Musical chairs is one of those classic games that almost everyone recognizes, but the traditional version may leave some people out, especially if you are working with individuals in wheelchairs or disabilities. I have spent many years figuring out how to adapt activities just like this - and I want to share with you my 3 favorite ways to adapt musical chairs activities. 1. Team Up Pair a participant who walks well with someone who uses a wheelchair or needs support moving. They move together as a team, and when the music stops, only one person in the pair needs to claim a chair. This keeps everyone moving and in the game without anyone feeling singled out. 2. Walk Around the Table Place objects on a table and have participants walk or wheel around it. When the music stops, each person grabs the item closest to them. This works especially well for groups where standing and circling a traditional chair setup is not practical. 3. Pictures on the Floor (My Favorite) This one is the most flexible and fun: Print pictures or place colored paper on the floor in place of chairs. Participants move to the image they want when the music stops. The pictures can change with the season or theme: monsters for Halloween, hearts for Valentine's Day, shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day. It adds a personal choice element that makes the game feel more engaging and less like someone is about to be eliminated. Lucky for you, I have already created and used this activity for my groups, and want to share it with you for free in our Skool Community (in the free resource library)

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This weekend I was able to plan a trip to Moab Utah and take a group river rafting with National Ability Center, and we also visited Arches national Park. This was great because the river trip is addictive for individuals in wheelchairs and disabilities. 💛💛💛 Arches is also great because it's drive through, and paved in areas that you can do to see. The only disappointing thing is that the famous arches are a mile walk from parking which unfortunately isn't manageable for my group, but everything else there was just as majestic and beautiful. It's an honor to be able to do things like this with my residents. Although I have plenty of pictures, to protect my residents privacy of course I can't share them with you. But we did capture some of the beautiful scenery happy to share with you. I'm also grateful for my awesome coworkers that were able to come with us and we're so helpful.

Does anyone have anything like this in their communities? What do you share? I love doing this for residents and staff, but I have a hard time making it a priority to find things to put in it.