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Reindeer Games, December, 2019

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Reindeer Games: Holiday Balance & Cognition Drills for Seniors

Guy Andrews, MA, CSCS• Master’s Degree, Education

• 35 year fitness industry veteran

• Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (NSCA), Performance Enhancement Specialist (NASM), Certified Personal Traner (ACE)

• Senior Fitness Specialist, City of Wilton Manors, FL

It’s the most wonderful time of the year….”• Your holiday program can be as extravagant or simple as you like

• It can be done on a shoe‐string budget

• Make sure your program is:

• Inclusive, Interactive• Informative

• Safe• Fun!

• Set a theme

• Remember to promote it in advance!



Christmas, from 1 ‐ 10

1. Most popular Christmas Song(Traditional & Modern)

1. Most popular Christmas Song(Traditional & Modern)

•White Christmas•Bing Crosby

•All I want for Christmas is You•Mariah Carey



2. Two busiest shopping days of the year.

2. Two busiest shopping days of the year.

•Black Friday•(Day after Thanksgiving)

•Super Saturday•(Saturday before Christmas)

3. Three Wise Men



3. Three Wise Men

1. Gaspar

2. Melchior

3. Balthazar

4. Favorite Christmas card themes

4. Favorite Christmas card themes

1. Polar bears

2. Snow men

3. Snow

4. Reindeer



5a. Worst gifts women get from their husbands

5a. Worst gifts women get from their husbands1. Household appliances2. Self‐help books

• How to Stop Abusing Your Husband• Are You a “Secret Sociopath?”• How to Please Your Man in the Kitchen and the

Bedroom

3. Gym membership4. Bathroom scale5. Anything related to hair removal

5b. Worst gifts men get from their wives



5b. Worst gifts men get from their wives

1. Lawn tools

2. Underwear

3. Tie

4. Electric Toothbrush or Razor

5. Viagra Trial Prescription

6. Birds named in the “12 Days of Christmas”

6. Birds named in the “12 Days of Christmas”

1. Partridge

2. Turtle doves

3. French hens

4. Calling birds

5. Geese

6. Swans



7. Most popular traditional Christmas carols

7. Most popular traditional Christmas carols

1. Silent Night2. Joy to the World3. Oh Come, All Ye Faithful4. What Child is This?5. Oh, Holy Night6.We Three Kings7. Hark, the Herald Angels Sing

8. Santa’s Reindeer



8. Santa’s Reindeer

1. Dasher

2. Dancer

3. Prancer

4. Vixen

5. Comet

6. Cupid

7. Donner

8. Blitzen

9. Favorite Christmas TV Specials

9. Favorite Christmas TV Specials

1. A Charlie Brown Christmas

2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas

3. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

4. Frosty the Snowman

5. Santa Claus is Coming to Town

6. Shrek the Halls

7. The Year Without a Santa Claus

8. Twas the Night Before Christmas

9. A Muppet Family Christmas



10. Most popular Christmas movies

10. Top Ten Christmas Movies• It’s a Wonderful Life

• Miracle on 34th Street

• Elf• Home Alone

• A Christmas Story

• A Christmas Carol

• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

• Polar Express• The Santa Clause• Nightmare Before Christmas

Bonus Question #1: Are Santa’s reindeer male or female?



Santa’s Reindeer are all female•Why? Male reindeer shed their antlers at the end of the mating season in early December, while females retain their antlers throughout the whole winter.

•Santa: Just another old, fat man who is (literally) powerless without strong women to carry him.

Bonus Question #2: How many birds were given in “The 12 Days of Christmas”?

184• Day 1 – 1 partridge in a pear tree (1 bird)

• Day 2 – 2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree (3 birds)

• Day 3 – 3 French hens, 2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree (6 birds)

• Day 4 – 4 calling birds, 3 French hens, 2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree (10 birds)

• Day 5 – 10 birds again

• Day 6 – 6 geese‐a‐laying plus the ten original birds (16 birds)

• Day 7 – 12: 7 swans‐a‐swimming, 6 geese‐a‐laying plus the ten original birds(23 birds each day)



The End

Reindeer games start with reindeer namesChoose the name the starts with the first letter of your first name!

• Applesauce• Butterscotch• Cinnamon

• Dasher• Elfy• Fizzy• Gizmo

• Hollyberry• Icy

• Jingles• Karamel

• Licorice• Mistletoe

• Noel• Olive• Pfefferneus• Quinny• Rudy

• Sparkle• Twinkle• Ultrabright• Vivacious• Wintergreen• Xmas• Yule• Zippy

Christmas Tree Cup Stacking



White Christmas, Blue Christmas, Menorah

Christmas Tree Forest

Snow Ball Fight



(Snow) Balls to the Wall

Bubble Ice Storm

Reindeer Ring Toss



Reindeer Ring Toss

Christmas Tree Shuffleboard

Christmas Tree Shuffleboard



Candy Cane Truffle Transfer

Candy Cane Snowball Transfer



Ghosts of Christmas Past--

Jane’s First Christmas (1952)

Maria’s mom & auntie, 1957



Jack & his little sister, 1948

Brenda’s father & her eldest son, 1969

Ramona, Christmas 1959



Sharon’s brother, 1968

Brian, Christmas morning, 1958

The End



Heavy Balloon Tap

Jingle Bell Jog



Snowball Toss

Santa Claus Toss I



Santa Claus Toss II

Mistletoe Misery• One sprig of “mistletoe” per player.

• Place a container of mistletoe in each corner of the square

• Set the clock for 60 seconds• Each player moves simultaneously • The goal is to get rid of their sprig by placing it in someone else’s container.

• Of course, people are putting springs in their container too.

• At the end of the round, the team with the smallest amount of mistletoe wins.

Mistletoe Misery



Mistletoe Misery

Mistletoe Misery



Reindeer Waltz

Reindeer Waltz

Stocking Stuffing Relay



How about a piñata?

“Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Drill”



“Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Drill”

Joyeaux Noel



A clue is given for a specific word; the word you are looking for has “no L.”

Not early

tardyNot early



Spitting Peruvian Animal

Vicuna

Spitting Peruvian Animal

Mouthwash



scopeMouthwash

She represents you in court

attorney

She represents you in court



One of the 3 Stooges

moeOne of 3 Stooges

Army Officer



Major

Army Officer

Place to go swimming

pondPlace to go swimming



The End

The Reindeer Ruler



Don’t Forget the Party!

Here we come a‐caroling…



Deck the halls

• Deck the halls with boughs of holly

• ____________________________________

Deck the halls

• Deck the halls with boughs of hollyFa‐la‐la‐la‐la, la‐la‐la‐la'Tis the season to be jollyFa‐la‐la‐la‐la, la‐la‐la‐laDon we now our gay apparelFa‐la‐la, la‐la‐la, la‐la‐laTroll the ancient Yule‐tide carolFa‐la‐la‐la‐la, la‐la‐la‐la

White Christmas

• I'm dreaming of a white Christmas

• ____________________________________



White Christmas

• I'm dreaming of a white ChristmasJust like the ones I used to knowWhere those treetops glisten and children listenTo hear sleigh bells in the snow

O holy night

• O holy night the stars are brightly shining• ____________________________________

O holy night

• O holy night the stars are brightly shiningIt is the night of our dear Savior's birthLong lay the world in sin and error piningTill He appeared and the soul felt its worth



O Christmas tree

• O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree

• ____________________________________

O Christmas tree

• O Christmas tree, o Christmas treeHow lovely are thy branchesO Christmas tree, o Christmas treeHow lovely are thy branches

Sleigh ride

• Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring‐ting tingling too

• ____________________________________



Sleigh ride

• Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring‐ting tingling too Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you Outside the snow is falling and friends are calling "yoo hoo!" Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you!

I'll be home for Christmas

• I'll be home for Christmas

• ____________________________________

I'll be home for Christmas

• I'll be home for ChristmasYou can plan on mePlease have snow and mistletoeAnd presents on the tree Christmas Eve will find meWhere the love light gleamsI'll be home for ChristmasIf only in my dream



The end

Thanks to …Bars, Nancy, Carol, Lynn, Alice, Kristin, Ben, Barbara, Julie ….

and the Reindeer Ruler ‐‐ Cyndi.

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And a final holiday message…

Guy’s BFF: Ali, 7 years old

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