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Prom Night Sensory Stimulation Kit Assignment Fall 2015Kit Contents: Visual: Photos of prom dresses Visual/Tactile: Fabric piece (e.g. Red carpet theme)Visual/Tactile: MakeupVisual/Tactile: Bow tieTactile/Gustatory: Juice logo (e.g. Punch)Visual/Tactile: Prom ticket/ brochure that lists prom committee, DJ name, theme song, etc Visual/Tactile: Jewelry (e.g. necklace, ring)Auditory/Visual: Examples of how people feel about prom and how they dance.: people talking Olfactory: PerfumeVisual/ Tactile: Fabric piece (e.g. sheer material for dresses)Visual/Tactile: King& Queen crown.Visual/Tactile: Clutch/purseVisual/Auditory/Tactile: SpeakerVisual/Tactile: Toy Car Optional Items: Camera to take pictures, hairspray/make-up, typical prom decorations (stars, balloons, glitter, bows on chairs.) a bouquet of flowers (real or silk), a boutonniere for the man. If you are working with older adults, their prom time would have been in the late 50’s (if they are about 75 now- so you can include video examples from this era. Additional Equipment/ Supplies Required: DJ booth to play music, tables, chairs, cups, napkins, plates,projector, dance floor (different ball lights- as you state in your visual section) ActivitiesVisual: Show client pictures of different prom outfits, and ask them to pick which one is similar to whatthey wore. Ask the client if they remember going to more than one prom. Additional discussionquestions include: What was your decoration at prom? (You could have examples to show) Who did you go with? Who asked who to go to the prom? What was their favorite dance that they participated in during prom? Show client king & queen crowns. See if they canremember who won prom king & queen from their prom. Show client a makeup kit and ask whetherthey wore it or if they went natural and what color did they wear. Also show bow tie and a regular tie tie when showing pictures of dresses or fabric swatches. Show client the difference between a purse and a clutch and see which one they carried to prom with them, also ask the name of the colorthey went with. Ask participants to point at the pictures of dresses that they like, show them pictures of the inside of different prom themes, turn on strobe lights or put different ball lights around the room. Have clients design crowns, while using plates. Have the female clients have a makeup day to make them feel pretty and relive the moment of getting ready. Bring in a clutch and purse and let the client get a feel for how they are different in a sense. You can also ask if they drove, or did their parents drive them? Do they remember the car? Did they go in a limousine? (You ask something similar in the tactile section, but if you don’t have a toy car to show, you can always print out pictures of old cars to show) Did the women have flowers, and the men boutonnieres? (If a person did not go to the prom, then you can ask questions related to a special evening out- a birthday, wedding, class reunion, etc.) Auditory: Using the speaker/web, play songs from their time that might have been played at their prom. Ask the client what their favorite song was that played the night of their prom. Ask clients to answer Yes/No if they like the song, and to share what they do/don’t like about it. Ask the client who they socialized with most of time during prom night (e.g. boyfriend/girlfriend, close friends, strangers). Ask participants to share any funny stories, or memories of prom night. Encourage client to sing or hum along, or clap to movie song that the therapist and other group members are singing. let the client hold the speaker, so that they can feel the beat of the music being played out of it.Tactile: Give the client a ticket to hold and describe. Ask the client if they remember how much theyused to pay for a prom ticket. Ask client where their prom location was. Ask client if they helped to design prom night or if they just went. Next, discuss the inside of prom. Ask client what their theme forthe night was. Have client feel red fabric which is similar to fabric used as an example of a red carpet.Have client feel sheer fabric and ask what type of material did they have in their outfits (*primarily females). Give the client a toy car and ask them if they drove or was driven to prom and what type of vehicle was it. Give the client a piece of jewelry. Have them reminisce on a piece of jewelry that they wore. Let the client feel the bow tie and ask if they wore a bow tie, long tie, or no tie to prom (*primarily for the males). Give the participant additional time to feel the ticket, jewelry and velvet/sheer fabric, Bow tie.Smell: Ask the client to describe the smells that are associated with prom nights. Spray different perfume scents in room and have clients point out their favorite smell. Increase number of olfactory items – such as sprite/coke (soda), gum (peppermint), strawberries/oranges (fruits).Taste: Ask the client what their favorite thing that they ate from that night. What was their favorite? You could also ask about snacks that they may have had at the prom—chips, pretzels, maybe coffee in the evening. Offer the client juice/soda, cupcakes, chicken wings, ice cream, chocolate fountain (*Diet permitting). Ask the client to describe the taste. Is it salty, sweet, crunchy, cold, hot, fizzy, etc.? Select items that the person might be able to fit every one's dietary needs such as fruit punch, fruits (strawberries), and different ice creams. ................
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