Montessori-based activities are rapidly gaining popularity as more studies are published showing how beneficial they are for older adults. Sequencing is a key Montessori concept. Placing things in the correct sequence requires observation, recollection, recognizing purpose, and understanding relationships. Included with the 72 full-color sequencing cards are ideas for activities and discussions based on the cards. This 22-page booklet is a resource you will use repeatedly. 18 Sequencing Sets

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Similes Picture Bingo

Digital Bingo Cards

Be happy as a clam playing Similes Picture Bingo. It’s as easy as ABC. These special cards are as pretty as a picture and will add some variety to your bingo game. Order now and receive a downloadable PDF files that includes 30 color bingo cards (9-square and 16-square), the deck of calling cards, a tracking sheet, and the instructions. NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

SMILE Bingo Cards

Digital Bingo Cards

These special cards are sure to put a smile on your face and have everyone grinning from ear to ear. Order now and receive a downloadable PDF containing 35 color bingo cards, markers, and instructions. NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.