Senior center activity ideas

Senior centers welcome people who drop in for an hour and people who come every day. The best activities are easy to join halfway through and fun to watch even before you play. ElderWit gives your center 2,000+ calm games for socials, quiz afternoons and card tables, all on the screen you already have.

Members do not need accounts. Staff sign in, open a game and the room plays.

Activity ideas for a senior center

Game social: an open hour with trivia on the big screen and card games on tablets at the side tables.
Quiz afternoon: Two Teams or Answer Board with a small prize for the winning table.
Word club: Finish the Saying, Word Scramble and Crossword Lite for members who love words.
Show of Hands: a quick poll game that gets the whole room laughing and is easy to join late.
Then and Now: match old things with the things that do the same job today, then share stories.
Seasonal special: a theme quiz for the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving or the first day of spring.

Games for senior centers

Tap a name to see the game and play it. Every game has three levels: Easy, Medium and Harder.

Two Teams Split the room into the Gulls and the Puffins. Take turns with lighthouse questions. A miss lets the other team steal.
Answer Board All the answers sit on a board. Read each clue and mark its answer. Fill a full line to finish.
Show of Hands Ask the room a question. Count the hands. See what the group likes.
Finish the Saying Pick the missing word in a well known saying.
Word Scramble The letters are mixed up. Put them back in order.
Crossword Lite A small crossword with easy clues.
Then and Now Match each old thing with the thing that does the same job today.
Holidays and Celebrations Birthdays, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving dinner and other happy days.
The Fifty States State nicknames, birds, flowers and landmarks.
Fact or Fiction Is it true or not? Tap your answer and learn a fun fact.
Checkers Play checkers against a gentle computer. Jump to take pieces.
Dominoes Match the ends of the line. Play all your dominoes to win.

Easy to run with a small team

Senior centers often run with a few staff and a group of volunteers. The Facilities plan includes up to 10 staff sign ins, so volunteers who lead a club can sign in on their own. Everything runs in the web browser, so there is nothing to install on center computers.

The Facilities plan

$179 a month per location

or $1,790 a year. Starts with a 14 day trial.

One flat price per location. No per resident fees.
Up to 10 staff sign ins
2,000+ calm games with large text and big buttons
Activity log and monthly program summary. Helps document every activity.
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Questions people ask

What are popular senior center activities?

Game socials, quiz afternoons, card tables, word clubs and seasonal theme days. Activities that are easy to join halfway through work best for drop in visitors.

Can volunteers run the games?

Yes. The Facilities plan includes up to 10 staff sign ins per location, and volunteers who lead a club can use one.

What do we need to play on a big screen?

Any TV or projector with a web browser, or a laptop connected to it. There is nothing to install.

How do we keep track of attendance?

Staff tap who joined each activity. ElderWit keeps the date, the games and the minutes, and makes a monthly program summary in one tap.

Other settings

One flat price per location. No per resident fees. Start with a 14 day trial.

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